National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 1980
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PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- PNG1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to the household head (PG1980A_RELATE)
Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
214
End:
214
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Residents</span>
<br />[Questions 1A- 3 were asked of household residents.]</p>
<p>2.Write down the relationship of each person to the head of the household/family.</p>
<div class="i1">Wife, son, daughter, adopted son, etc.: ____</div><span class="h3">Visitors last night </span>
<br />[Questions 1B- 3 were asked of all visitors to the household.]</p>
<p>Village interview: exclude those from other villages.</p>
<p>2. Write down the relationship of each person to the head of the household/family.</p>
<div class="i1">Wife, son, daughter, adopted son, etc.: ____</div>
<br />[Questions 1A- 3 were asked of household residents.]</p>
<p>2.Write down the relationship of each person to the head of the household/family.</p>
<div class="i1">Wife, son, daughter, adopted son, etc.: ____</div><span class="h3">Visitors last night </span>
<br />[Questions 1B- 3 were asked of all visitors to the household.]</p>
<p>Village interview: exclude those from other villages.</p>
<p>2. Write down the relationship of each person to the head of the household/family.</p>
<div class="i1">Wife, son, daughter, adopted son, etc.: ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Head |
| 2 | Spouse |
| 3 | Child |
| 4 | Adopted child |
| 5 | Sibling |
| 6 | Other relative |
| 7 | Not related |
| 8 | Son or daughter in law |
| 9 | 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
<span class="h1">Section 6 - The census questions</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">Parts A and B - Urban and RNVs - Questions 1 to 5</span>
<br />Your job as an interviewer to find out and write down on the census form the names of</p>
<div class="i1">(i) All people who usually live at the dwelling. Make sure you probe for any old people living in the dwelling (grandparents etc.), any young babies, any adopted children.<br />(ii) Any people who are visiting the dwelling. This could be people who are only staying a few days; on the other hand they may have been there a few months already.<br />Note: For the census we do not wish to define a visitor. If a person says he is a visitor, put him/her in the visitors section.<br />(iii) Any people who slept at the dwelling the night before you are interviewing there</div><p>You write down the names of these people in the answer boxes for Ql.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2 </span><div class="i1">What is your relationship to the head of this household?</div><p>Give the relationship of children living in the household back to the mother.
<br />Give the relationship of adults in the household back to the head of the household.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.50]</span></p>
<p>Use the following abbreviations</p>
<div class="i1">Wife= W<br />Son = S<br />Daughter= D<br />Adopted son=A/S<br />Adopted daughter= A/D<br />Mother = M<br />Father= F<br />Brother = B<br />Sister= SIS<br />Relative= REL<br />Friend or any non-relative= FR</div><p>We are trying to tell the difference between related and unrelated members of the house. If a person is not related to the head simply put 'friend' (FR). If he is a true brother put brother.
<br />If you have a large family or a large number of visitors you will have to go to a second page. This is explained in Section 7 on page</p>
<p><span class="h3">Part C - Rural Villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 1 to 5</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2</span><div class="i1">What is your relationship to the head of this household?</div><p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<p>You will usually copy down relationships from the Family Record Card.
<br />You must always check that the relationships written on the Family Record Card are correct. e.g. 'Is Mary your daughter?'</p>
<p>01 is always the Head. This has already been printed on each Census Form.
<br />Every Household must have a Head. If there is no man or husband you must choose someone to be the Head of the Household.
<br />For example, a widow living with her unmarried children can be the Head of the Household.
<br />The people in a household are related to each other by using their person numbers and the abbreviations listed below.
<br />02 is usually the Wife of the Head. This is written as W of 01.
<br />Children should always be related to their mother. Their relationships will usually be written as S of 02 or D or 02.
<br />Always ask if any of the children in a Household are adopted.
<br />If one parent is dead or is living somewhere else the children are related only to the living or present parent.
<br />If a man has more than one wife you must relate the children to their correct mother.
