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LS variable metadata
| RELAT8 |
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| Table | ME81 1981 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Relationship of head of LS member's family to head of household. 1981. |
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| Source | 1981 Census. Questions 2-5, 7 and 8. |
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| Code notes | 01 - 16, SPACES, other See 1981 Census Appendix 5. |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Head |
| 2 | Son or daughter |
| 3 | Son-in-law or daughter-in-law |
| 4 | Mother or father |
| 5 | Mother-in-law or father-in-law |
| 6 | Brother or sister |
| 7 | Brother-in-law or sister-in-law |
| 8 | Grandchild |
| 9 | Nephew or niece |
| 10 | Other relative |
| 11 | Resident domestic servant |
| 12 | Boarder |
| 13 | De facto spouse |
| 14 | Joint Head |
| 15 | Other unrelated |
| 16 | Spouse |
| -9 | Person in communal establishment |
| -8 | Missing |
References
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 1240 |
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| m204name | PAABME81 |
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| fullname | (ME81)RELAT8 |
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| description | For an LS member who is not in a family this field is simply the relationship of the LS member to the head of household. |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 1981 Census. Questions 2-5, 7 and 8. |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| formerly | HRELAT8 |
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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 | S32032 |
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| sasname | S31127 |
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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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