ACS PUMS OC (Own child) and RC (related child) variables

Tom Bell over 10 years ago

Does anyone have information on how these variables are set. I thought they would be set based on the child's relationship with the head of household (HH). But I am finding children with RELP = 02 (biological child of HH) and OC = 0 (not the own child of the HH) and RC = 1 (related child of HH). So obviously I have something wrong here. Any help would be appreciated. I am trying to find the parents for all children in the ACS so any other suggestions are welcomed.

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Xiangshi Liu over 5 years ago

"Own child" is defined as householder's never-married child under 18 according to webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/.../hhld_rel.htm. For a biological child of HH who is/was married or older than 18, OC is coded as 0.
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Xiangshi Liu over 5 years ago

"Own child" is defined as householder's never-married child under 18 according to webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/.../hhld_rel.htm. For a biological child of HH who is/was married or older than 18, OC is coded as 0.
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