Details of Element: Relationship
Component of Abbreviated Genetics Survey

Unique Name: relat4
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 171 196 367
Number of Distinct Participants 81 76 157
Year First Collected 1958 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1990 1990 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Son
    2 Father
    3 Grandfather
    4 Grandson
    5 Brother
    6 Nephew
    7 Uncle
    8 Male Cousin-Other
    9 Unknown
    10 Husband
    11 Wife
    12 Daughter
    13 Mother
    14 Grandmother
    15 Granddaughter
    16 Sister
    17 Niece
    18 Aunt
    19 Female Cousin-Other
    20 Ex-husband
    21 Ex-wife
Precision: ##.
Anticipated Range: 01. thru 21.
Masterfile Index: 402-01-49
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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