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LS variable metadata
| MHUPOS8 |
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| Table | ME81 1981 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Position of LS member within minimal household unit. 1981. |
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| Source | 1981 Census. Derived from MHUTYP8 and LSPERIND |
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| Code notes | 00-12. See 1981 Census Appendix 22 |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 0 | Person in a communal establishment |
| 1 | Person in MHU Type 1 |
| 2 | Lone mother in MHU Type 2 |
| 3 | Lone father in MHU Type 2 |
| 4 | Dependent child with lone mother in MHU Type 2 |
| 5 | Dependent child with lone father |
| 6 | Husband in MHU Type 3 |
| 7 | Wife in MHU Type 3 |
| 8 | Husband in MHU Type 4 |
| 9 | Wife in MHU Type 4 |
| 10 | Dependent child in MHU Type 4 |
| 11 | Visitor in a private household |
| 12 | Visitor in a communal establishment |
| 55 | Dependent child with lone father in MHU Type 2 |
| -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 | 2229 |
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| m204name | PAABME81 |
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| fullname | (ME81)MHUPOS8 |
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| description | |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 1981 Census. Derived from MHUTYP8 and LSPERIND |
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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 '11' (visitor in private household) |
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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 | S31103 |
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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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