For income, family composition, and other measures, similar checks are used to provide much more precise refinement of important factors.

But in one respect the legacy of the past is still with us: many couples are not happy about taking pot luck when it comes to family composition.

Today all households are obligated to record their information in the Koseki, the family registration system, which records any and all changes in family composition and identity.

Implicit within the case's ruling is permission for exclusionary zoning regulations to attempt preservation of identity in the context of family compositions.

Pricing variation will be allowed by area (within a state) and family composition ("tier") as well.

These included changes in family composition and wage distribution, he said.

Welfare officers do not ask about immigration status, just income and family composition.

Allows premiums to vary by age (3:1), geographic area, family composition and tobacco use (1.5:1).

The family composition of the 17 buyers at Arlington Terrace is mixed.

The Ways and Means Committee's report attributed many differences to changes in family composition and wage distribution.