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1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Number of own children under age 5 in household (US1960A_NCHLT5)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 191
End: 191
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Value Category
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5 5
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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 number of own children age 4 and under residing with each individual. It includes step-children and adopted children as well as biological children. Persons with no children under 5 present are coded 0.
Universe
United States 1960: All households

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