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2015 The Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2011 - 2015
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PRI_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Months responsible for grandchildren (PR2015A_GCMONTHS)

Data file: PRI2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 451
End: 451
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
25.</p>
<div class="i1">b. In this grandparent currently responsible for most of the basic needs of any grandchildren under the age of 18 who live in this house or apartment?</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No - skip to question 26</div><div class="i1">c. How long has this grandparent been responsible for these grandchildren?</div><div class="i2">If the grandparent if financially responsible for more than one grandchild, answer the question for the grandchild for whom the grandparent has been responsible for the longest period of time.<br /><br />[] Less than 6 months<br />[] 6 to 11 months<br />[] 1 to 2 years<br />[] 3 to 4 years<br />[] 5 or more years</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Less than 6 months
2 6 to 11 months
3 1 to 2 years
4 3 to 4 years
5 5 or more years
9 NIU (not in universe)
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 months the person was responsible for grandchildren.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2015: Persons responsible for grandchildren [discrepancies: none]

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