<br />If you have problems giving relationship to the head give relationship to another member of the household. For example, sons or daughter of a visitor can be given as son of the visitors i.e. S of 08, etc.
<br />If you have a large family you will have to continue on a second page. There is a special way to show how the people on the second page are related to the people on the first page. This is explained in detail in Section 7 on page number 1.
<br /><span class="pg">57</span></p>
<p>Use the following abbreviations</p>
<div class="i1">Wife= W<br />Son= S<br />Daughter= D<br />Adopted son= A/S<br />Adopted daughter= A/D<br />Mother= M<br />Father= F<br />Brother= B<br />Sister= SIS<br />Relative= REL<br />Friend or any non-relative= FR</div>
<p><span class="h3">Parts A and B - Urban and RNVs - Questions 1 to 5</span>
<br />Your job as an interviewer to find out and write down on the census form the names of</p>
<div class="i1">(i) All people who usually live at the dwelling. Make sure you probe for any old people living in the dwelling (grandparents etc.), any young babies, any adopted children.<br />(ii) Any people who are visiting the dwelling. This could be people who are only staying a few days; on the other hand they may have been there a few months already.<br />Note: For the census we do not wish to define a visitor. If a person says he is a visitor, put him/her in the visitors section.<br />(iii) Any people who slept at the dwelling the night before you are interviewing there</div><p>You write down the names of these people in the answer boxes for Ql.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2 </span><div class="i1">What is your relationship to the head of this household?</div><p>Give the relationship of children living in the household back to the mother.
<br />Give the relationship of adults in the household back to the head of the household.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[pg.50]</span></p>
<p>Use the following abbreviations</p>
<div class="i1">Wife= W<br />Son = S<br />Daughter= D<br />Adopted son=A/S<br />Adopted daughter= A/D<br />Mother = M<br />Father= F<br />Brother = B<br />Sister= SIS<br />Relative= REL<br />Friend or any non-relative= FR</div><p>We are trying to tell the difference between related and unrelated members of the house. If a person is not related to the head simply put 'friend' (FR). If he is a true brother put brother.
<br />If you have a large family or a large number of visitors you will have to go to a second page. This is explained in Section 7 on page</p>
<p><span class="h3">Part C - Rural Villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 1 to 5</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2</span><div class="i1">What is your relationship to the head of this household?</div><p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<p>You will usually copy down relationships from the Family Record Card.
<br />You must always check that the relationships written on the Family Record Card are correct. e.g. 'Is Mary your daughter?'</p>
<p>01 is always the Head. This has already been printed on each Census Form.
<br />Every Household must have a Head. If there is no man or husband you must choose someone to be the Head of the Household.
<br />For example, a widow living with her unmarried children can be the Head of the Household.
<br />The people in a household are related to each other by using their person numbers and the abbreviations listed below.
<br />02 is usually the Wife of the Head. This is written as W of 01.
<br />Children should always be related to their mother. Their relationships will usually be written as S of 02 or D or 02.
<br />Always ask if any of the children in a Household are adopted.
<br />If one parent is dead or is living somewhere else the children are related only to the living or present parent.
<br />If a man has more than one wife you must relate the children to their correct mother.
<br />If you have problems giving relationship to the head give relationship to another member of the household. For example, sons or daughter of a visitor can be given as son of the visitors i.e. S of 08, etc.
<br />If you have a large family you will have to continue on a second page. There is a special way to show how the people on the second page are related to the people on the first page. This is explained in detail in Section 7 on page number 1.
<br /><span class="pg">57</span></p>
<p>Use the following abbreviations</p>
<div class="i1">Wife= W<br />Son= S<br />Daughter= D<br />Adopted son= A/S<br />Adopted daughter= A/D<br />Mother= M<br />Father= F<br />Brother= B<br />Sister= SIS<br />Relative= REL<br />Friend or any non-relative= FR</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's relationship to the household head.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |