Federal Population Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 2000

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CHE_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Household status (relationship) (CH2000A_RELATE)

Data file: CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 196

End: 196

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CH00A413">10. What is your position in the household? <br /><div class="i1">(Select only one reply)<br /><br />All persons living in the same dwelling make up a single household.<br />Heads of households are persons socially and economically responsible for the household.<br />If households consisting of a couple (with or without children), both partners are regarded as heads of households.<br /><br />[] Head of household</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Living alone<br />[] Husband/wife<br />[] Common-law husband/wife<br />[] Single parent<br />[] Other head of household</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Relative of a head of household</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law<br />[] Father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law<br />[] Brother, sister<br />[] Other relative of a head of household</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Other position in household</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Flat-mate/commune member, non-related co-dweller<br />[] Domestic employee, au pair<br />[] Lodger, subtenant<br />[] Other ember of household (e.g. foster child, boarder)</div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
1	Head of household; spouse (partner) of head
2	Son, daughter, stepchild, or child-in-law
3	Father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law
4	Other relatives
5	Other persons in household
6	Personnel in collective dwelling
7	Retirees in collective dwelling
8	Other persons in collective dwelling

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's relationship to the head of household.

Universe

Switzerland 2000: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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