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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Probable step/adopted mother (US1980A_0408)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 195

End: 195

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

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Literal question

Probable step/adopted mother

Categories

Value	Category
0	No stepmother present
1	Improbable age difference
2	Spouse of father
3	No surviving children
4	Number of children born/children surviving check

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 whether a person's mother, as identified by MOMLOC (mother's location in household), was likely to have been the person's stepmother or adoptive mother.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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