1981 Census Appendix 14

De facto spouse indicator



Code

Description



0

No de facto spouse in household or de facto spouse present; LS member is not household head, de facto spouse, child of household head or child of de facto spouse

1

LS member is head of household and a lone father or LS member is child of male head of household; de facto spouse appears as wife/mother

2

LS member is head of household, male and not in a family; de facto spouse appears as wife/mother; LS member appears as head of family

3

LS member is head of household and a lone mother or LS member is child of female head of household; de facto spouse appears as head of family

4

LS member is head of household, female and not in a family; de facto spouse appears as head of family; LS member appears as wife/mother

5

LS member is de facto spouse and a lone father or LS member is child of male de facto spouse; household head appears as wife/mother

6

LS member is de facto spouse, male and not in a family; de facto spouse appears as head of family; household head appears as wife/mother

7

LS member is de facto spouse and a lone mother or LS member is child of female de facto spouse; household head appears as head of family

8

LS member is de facto spouse, female and not in a family; de facto spouse appears as wife/mother; household head appears as head of family

 

Space

LS member is in a communal establishment