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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 own children under age 5 in household (US1980A_0417)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

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Literal question
Number of own children under age 5 in household
Categories
Value Category
0 No children under age 5
1 1 child under age 5
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 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 own children age 4 and under residing with each individual. This variable includes step-children and adopted children as well as biological children. Persons with no children under 5 present are coded 0.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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