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United States, 1860
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Number of generations in family unit (NUMGEN)

Data file: USA1860_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 66
End: 66
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Value Category
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6 or more
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
NUMGEN describes the number of generations in a given family unit. (See the documentation for FAMUNIT).

For example, a family unit comprised of parents and children has a NUMGEN of 2. A family unit which has co-resident grandparents, parents and children has a NUMGEN of 3. A family unit with only grandparents and grandchildren has a NUMGEN of 2, as the intervening generation is not resident.

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