2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 2005
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Reference ID
NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
Metadata
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- NIC2005_PHC-H-H.dat
- NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to household head (NI2005A_RELATE)
Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
217
End:
218
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI05A401">1. What is [the person]'s relationship with the head of household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 Head of household<br />[] 02 Spouse or companion<br />[] 03 Son / daughter<br />[] 04 Stepson / stepdaughter<br />[] 05 Son / daughter-in-law<br />[] 06 Grandson / granddaughter<br />[] 07 Great-grandson / great-granddaughter<br />[] 08 Mother / father<br />[] 09 Grandmother / grandfather<br />[] 10 Mother / father-in-law<br />[] 11 Brother / sister<br />[] 12 Other relative<br />[] 13 Not related<br />[] 14 Domestic employee<br />[] 15 Person in a collective dwelling<br />[] 16 Homeless person</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Head of household |
| 02 | Spouse or partner |
| 03 | Child |
| 04 | Step-child |
| 05 | Child-in-law |
| 06 | Grandchild |
| 07 | Great grandchild |
| 08 | Parent |
| 09 | Grandparent |
| 10 | Parent-in-law |
| 11 | Sibling |
| 12 | Other relative |
| 13 | No family relationship |
| 14 | Domestic employee |
| 15 | Person in collective dwelling |
| 16 | Homeless person |
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="all" v="NI05A401"><span class="em">Question 1. What is [the person]'s relationship with the head of household?</span><br /><br />The point of interest is the family relationship between members of the household and the head of household, and not the relationship of the members amongst themselves.<br /><br />Mark an "X" next to the option stated by the informant.<br /><br />If the informant states that one of the persons in the household is a cousin, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle or other relative of the head of household, mark option 12, "Other relative".<br /><br />If there are other people in the household who are not related to the head of household but who should be enumerated with this household, mark option 12, "No family relationship".<br /><br />If domestic employees meet the definition of permanent resident, mark option 14, "Domestic employee".<br /><br />If in question 1 (type of dwelling) of section II, "Dwelling information", any option from 11-19 is marked, mark option 15 or 16, as appropriate.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's relationship to household head.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |