Which is not a characteristic of a family? 

The correct answer is the income of each member is deposited separately

Key Points

• The income of each member is deposited separately and does not necessarily reflect a characteristic of a family.
• While some families might choose to manage their finances separately, the concept of a family typically encompasses some degree of financial interdependence or shared responsibility, even if actual income pooling is not practised. 

Additional Information 

Some Basic Characteristics of the Family:

• At least two different adults of different gender living together in a family.
• They engage in some kind of division of labour i.e., they both do not perform exactly the same tasks.
• They engage in many types of economic and social exchanges, i.e., they do things for one another.
• They use the same house, food, and perform common social activities among them.
• Common responsibility for security and children in the family.
• There are sibling relations among the children themselves, with a range of obligations to share, protect, and help one another.

Hence, it becomes clear that the income of each member deposited separately is not a characteristic of a family.