Elderly living-alone household" or "household of elderly people living alone

[Jin akashini]

Hi every one,

I want to ask you which phrase sounds natural:
"Elderly living-alone household" or "household of elderly people living alone".

I want to find a phrase to express the idea: a household, including only one elderly living alone.

Thanks,

 

[Copyright]

Are you using this in a sentence or as a heading or something else?

 

[Jin akashini]

I use it as heading in a table.

 

[fiercediva]

Is there an age threshold for "elderly?"

Perhaps something like "Single-Person Household (Age 65+)" ?

 

[Jin akashini]

Uh, I'm thinking about "Single elderly person household"

 

[Copyright]

Since it's a heading and it will be obvious you're speaking of people, you might be able to get away with "Single Elderly Household."

 

[Truffula]

I would use the noun form instead and use "Single Elder Household" or just "Single Elder" since the context of the heading may make it clear that each is a type of household. The word "elder" can be used in this type of context to mean "elderly person."

 

[Hermione Golightly]

Elderly or elder is too vague unless it has been defined elsewhere. I much prefer 65+/70+. 'Elder household' sounds very odd to me. I suppose there are other categories so you don't repeat household each time.