Danish Census 1885 - IPUMS Subset
Denmark, 1885
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Reference ID
DNK_1885_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables, IPUMS
Metadata
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- DNK1885_PHC-H-H.dat
- DNK1885_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to head of household (DK1885A_RELATE)
Data file: DNK1885_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
340
End:
342
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Position in the family ____</p>
<div class="i1">Head of household or housewife, children, servants, lodgers, etc.</div>
<div class="i1">Head of household or housewife, children, servants, lodgers, etc.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Head of household |
| 002 | Spouse |
| 003 | Co-owner |
| 005 | Common child |
| 006 | Separate child |
| 007 | Separate child of spouse |
| 008 | Foster-child |
| 009 | Parent |
| 010 | Sibling |
| 011 | Parent of spouse |
| 012 | Sibling of spouse |
| 013 | Child of sibling of spouse |
| 014 | Spouse of common child |
| 015 | Spouse of separate child |
| 016 | Spouse of parent |
| 017 | Servant |
| 018 | Lodger |
| 019 | Spouse of lodger |
| 020 | Child of lodger |
| 021 | Resident |
| 022 | Child of resident |
| 025 | Child of common child |
| 026 | Housekeeper |
| 027 | Widow |
| 028 | In-house |
| 029 | Servant of lodger |
| 030 | Child of separate child |
| 031 | Apprentice |
| 032 | Sibling of parent |
| 034 | Child of servant |
| 035 | Child of sibling |
| 036 | Journeyman |
| 038 | Child of separate child of spouse |
| 039 | Quartered |
| 040 | Servant of resident |
| 041 | Spouse of servant |
| 043 | Child of widow |
| 045 | Spouse of resident |
| 047 | Pensioner ("aftægt") |
| 048 | Spouse of sibling |
| 049 | Head clerk |
| 051 | Book keeper |
| 052 | Administrative employee |
| 053 | Professional employee |
| 058 | Servant by pensioner ("aftægt") |
| 060 | Member or prisoner |
| 063 | Family |
| 068 | Grandparent |
| 069 | Child of housekeeper |
| 071 | Grandchild of lodger |
| 083 | Child of sibling of parent |
| 087 | Separate child of former spouse |
| 102 | Child of co-owner |
| 103 | Foster-child of parent |
| 107 | Foster-parent |
| 112 | Pupils at institute or like |
| 121 | Parent of lodger |
| 134 | Sweetheart |
| 139 | Foster-child of lodger |
| 140 | Sibling of lodger |
| 151 | Grandchild of widow |
| 153 | Pensioner |
| 159 | Manager |
| 166 | Relative of lodger |
| 187 | Collegians |
| 190 | Sibling of servant |
| 228 | Fiancée of common child |
| 328 | Supported |
| 999 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
Position in the household:</p>
<div class="i1">Position in household in relation to the head of household.</div>
<div class="i1">Position in household in relation to the head of household.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the relationship to the head of household.
Universe
Denmark 1885: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |