1971 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1971

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Reference ID

GBR_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Office of Population and Surveys for England and Wales, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Number of residents in household (UK1971A_RESN)

Data file: GBR1971_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 108

End: 109

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

4. If you usually live here, write 'here'. If not, write your usual address. ________</p>
<div class="i1">If you are a boarder, write 'here' only if you consider this your usual address.<br /><br />If you are a student or school child who is away from home during term time, give your home address.<br /><br />If you have no settled address, write 'none'.<br /><br />Block capitals please.</div><p>5. What is your position in this establishment? ________</p>
<div class="i1">For example write 'guest', 'patient', 'staff', 'student', 'boarder', 'crew', 'passenger'.</div><p>B5. Write 'head' for the head of the household and relationship to the head for each of the other persons: for example 'wife', 'son', 'daughter-in-law', 'visitor', 'boarder', 'paying guest'. ____

Value	Category
01	1 resident
02	2 residents
03	3
04	4
05	5
06	6
07	7
08	8
09	9
98	Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the number of residents in private households.

Universe

United Kingdom 1971: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 2.1%]

concept

Concept

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