1981 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1981
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Reference ID
CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN1981_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to the head of household (CA1981A_RELATE)
Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
209
End:
210
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CA81A402 CA81A406"><span class="em">Question 2.</span> To enable us to identify family groups within the household, it is necessary to select a reference person (Person l), and to state the relationship of each household member to that person. For example, if John Smith lives with his father Thomas Smith, and Thomas Smith has been entered as Person 1, John Smith would mark "Son or daughter of Person 1". There may be a member or members of your household whose relationship to Person 1 is not described in Question 2. In such cases, mark either "Other relative of Person 1" or "Other non-relative", and also print the exact relationship to Person 1 in the space provided.<br />"Other relative" includes persons such as uncles, aunts, cousins, grandfathers, grandmothers, and so on. "Other non-relative" refers to household members who are not related to Person 1 by blood, marriage, adoption or common-law. Some examples are employee's wife, employee's daughter, room-mate's son, landlord, and so on.<br />The term "common-law", as used in "Common-law partner of Person l" or as may be used to describe any other such partnership in the household (for example, "Lodger's common-law partner"), should be interpreted as applying to any case of a couple living together in this type of union.<br /><br />Note that stepchildren, adopted children, and children of a common-law partner should be considered as sons and daughters. Foster children, wards and guardianship children who are not related to Person l by blood, marriage, adoption or common-law should be listed as lodgers.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="CA81A028 CA81A402 CA81A406 CA81A426 CA81A471" v="CA81A025 CA81A026 CA81A027 CA81A029 CA81A030 CA81A426">2. Relationship to Person 1<br /><div class="i1">[] Husband or wife or Person 1<br />[] Common-law partner of Person 1<br />[] Son or daughter of Person 1<br />[] Father or mother of Person 1<br />[] Brother or sister of Person 1<br />[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Brother-in-law or sister-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Grandchild of Person 1<br />[] Nephew or niece of Person 1<br />[] Other relative of Person 1 (Print below) ____<br />[] Lodger<br />[] Lodger's husband or wife<br />[] Lodger's son or daughter<br />[] Room-mate<br />[] Employee<br />[] Other non-relative (Print below) ____</div><br />For each person in this household, mark "X" one box only to describe his or her relationship to Person 1. If you mark the box "Other relative" or "Other non-relative", print in the relationship to Person 1. Some examples of the "Other" relationships are:<br /><div class="i1">Grandmother<br />Uncle<br />Room-mate's daughter<br />Employee's husband</div><br />For further examples and special cases, see guidelines.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="CA81A028 CA81A402 CA81A406 CA81A426 CA81A471" v="CA81A025 CA81A026 CA81A027 CA81A029 CA81A030 CA81A426">2. Relationship to Person 1<br /><div class="i1">[] Husband or wife or Person 1<br />[] Common-law partner of Person 1<br />[] Son or daughter of Person 1<br />[] Father or mother of Person 1<br />[] Brother or sister of Person 1<br />[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Brother-in-law or sister-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Grandchild of Person 1<br />[] Nephew or niece of Person 1<br />[] Other relative of Person 1 (Print below) ____<br />[] Lodger<br />[] Lodger's husband or wife<br />[] Lodger's son or daughter<br />[] Room-mate<br />[] Employee<br />[] Other non-relative (Print below) ____</div><br />For each person in this household, mark "X" one box only to describe his or her relationship to Person 1. If you mark the box "Other relative" or "Other non-relative", print in the relationship to Person 1. Some examples of the "Other" relationships are:<br /><div class="i1">Grandmother<br />Uncle<br />Room-mate's daughter<br />Employee's husband</div><br />For further examples and special cases, see guidelines.<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Head (person 1) |
| 02 | Spouse or common-law partner |
| 03 | Son or daughter |
| 04 | Father or mother |
| 05 | Brother or sister |
| 06 | Son-in-law or daughter-in-law |
| 07 | Father-in-law or mother-in-law |
| 08 | Brother-in-law or sister-in-law |
| 09 | Grandchild |
| 10 | Nephew or niece |
| 11 | Other relatives |
| 12 | Persons not related |
| 13 | Inmate: person 1 |
| 14 | Inmate: not person 1 |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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 relationship of household members to the household reference person (Person 1).
Universe
Canada 1981: Persons who permanently reside in household [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |