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famtype: Family type

Description

famtype indicates the type of family.

Availability

Sample Years
Basic 1984 - present
ORG 1984 - present

Values

Value Label
1 Primary family
2 Primary individual
3 Related subfamily
4 Unrelated secondary family
5 Unrelated secondary individual

Code

Variable creation 
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* Family type
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gen famtype = .

if $monthlycps == 1 {
    if tm(1984m1) <= $date & $date <= tm(1993m12) {
        replace famtype = famtyp
    }
    if tm(1994m1) <= $date {
        replace famtype = prfamtyp
    }
}

#delimit ;
lab def famtype
1 "Primary family"
2 "Primary individual"
3 "Related subfamily"
4 "Unrelated secondary family"
5 "Unrelated secondary individual"
;
#delimit cr;
lab val famtype famtype
lab var famtype "Family type"
notes famtype: Type of family
notes famtype: 1984-1993: Unicon famtyp
notes famtype: 1994-present: CPS prfamtyp