XI General Population and Housing Census, 1990 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 1990
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Reference ID
MEX_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Detailed relationship to head (MX1990A_RELATE2)
Data file: MEX1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
186
End:
188
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MX90A401 MX90A402">1. Relationship<br /><br />What is the relationship with the head of household for this person:<br />Mark with an X one circle only.<br /><br /><div class="i1">[ ] 1 Head of household<br />[ ] 2 Spouse or companion<br />[ ] 3 Son or daughter<br />[ ] 4 Servant<br />[ ] 5 No relationship<br />[ ] 6 Other relationship?<br /><div class="i2">_____Write the relationship</div><br />[ ] 7 The person is alone</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Head |
| 200 | Spouse or partner |
| 201 | Spouse |
| 203 | Partner |
| 204 | Concubine |
| 300 | Child |
| 301 | Child |
| 302 | Stepchild |
| 303 | Adopted child |
| 304 | Foster child |
| 400 | Servant |
| 401 | Domestic employee |
| 500 | Non-relative |
| 503 | No relationship |
| 601 | Parent |
| 602 | Stepparent |
| 603 | Sibling |
| 604 | Stepsibling |
| 605 | Grandparent |
| 606 | Great grandparent |
| 607 | Great-great grandparent |
| 608 | Grandchild |
| 609 | Great grandchild |
| 610 | Great-great grandchild |
| 611 | Aunt/uncle |
| 612 | Nephew/niece |
| 613 | Cousin |
| 614 | Parent-in-law |
| 615 | Child-in-law |
| 616 | Sibling-in-law |
| 617 | Sibling's sibling-in-law |
| 618 | Tutored child |
| 619 | Tutored/foster child |
| 620 | Godparent |
| 621 | Godchild |
| 622 | Godparent related to head |
| 623 | Other relative |
| 700 | Person living alone |
| 702 | Visitor |
| 900 | Not specified |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="MX90A401 MX90A402 MX90A403 MX90A404 MX90A405"><span class="pg">[p.25]</span><br /><span class="h1">Questions that are asked of all of the persons</span><br /><br />You should ask questions 1: relationship; 2: sex; 3: Age; 4: place of birth of all of the persons that normally live in the dwelling, no matter what their age is.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A401 MX90A402"><span class="h2">1. Relationship </span><br /><br />You want to know the relationship that each person on the list has to the head of household or group, or if the person you are interviewing is the head of household (male or female).<br /><br />Remember that the head of household or group is a person who normally lives in the dwelling, and is known as the head of household b the members of the family or group.<br /><br />If the dwelling is occupied by one person who lives alone, this person is considered "Single person".<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A401 MX90A402"><span class="h2">1. Relationship </span><br /><br />You want to know the relationship that each person on the list has to the head of household or group, or if the person you are interviewing is the head of household (male or female).<br /><br />Remember that the head of household or group is a person who normally lives in the dwelling, and is known as the head of household b the members of the family or group.<br /><br />If the dwelling is occupied by one person who lives alone, this person is considered "Single person".<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates detailed relationship to the head.
Universe
Mexico 1990: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |