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Census of Population of Ireland, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1996
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IRL_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Relationship to household head (IE1996A_RELATE)

Data file: IRL1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 186
End: 186
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Q.3 Relationship to person listed on line 1</p>
<div class="i1">Please check the box which indicates the relationship to the person listed on line 1.<br />Specify relationship of "Other relative" (e.g. father, daughter-in-law, niece, uncle, cousin).<br />Specify position in household of an "Unrelated" person (e.g. boarder, housekeeper, friend, flatmate, foster child).<br /><br />Head or one of the joint heads [on line 1]<br /><br />[] 1 Husband of wife<br />[] 2 Living together as a couple<br />[] 3 Son or daughter<br />[] 4 Other relative (specify)<br />[] 5 Unrelated (specify)</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>

<p>Question 3 - Relationship to person listed on line 1</p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>A step-child or adopted child should be included as the son or daughter of the step or adoptive parent.</li>
</ul>
Categories
Value Category
1 Head
2 Husband or wife
3 Living together as a couple
4 Son or daughter
5 Other relative
6 Unrelated
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 person's relationship to the head of the household.
Universe
Ireland 1996: All persons

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