1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990

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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Age of eldest own child in household (US1990A_ELDCH)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 249

End: 250

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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99	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 age of the eldest own child (if any) residing with each individual, regardless of the child's age or marital status.

Universe

United States 1990: Persons in private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

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

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