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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Number of families in household (US1980A_0078)

Data file: USA1980-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 230
End: 230
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

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Literal question
Number of families in household
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 1 family
2 2 families
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
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 families within each unit. A "family" is any group of persons related by blood, adoption, or marriage. An unrelated individual is considered a separate family. Thus, a household consisting of a widow and her servant contains two families; a household consisting of a large, multiple-generation extended family with no boarders, lodgers, or servants counts as a single family.
Universe
Private, occupied dwellings

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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