| Data Dictionary: | Census 1980 |
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Survey: Census 1980
| Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: Summary Tape File 3 (STF3)
| Table: | T23. Household Type and Presence of Own Children [11] |
Universe: Households
Table Details
| T23. | Household Type and Presence of Own Children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe: Households | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3 [machine-readable data file] / conducted By the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 1982. |
| Summary Tape File 3 -> Summary Tape File 3 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Household Type |
Households are classified by type according to sex of the householder and the presence of relatives based on questions asked on sex and household relationship. This item was determined on a complete-count basis.
A household including a family (See Family)
A family household may also include nonrelatives living with the family. The following subcategories are frequently provided: married-couple family; family with male householder, no wife present; and family with female householder, no husband present (see Family Type).
A family household may also include nonrelatives living with the family. The following subcategories are frequently provided: married-couple family; family with male householder, no wife present; and family with female householder, no husband present (see Family Type).
A household consisting of a person living alone or of a householder living with other unrelated individuals (see Unrelated Individual).
| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3 [machine-readable data file] / conducted By the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 1982. |
| Summary Tape File 3 -> Summary Tape File 3 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Household Relationship -> Child |
A son, daughter, stepchild, or adopted child of the householder, regardless of the child's age or marital status. The category excludes sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and foster children.
A never-married child under 18 years who is a son, daughter, stepchild, or adopted child of the householder. In certain tabulations, own children are further classified as living with two parents or with one parent only. Own children of the householder living with two parents are by definition found only in married-couple families.
