1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1971
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Reference ID
NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat
- NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat
Individual number (NI1971A_PERNUMO)
Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 99 | 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
<svar a="NI71A400" v="NI71A400 NI71A401"><span class="h3">3) Order of enumeration of multi-person household members</span><br /><div class="i1">The names and surnames of each household member are recorded first and then the relationship with the head of household is recorded in the following order:</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">(1) Family of the head of household</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">a) Head of household (code 0)<br />b) Spouse (code 1)<br />c) Unmarried children, step-children, and adopted children from oldest to youngest: (code 2)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">(2) Family of each married child, step-child, or adopted child</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">d) Married child:<br />e) Spouse of child: (other relative: code 5)<br />f) Unmarried children, step-children, and adopted children: (grandchild: code 4)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">(3) Parents or in-laws of the head of household, spouse and/or unmarried children.</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">g) Parents or in-laws: (code 3)<br />h) Spouse of father or father-in-law: (code 3)<br />i) Unmarried children of father or father-in-law: (other relative: code 5)</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 45]</span><br /><br /><div class="i2">(4) Family of other relatives of the head of household (siblings, nieces/nephews, and others, with spouse and/or unmarried children)</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">j) Other relative: (code 5)<br />k) Spouse of relative: (other relative: code 5)<br />l) Unmarried children of relative: (other relative: code 5)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">(5) Family of domestic employee</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">m) Domestic employee: (code 6)<br />n) Spouse of domestic employee: (other non-relative: code 7)<br />o) Unmarried children of domestic employee: (other non-relative: code 7)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">(6) Family of other non-relative of the head of household</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">p) Other non-relative: (code 7)<br />q) Spouse of non-relative: (other non-relative: code 7)<br />r) Unmarried children of non-relative: (other non-relative code 7)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">(7) Parents or in-laws without spouse or children present: code 3<br /><br />(8) Other relatives of the head of household, without spouse or children present: (other relative: code 5)<br /><br />(9) Domestic employee without spouse or children present: code 6<br /><br />(10) Other non-relatives of the head of household, without spouse or children present (other non-relative: code 7)</div><br /><br />In order to identify the different nuclear families, <span class="em">the persons who form each nucleus are bracketed</span>. The first line of the population form is used to identify each nucleus (bracketed). A nuclear family is composed of: (a) a married couple without children; or (b) a father and mother (or either of these) and unmarried children, step-children, or adopted children.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="NI71A401" v="NI71A400 NI71A401"><span class="em">Question #2: Relationship</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />What is the person's relationship to the head of household?<br /><br />The association between the persons recognized as the head of household and all of the household members is required. This association can be through a family relationship (spouse, child, etc.) or through another cause (domestic employee or other non-relative).<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span></div><br /><div class="i2">1) First, an "X" is marked in the box located after the word "<span class="em">Head</span>". This person's information is always in the first column of the census form.<br /><br />2) An "X" is marked in the box corresponding to the relationship of each of the household members.<br /><br />3) An "X" is marked in the box "Unknown" only when the informant does not know the relationship between a household member and head of household. These cases are, obviously, exceptions.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 2 on the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="NI71A401" v="NI71A400 NI71A401"><span class="em">Question #2: Relationship</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />What is the person's relationship to the head of household?<br /><br />The association between the persons recognized as the head of household and all of the household members is required. This association can be through a family relationship (spouse, child, etc.) or through another cause (domestic employee or other non-relative).<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span></div><br /><div class="i2">1) First, an "X" is marked in the box located after the word "<span class="em">Head</span>". This person's information is always in the first column of the census form.<br /><br />2) An "X" is marked in the box corresponding to the relationship of each of the household members.<br /><br />3) An "X" is marked in the box "Unknown" only when the informant does not know the relationship between a household member and head of household. These cases are, obviously, exceptions.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 2 on the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the individual number.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Technical Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |