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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Number of own children in household (US1980A_NCHILD)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
0 0 children
1 1 child
2 2
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 own children (of any age or marital status) residing with each individual. This variable includes step-children and adopted children as well as biological children. Persons with no children present are coded 0.
Universe
United States 1980: All persons

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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