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The 1970 Census of the Federal Republic Germany - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1970
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DEU_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), IPUMS
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Relationship to head of household (DE1970A_RELATE)

Data file: DEU1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 138
End: 138
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="DE70A406">4. Position in the household<br /><div class="i1">Head of household (HH) can be: a) Both spouses b) One of the spouses alone, unless both consider themselves as HH c) Every other person having a separate house-hold or one jointly with others.<br /><br />[] Head of household (HH)<br />[] Wife/husband of HH<br />[] Son (in-law), daughter of HH *)<br />[] Grandchild, great-grandchild of HH *)<br />[] Father, mother of HH *)<br />[] Grandfather, grandmother of HH *)<br />[] Another person related to HH by blood or marriage<br />[] Person not related to HH<br /><br />*) Also of wife/husband of HH</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Head of household
2 Spouse of head
3 Child (including step-children and in-laws)
4 Grandchild, great grandchild
5 Father, mother (including in-laws)
6 Grandfather, grandmother of head
7 Another person related to head by blood or marriage
8 Person not related to head
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 person's relationship to the head of the household.
Universe
Germany 1970: All persons

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Concept
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