General Population Census VII, Home III and Housing V - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985 - 1996
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Reference ID
URY_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- URY1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to the head of household (UY1996A_RELATE)
Data file: URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
174
End:
175
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UY96A401">1. What relation or relationship do you have with the head of household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Head<br />[] 2 Spouse or companion<br />[] 3 Child<br />[] 4 Child of spouse [stepchild]<br />[] 5 Son/daughter in-law<br />[] 6 Grandchild<br />[] 7 Parent or mother/father in-law<br />[] 8 Other relative<br />[] 9 Domestic servant and children<br />[] 10 Not related<br />[] 11 Collective dwelling resident</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Head |
| 02 | Spouse/companion |
| 03 | Child |
| 04 | Stepchild |
| 05 | Child in-law |
| 06 | Grandchild |
| 07 | Parent/parent in-law |
| 08 | Other relative |
| 09 | Domestic servant |
| 10 | Not related |
| 11 | Collective dwelling member |
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
<svar a="all" v="UY96A401"><span class="em">Question 1. What relation or relationship you have with the head of household?</span><br />In a private household the different options of answering as follows: head, spouse or partner, child, child of the spouse, son/daughter-in-law, grandchild, parents of mother/father-in-law, other relative, domestic servants and family, non-relative.<br /><br />For the Census it is assumed that each private household has a head, who is the persons recognized as such by the other members of the household. The relations or relationships should be established with respect to the person who is declared head of household.<br /><br />Remember that if the habitual head of this household is not included in the enumeration because they are absent, you should consult with the informants of the household about other members of the household who can be included as such in the Census. Do not forget that the relation or relationship is always established with respect to the <span class="em">head declared in the Census</span>.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 23]</span><br /><br />A private household can be made up of a group of people not related between themselves who live under family rules sharing expenses of at least meals. In these cases, someone should be recognized as head by the by the group.<br /><br />In "Spouse of the head", if exists, should be enumerated in the household -- whether man or woman -- and should be included second, whether they are legally married or not.<br /><br />In "Other relative" are registered: siblings, aunt/uncles, niece/nephews, cousins, brother/sister-in-laws, etc. of the head of household.<br /><br />In "Domestic servant and family", the members of this servant and their family are included, who eventually have been lodged in the household the night before the day of the Census and who -- besides -- are enumerated in it.<br /><br />In "Non-relative", other people who are members of the household but do not have a relation with the head of household are considered.<br /><br />If a household that you are enumerating is <span class="em">collective</span> fill in directly the box corresponding to the alternative "Collective household resident" and "No" establishes the relation of relationship.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's relationship to the head of household.
Universe
Uruguay 1996: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |