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LS variable metadata
| FAMHEDT9 |
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| Table | ME91 1991 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Head of family indicator. 1991. |
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| Source | 1991 Census. Derived from 1st person entered on the census form and Question 5 - other persons Based on usually resident persons. The head of family will be the head of household if that person is a member of the family, otherwise it is the first member o |
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| Code notes | |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Head of family |
| 2 | Other family member |
| space | Person not in family or not usually resident |
| -9 | Person not in family or not usually resident |
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 583 | See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) page 331, page 65. |
| 130 | 1991 Census Algorithm Appendix 30 |
| 84 | 1991 Census Appendix 20 |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 3329 |
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| m204name | PAABME91 |
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| fullname | (ME91)FAMHEDT9 |
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| description | |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 1991 Census. Derived from 1st person entered on the census form and Question 5 - other persons Based on usually resident persons. The head of family will be the head of household if that person is a member of the family, otherwise it is the first member o |
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| derived | Y |
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| derivation | For derivation see 1991 Census Algorithm Appendix 30 |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | This variable is derived from '10% coded' variables. It should not be used except with extreme caution, as totals will differ from those resulting from 100% coded variables. |
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| formerly | FAMHEADT |
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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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| nmsasname | S42036 |
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| sasname | S41079 |
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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 | ME91 |
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