Description
RECTYPE is an IHIS-constructed variable that assigns all household-level records the alphabetic string "H." This allows users to discriminate between household and person records; the latter are assigned the string "P" in the person-record variable RECTYPEP. For non-vacant households, each household record is followed by one or more person records. Data at the household level pertain to each person in the household.
The IHIS variable RECTYPE should not be confused with the NHIS public use variable "rectype," which distinguishes each NHIS file type (e.g., household, person, conditions, sample adult, etc.).
Universe
- All households.
Codes
Rectype is a 1-character alphabetic variable.
H Household
P Person
Availability
- 1963-2010
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Weights
- Not applicable.
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