Danish Census 1880 - IPUMS Subset
Denmark, 1880
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DNK_1880_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables, IPUMS
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- DNK1880_PHC-H-H
- DNK1880_PHC-P-H
Relationship to head of household (DK1880A_RELATE)
Data file: DNK1880_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
325
End:
327
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Position in family ____</p>
<div class="i1">Head of family, mother of family, children, relatives, servants, lodgers etc. -- and also title, office, business, trade or by which occupation they live as a master or assistant (manager, journey or boy etc.) or whether they are supported by poor relief.</div>
<div class="i1">Head of family, mother of family, children, relatives, servants, lodgers etc. -- and also title, office, business, trade or by which occupation they live as a master or assistant (manager, journey or boy etc.) or whether they are supported by poor relief.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Head of household |
| 002 | Spouse |
| 003 | Co-owner |
| 005 | Common child |
| 006 | Separate child |
| 007 | Separate child of spouse |
| 008 | Foster child |
| 009 | Parent |
| 010 | Sibling |
| 011 | Parent of spouse |
| 012 | Sibling of spouse |
| 013 | Child of sibling of spouse |
| 014 | Spouse of common child |
| 015 | Spouse of separate child |
| 016 | Spouse of parent |
| 017 | Servant |
| 018 | Lodger |
| 019 | Spouse of lodger |
| 020 | Child of lodger |
| 021 | Resident |
| 022 | Child of resident |
| 023 | Room renter |
| 024 | Spouse of parent of spouse |
| 025 | Child of common child |
| 026 | Housekeeper |
| 027 | Widow |
| 028 | In-house |
| 029 | Servant of lodger |
| 030 | Child of separate child |
| 031 | Apprentice |
| 032 | Sibling of parent |
| 033 | Sibling of parent of spouse |
| 034 | Child of servant |
| 035 | Child of sibling |
| 036 | Journeyman |
| 037 | Child of room renter |
| 038 | Child of separate child of spouse |
| 039 | Quartered |
| 040 | Servant of resident |
| 041 | Spouse of servant |
| 042 | Spouse of room renter |
| 043 | Child of widow |
| 044 | Spouse of separate child of spouse |
| 045 | Spouse of resident |
| 046 | Child of in-house |
| 047 | Pensioner ("aftægt") |
| 048 | Spouse of sibling |
| 049 | Head clerk |
| 050 | Working boy |
| 051 | Book keeper |
| 052 | Administrative employee |
| 053 | Professional employee |
| 055 | Spouse of pensioner ("aftægt") |
| 057 | Child of pensioner ("aftægt") |
| 058 | Servant by pensioner ("aftægt") |
| 060 | Member or prisoner |
| 063 | Family |
| 068 | Grandparent |
| 069 | Child of housekeeper |
| 081 | Fiancée |
| 084 | Grandparent of spouse |
| 086 | Sibling of former spouse |
| 087 | Separate child of former spouse |
| 103 | Foster child of parent |
| 107 | Foster-parent |
| 108 | Foster-parent of spouse |
| 113 | Separate child of spouse of common child |
| 115 | Poor or receiver of charity |
| 127 | Day-labourer |
| 132 | Spouse of journeyman |
| 134 | Sweetheart |
| 136 | Child of poor or receiver of charity |
| 139 | Foster child of lodger |
| 141 | Spouse of poor or receiver of charity |
| 149 | Child of day-labourer |
| 150 | Spouse of day-labourer |
| 152 | Foster child of poor or receiver of charity |
| 153 | Pensioner |
| 154 | Servant by pensioner |
| 156 | Child of journeyman |
| 159 | Manager |
| 182 | Child of pensioner |
| 187 | Collegians |
| 189 | Spouse of pensioner |
| 204 | Spouse of manager |
| 221 | Child of manager |
| 222 | Spouse of foster child |
| 251 | Parent of house keeper by head household |
| 281 | Grandchild of pensioneer ("aftægt") |
| 282 | Fosterchild of lodger ("indsidder") |
| 313 | Fosterchild of pensioneer ("aftægt") |
| 328 | Supported |
| 339 | Spouse of supported |
| 371 | Fosterchild of housekeeper |
| 999 | 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 the person's relationship to the household head.
Universe
Denmark 1880: All persons
concept
Concept