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LS variable metadata
| MHUCOM8 |
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| Table | ME81 1981 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Combination of minimal household units within household. 1981. |
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| Source | 1981 Census. Derived from HOFAMTYB and DJHO |
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| Code notes | 00-18. See 1981 Census Appendix 22 |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 0 | Communal Establishment |
| 1 | One-person households (MHU1) |
| 2 | One parent family with dependent children, no others (MHU2) |
| 3 | Married couple with no dependent children, no others (MHU3) |
| 4 | Married couple with dependent children, no others (MHU4) |
| 5 | No-family households (2 or more MHU1s) |
| 6 | One parent family with dependent children plus non-dependent children, no others (MHU2 plus 1 or more MHU1s in the same family) |
| 7 | One-parent family with dependent children plus others (MHU2 plus 1 or more MHU1s not in the family) |
| 8 | One parent family with dependent children plus non-dependent children plus others (MHU2 plus 1 or more MHU1s in the same family plus 1 or more MHU1s not in the family) |
| 9 | One-parent family with non-dependent children only, no others (two or more MHU1s in the same family) |
| 10 | One parent family with non-dependent children and others (two or more MHU1s in the same family plus 1 or more MHU1s not in the family) |
| 11 | Married couple family with non-dependent children only (MHU3 plus 1 or more MHU1s in the same family) |
| 12 | Married couple family with no children with others (MHU3 plus 1 or more MHU1s not in the family) |
| 13 | Married couple family with non-dependent children with others (MHU3 plus 1 or more MHU1s in the family plus 1 or more MHU1s not in the family) |
| 14 | Married couple family with dependent children plus non-dependent children, no others (MHU4 plus 1 or more MHU1s in the same family) |
| 15 | Married couple family with dependent children with others (MHU4 plus 1 or more MHU1s not in the family) |
| 16 | Married couple family with dependent children plus non-dependent children, with others (MHU4 plus 1 or more MHU1s in the same family plus 1 or more MHU1s not in the same family) |
| 17 | Complex households |
| 18 | Household with no residents |
| -9 | Household with other family types |
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 788 | See LS Update article "Notes on using the 1991 Census household variables", Issue no. 10, February 1995, pp. 11-14 |
| 57 | 1981 Census Appendix 22 |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 2228 |
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| m204name | PAABME81 |
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| fullname | (ME81)MHUCOM8 |
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| description | |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 1981 Census. Derived from HOFAMTYB and DJHO |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | Any LS member with TRACIND = 10-13 (i.e. not present at 1981 Census) is arbitrarily coded as 0. |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| occurs | 1 |
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| sasname | S31102 |
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| keyword | Family |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | ME81 |
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