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General Census of Population and Housing 1979 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 1979
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BEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS
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Relationship to household head (BJ1979A_RELATE)

Data file: BEN1979_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 162
End: 162
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Demographic characteristics (for all person)</span></p>

<p>Begin with the head of household followed by every person who spent the night before the census in the household
<br />[Columns 1-4]</p>

<p>(3) Family relationship</p>
<div class="i1">For ordinary households only.<br /><br />[] 2 Husband, wife<br />[] 3 Son, daughter<br />[] 4 Brother, sister<br />[] 5 Father, mother, and parents-in-law<br />[] 6 Other relatives<br />[] 7 Servant<br />[] 8 Friend, visitor</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (Not in universe)
1 Household head
2 Spouse
3 Child
4 Sibling
5 Parent and parent-in-law
6 Other relatives
7 Servant
8 Friend or visitor
9 Unknown
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the individual's relationship to the household head.
Universe
Benin 1979: Persons in ordinary households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

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Concept
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