1996 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Fiji, 1996
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Reference ID
FJI_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- FJI1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to head of household (FJ1996A_RELATE)
Data file: FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
200
End:
200
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="FJ96A400 FJ96A401 FJ96A402 FJ96A403 FJ96A404 FJ96A405 FJ96A406 FJ96A407 FJ96A408 FJ96A409 FJ96A410 FJ96A413 FJ96A414 FJ96A415"><span class="h3">For all persons</span><br />[Questions D1-D10 were asked of all persons.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ96A400 FJ96A401">D1. Name <br />All who stayed on census night.<br />_____<br /><br />D2. Relationship<br />To head. Husband/wife or parent?<br />______<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ96A400 FJ96A401">D1. Name <br />All who stayed on census night.<br />_____<br /><br />D2. Relationship<br />To head. Husband/wife or parent?<br />______<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Head |
| 2 | Spouse |
| 3 | Unmarried child |
| 4 | Married child |
| 5 | Spouse of child |
| 6 | Grandchild or great-grandchild |
| 7 | Parent or parent-in-law |
| 8 | Other relative |
| 9 | Non-relative |
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="FJ96A400 FJ96A401">Questions D1 and D2 - Name and relationship<br /><br />69. Ask,<br />"Who stayed here on census night?"<br /><br />70. It is important that you list the names in a set order so that you have a clear picture of the household from the very beginning.<br /><br />71. List members of the household by family.<br /><br /><div class="i1">Start with the head and his wife and unmarried children, beginning with the eldest and working down to the youngest.<br /><br />Then enter married children and their spouses and children.<br /><br />Then list other relatives and their wives and children who were in the household on census night.<br /><br />Finally list those who are not related to the head or anyone else in the household.</div><br /><br />72. Very young children are sometimes forgotten, so pay particular attention to getting all babies counted. If the infant has no name, write "Baby of ---" and enter the mother's person number.<br /><br />73. Remember to enquire about and to include night workers.<br /><br />74. When you have written the names of all who were in the household on census night read over the list and,<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.14]</span><br /><br />Ask,<br />'Is that correct?'<br /><br />If not, correct the list. Then ask,<br /><br />'Was there anyone else here on census night?'<br /><br />If there was, include them.<br /><br />Then look about you. If you see infants or children whose mothers are included, or very old or infirm people, ask further questions, "What about that child? Is he or she listed? Was the old man here on census night? Are there any night workers?" You must be sure that everyone who was present on census night is included.<br /><br />75. We do not require the person's full name. It will be enough for the purposes of the census to record the name by which the person is known so that he or she may be identified by supervisors and superintendents checking your work.<br /><br />76. At the same time as you write names on line 1, enter the relationship on line 2.<br /><br />77. Write 'head' under the name of the head of the household. Then write the relationship of each person to the head or to his/her parents if they are present, or show the relationship husband/wife.<br /><br />78. Relate children to their parents, if present, and husbands and wives, if present. In other cases relate persons to the head of the household.<br /><br />79. Since every person will be entered under the number at the top of the column, his/her relationship may easily be written as 'Wife of 1', 'Son of 1 and 2', 'Daughter of 4' and so on.<br />80. Describe relationships accurately. Be particularly careful to distinguish between children born of the parents and adopted or step children.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.15]</span><br /><br />81. Where a man and woman live together, although not married, you should treat them as husband and wife if they regard themselves as such. The census is not concerned with the form of marriage.<br /><br />82. The following relationships will cover all the cases with which the census is concerned:<br /><br /><div class="i1">Head<br />Wife<br />Husband<br />Son[S]<br />Daughter [D]<br />Adopted son [AS]<br />Adopted daughter [AD]<br />Grandson [GS]<br />Granddaughter [GD]<br />Mother<br />Father</div><br /><br />For all other relatives write 'Relative'. If the person is in none of these categories write 'Other'. For persons in institutions it will be sufficient to write 'Patient', 'Prisoner' or as the case may be.<br /><br />83. Where several persons who are not related are living in a household, name one as head and describe the rest as 'Partner'.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person' relationship to the head of household.
Universe
Fiji 1996: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |