When it was analyzed by provinces; the province with the highest average size of households was Şırnak with 6.4 persons in 2018. Şırnak was followed by Şanlıurfa with 5.6, Hakkari and Batman with 5.5 persons.

The provinces with the lowest average size of households were Çanakkale, Eskişehir, and Balıkesir with 2.7 persons. These provinces were followed by Tunceli, Burdur, Edirne, Giresun, and Kırklareli with 2.8 persons.

The proportion of one-person households increased

One-family households are defined as families comprising a couple without children or a couple with at least one child or a lone parent with at least one child.

Within the scope of this definition, according to the results of ABPRS; the proportion of one-family households in our country was 67.4% in 2014 and 65.3% in 2018.

While the proportion of one-person households was 13.9% in 2014, it was observed that this proportion increased to 16.1% in 2018.

As the proportion of extended-family households which is defined as households covering at least one nuclear family household with non-family member(s) was 16.7% in 2014, this proportion was 15.8% in 2018.

It is observed that while the proportion of multi-person no-family households was 2.1% in 2014, it increased to 2.8% in 2018.

Tunceli had the highest proportion of one-person households

The province which had the highest proportion of one-person households was Tunceli with 25.6% in 2018. This province was followed by Gümüşhane with 25.5% and Giresun with 24.5%, respectively.

The province which had the lowest proportion of one-person households was Diyarbakır with 9%. This province was followed by Van with 9.3% and Batman with 9.4%, respectively.

Osmaniye had the highest proportion of one-family households

The province which had the highest proportion of one-family households was Osmaniye with 72.2% in 2018. Osmaniye was followed by Kayseri with 72% and Adıyaman with 71.1%.

The province which had the lowest proportion of one-family households was Tunceli with 54.5%. This province was followed by Gümüşhane with 54.8% and Artvin with 54.9%.

Lone parents with at least one child families constituted 8.9% of households

The proportion of lone parents with at least one resident child families in total households was 8.9% in Turkey in 2018. When it was analyzed in detail, 1.9% of total households were lone fathers with at least one child families, 7% was lone mothers with at least one resident child families.

Bingöl had the highest proportion of households with lone parents

The province with the highest proportion of lone parents with at least one child resident families was Bingöl with 10.8% in 2018. This province was followed by İzmir with 10.7% and Malatya with 10.6%. The provinces with the lowest proportion were Bayburt, Yozgat, and Tokat with 6.6%, Ardahan, Nevşehir, and Burdur with 6.7% and Bitlis with 6.8%.

The provinces with the highest proportion of lone mothers with at least one resident child were Bingöl with 8.5%, Izmir with 8.4%, Adana and Ankara with 8.3%.

The provinces with the lowest proportion were Ardahan with 4.6%, Bayburt with 4.9%, Burdur, and Yozgat with 5%. The provinces with the highest proportion of lone fathers with at least one resident child were Kilis with 3.1%, Malatya with 2.8%, Gümüşhane, and Trabzon with 2.7%. The provinces with the lowest proportion were Nevşehir with 1.3%, Adıyaman with 1.4% and Kayseri, Uşak, Bitlis, Tokat, Konya, Niğde and Sivas with 1.5%.

Şırnak had the highest proportion of extended-family households 

The province which had the highest proportion of extended-family households was Şırnak with 29.8% in 2018. This province was followed by Hakkari with 26.6% and Batman with 25.2%. The province which had the lowest proportion of extended-family households was Eskişehir with 9.8%. This province was followed by Çanakkale with 10.3% and Balıkesir with 11.1%.

The families of the individuals made them happiest

According to the results of the life satisfaction survey, the proportion of the individuals aged 18 and over who stated that their families made them happiest was 74.2% in 2018. While the proportion of males who mentioned that their families made them happiest was 78.7%, this proportion was 69.7% for females.

32.1% of the households had smart television

According to the results of the survey on information and communication technology usage by individuals; when the proportion of availability of information and communication technology in households was examined; it was seen that while the proportion of availability of desktop computers in households was 10% in 2004, it increased to 34.3% in 2011. This proportion showed a tendency to decrease in the following years and was 19.2% in 2018.

While the proportion of availability of portable computer as a laptop, tablet, netbook in households was 0.9% in 2004, this proportion showed a tendency to increase in the following years and was 50.1% in 2018. It was seen that while the proportion of availability of mobile phone/smartphone in households was 53.7% in 2004, it increased to 98.7% in 2018.

It was seen that while the proportion of availability of smart television in households was 7.3% in 2013, it was 32.1% in 2018 and while the proportion of access to the Internet in households was 7% in 2004, it was 83.8% in 2018.

20.1% of the individuals were below the poverty threshold

According to the results of income and living conditions survey; when the poverty threshold was examined by taken equivalised household disposable income criteria 60% into consideration, it was seen that the proportion of the individuals who lived below the poverty threshold was 20.1% in 2017. When the poverty rate by household types was analyzed; it was observed that 26.3% of households with one adult with at least one dependent children lived below the relative poverty threshold.

A dependent child is defined as a child who is under the age of 18 or in the age group of 18-24, economically inactive and living with at least one parent. While the poverty rate of households having dependent children was 25.1%, it was 6.7% for the households having no dependent children.

İstanbul had the highest number of foster parents

According to the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services data, throughout Turkey, the number of foster parents was 5 thousand 289 in 2018. Examining the number of foster parents by provinces, it was seen that İstanbul had the highest number with 486 foster parents. İstanbul was followed by İzmir with 360, Ankara with 312, Kayseri with 201 and Kocaeli with 187 foster parents, respectively.

Households allocated the highest share to housing and rent expenditures

According to the results of household budget survey; while the expenditures on housing and rent had the highest share in total consumption expenditures with a rate of 24.7%, expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages took the second place with 19.7% and expenditures on transportation took the third place with 18.7% in overall Turkey in 2017. The groups which had the lowest shares in total expenditures were the expenditures on health with the rate of 2.2%, education with the rate of 2.3% and entertainment and culture with the rate of 2.7%.

The most important problem with housing was the heating problem due to isolation

According to the results of income and living conditions survey; when the ownership status of dwelling was examined in 2017; it was seen that 59.1% of the individuals were the owner of the residing dwelling and 24.7% were a tenant in their residence.

It was observed that 40.8% of individuals faced with a heating problem due to isolation, 36.6% of individuals faced with a leaking roof, damp walls, rotten window frame problems, etc. and 22.9% of them faced with air pollution, environmental pollution or other environmental problems caused by traffic or industry in 2017. (ILKHA)