XIV National Population and III Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 1973
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Reference ID
COL_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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- COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to household head (CO1973A_RELATE)
Data file: COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
185
End:
186
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CO73A401 CO73A402 CO73A403 CO73A404 CO73A405 CO73A406 CO73A407 CO73A408 CO73A409 CO73A410 CO73A411 CO73A412 CO73A413 CO73A414 CO73A431 CO73A432"><span class="h2">A. General characteristics (for all the persons in the household).</span><br />[Applies to questions 1 - 9]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A401"><span class="em">2. What is his/her relationship to the head of the household?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 For the first person, the only answer is head of household<br />For persons 2-9, the answers are:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 2 Spouse<br />[] 3 Son (daughter)<br />[] 4 Parent or parent-in-law<br />[] 5 Grandchild<br />[] 6 Other relative<br />[] 7 Domestic employee<br />[] 8 Pensioner<br />[] 9 Other unrelated person</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A401"><span class="em">2. What is his/her relationship to the head of the household?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 For the first person, the only answer is head of household<br />For persons 2-9, the answers are:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 2 Spouse<br />[] 3 Son (daughter)<br />[] 4 Parent or parent-in-law<br />[] 5 Grandchild<br />[] 6 Other relative<br />[] 7 Domestic employee<br />[] 8 Pensioner<br />[] 9 Other unrelated person</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Head |
| 02 | Spouse |
| 03 | Child |
| 04 | Parent or parent-in-law |
| 05 | Grandchild |
| 06 | Other relative |
| 07 | Domestic servant |
| 08 | Pensioner |
| 09 | Other unrelated person |
| 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 v="CO73A401 CO73A402 CO73A403 CO73A404 CO73A405 CO73A406 CO73A407 CO73A408 CO73A409 CO73A410 CO73A411 CO73A412 CO73A413 CO73A414 CO73A431 CO73A432"><span class="h3">Section A. General characteristics</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Section A. General characteristics will be filled out for all the persons of a census household who spent the night of October 23 to 24 in the dwelling.<br /><br />Do not forget to include newborns, minors and the elderly.<br />[Applies to questions 1 - 9]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A401"><span class="em">Question No. 2. Relationship</span><br /><br />In the first column mark the box "head" with an "x".<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 40]</span><br /><br />In the remaining columns, mark with an "x" the box that corresponds to the relation or relationship of each one of the members of the census household, with the head of the household.<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />[Note: the Spanish explicitly refers to both male and female grammatical endings in this section.]<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Spouse</span>: Refers to the companion of the person who appears as head of the household, united by matrimonial ties or not.<br /><br /><span class="em">Child</span>: Includes both children of the current union as well as those of other unions and also adoptive or brought up, especially when they are recognized by the head of the household and are present at the moment of the Census.<br /><br /><span class="em">Parents and in-laws</span>: Refers to the blood related or adopted parents of the head of the household and the parents of the companion.<br /><br /><span class="em">Grandchildren</span>: Refers to children of the children of the head of the household.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other Relatives</span>: They are all persons related to the head of the household and that do not appear in any of the previous alternatives, niece/nephew, cousins, aunt/uncles, brother/sister-in-laws, etc. In this category guests are included especially when they do not pay to eat and sleep.<br /><br /><span class="em">Domestic employees</span>: They are persons who dedicate their job to the service of the household in exchange for remuneration in money and /or in kind; nanny, housekeeper, cook, chauffeur, gardener, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Pensioner</span>: Is a person who pays for sharing meals with the Household and for occupying a space in the dwelling.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other unrelated</span>: Includes all persons who have no relationship with the head of the household and who are not included in the previous definitions: Example: spouse or companion of domestic employees, children of domestic employees, minors in guardianship, etc.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A401"><span class="em">Question No. 2. Relationship</span><br /><br />In the first column mark the box "head" with an "x".<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 40]</span><br /><br />In the remaining columns, mark with an "x" the box that corresponds to the relation or relationship of each one of the members of the census household, with the head of the household.<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />[Note: the Spanish explicitly refers to both male and female grammatical endings in this section.]<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Spouse</span>: Refers to the companion of the person who appears as head of the household, united by matrimonial ties or not.<br /><br /><span class="em">Child</span>: Includes both children of the current union as well as those of other unions and also adoptive or brought up, especially when they are recognized by the head of the household and are present at the moment of the Census.<br /><br /><span class="em">Parents and in-laws</span>: Refers to the blood related or adopted parents of the head of the household and the parents of the companion.<br /><br /><span class="em">Grandchildren</span>: Refers to children of the children of the head of the household.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other Relatives</span>: They are all persons related to the head of the household and that do not appear in any of the previous alternatives, niece/nephew, cousins, aunt/uncles, brother/sister-in-laws, etc. In this category guests are included especially when they do not pay to eat and sleep.<br /><br /><span class="em">Domestic employees</span>: They are persons who dedicate their job to the service of the household in exchange for remuneration in money and /or in kind; nanny, housekeeper, cook, chauffeur, gardener, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Pensioner</span>: Is a person who pays for sharing meals with the Household and for occupying a space in the dwelling.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other unrelated</span>: Includes all persons who have no relationship with the head of the household and who are not included in the previous definitions: Example: spouse or companion of domestic employees, children of domestic employees, minors in guardianship, etc.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the relationship to the head of the household.
Universe
Colombia 1973: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |