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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Rule for linking spouse (US1980A_0414)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 203
End: 203
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Rule for linking spouse
Categories
Value Category
0 No spouse link
1 Wife follows husband
2 Wife precedes husband
3 Non-adjacent persons -- consistent relationship to head/age differences
4 Adjacent persons (wife follows husband -- no conflicts)
5 Adjacent persons (wife precedes husband -- no conflicts)
6 Non-adjacent persons -- no age, other relative conflicts
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 reason why the IPUMS variable SPLOC (spouse's location in households) linked the person to a probable spouse. The IPUMS establishes spouse-spouse links according to six basic rules, and SPRULE reports the number of the rule for the link in question.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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