Census of Population of Ireland, 1991 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 1991
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Reference ID
IRL_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- IRL1991_PHC-H-H
- IRL1991_PHC-P-H
Relationship to person 1 (IE1991A_RELATE)
Data file: IRL1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
198
End:
199
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q.3 Relationship to person listed on line 1____</p>
<div class="i1">Write as appropriate "Husband", "Wife", "Son", "Daughter", 'Visitor", "Patient", "Employee", etc. Write "Visitor" for a son, daughter, etc. who usually lives elsewhere.</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>Question 3: Relationship to the person listed on line 1</p>
<div class="i1">(i) Anyone in a private household whose usual residence is elsewhere should be described as "Visitor", whether or not related to the person listed on line 1.<br />(ii) For persons in hotels, hospitals or other institutions, write "Employee", "Guest", "Patient", "Inmate", etc. as appropriate.</div>
<div class="i1">Write as appropriate "Husband", "Wife", "Son", "Daughter", 'Visitor", "Patient", "Employee", etc. Write "Visitor" for a son, daughter, etc. who usually lives elsewhere.</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>Question 3: Relationship to the person listed on line 1</p>
<div class="i1">(i) Anyone in a private household whose usual residence is elsewhere should be described as "Visitor", whether or not related to the person listed on line 1.<br />(ii) For persons in hotels, hospitals or other institutions, write "Employee", "Guest", "Patient", "Inmate", etc. as appropriate.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Head |
| 02 | Husband |
| 03 | Wife or spouse |
| 05 | Partner |
| 06 | Fiance |
| 07 | Boyfriend |
| 08 | Girlfriend |
| 09 | Son |
| 10 | Daughter |
| 11 | Child |
| 12 | Son-in-law |
| 13 | Daughter-in-law |
| 16 | Father |
| 17 | Mother |
| 18 | Father-in-law |
| 19 | Mother-in-Law |
| 20 | Grandson |
| 21 | Granddaughter |
| 22 | Grandparent |
| 24 | Brother |
| 25 | Sister |
| 26 | Uncle |
| 27 | Aunt |
| 28 | Nephew |
| 29 | Niece |
| 30 | Other relative |
| 31 | Non-relative: co-owner |
| 32 | Non-relative: employee |
| 34 | Non-relative: friend's daughter |
| 35 | Non-relative: flatmate |
| 36 | Non-relative: friend |
| 37 | Non-relative: friend's son |
| 38 | Non-relative: guest |
| 40 | Non-relative: housemate |
| 41 | Non-relative: roommate |
| 43 | Non-relative: tenant |
| 44 | Visitor (relative or non-relative) |
| 45 | Other non-relative |
| 98 | Unknown (mostly communal) |
| 99 | 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's relationship to person 1.
Universe
Ireland 1991: All persons
concept
Concept