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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Demogr Res. 2017 Oct 13;37(34):1049–1080. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.34

Table 1.

Example of Data Processing

Actual serial Modified serial pernum Relationship to household head Neighbor index Last Name First Name Age Sex
1 1 1 Head 0 ELLIS THADDEUS 48 Male
1 1 2 Spouse 0 ELLIS CAROLINE 46 Female
1 1 3 Child 0 ELLIS THADDEUS F. 23 Male
1 1 4 Child 0 ELLIS EDWIN P. 22 Male
1 1 5 Child 0 ELLIS WILLIAM W. 19 Male
1 1 6 Child 0 ELLIS JULIA A. 17 Female
1 1 7 Child 0 ELLIS GILBERT E. 14 Male
1 1 8 Child 0 ELLIS ANGIE B. 9 Female

2 1 1 Neighbor 1 BAKER MARY C. 54 Female
2 1 2 Neighbor 1 BAKER LAURA E. 29 Female
2 1 3 Neighbor 1 BAKER FANNIE C. 22 Female
2 1 4 Neighbor 1 BAKER ELEANOR J. 20 Female
2 1 5 Neighbor 1 BAKER LYDIA J. 17 Female

1 2 1 Neighbor −1 ELLIS THADDEUS 48 Male
1 2 2 Neighbor −1 ELLIS CAROLINE 46 Female
1 2 3 Neighbor −1 ELLIS THADDEUS F. 23 Male
1 2 4 Neighbor −1 ELLIS EDWIN P. 22 Male
1 2 5 Neighbor −1 ELLIS WILLIAM W. 19 Male
1 2 6 Neighbor −1 ELLIS JULIA A. 17 Female
1 2 7 Neighbor −1 ELLIS GILBERT E. 14 Male
1 2 8 Neighbor −1 ELLIS ANGIE B. 9 Female

2 2 1 Head 0 BAKER MARY C. 54 Female
2 2 2 Child 0 BAKER LAURA E. 29 Female
2 2 3 Child 0 BAKER FANNIE C. 22 Female
2 2 4 Child 0 BAKER ELEANOR J. 20 Female
2 2 5 Child 0 BAKER LYDIA J. 17 Female

3 2 1 Neighbor 1 BAKER HENRY E. 30 Male
3 2 2 Neighbor 1 BAKER ALMIRA C. 28 Female
3 2 3 Neighbor 1 BAKER LYDIA A. 7 Female
3 2 4 Neighbor 1 BAKER 2 Female

2 3 1 Neighbor −1 BAKER MARY C. 54 Female
2 3 2 Neighbor −1 BAKER LAURA E. 29 Female
2 3 3 Neighbor −1 BAKER FANNIE C. 22 Female
2 3 4 Neighbor −1 BAKER ELEANOR J. 20 Female
2 3 5 Neighbor −1 BAKER LYDIA J. 17 Female

3 3 1 Head 0 BAKER HENRY E. 30 Male
3 3 2 Spouse 0 BAKER ALMIRA C. 28 Female
3 3 3 Child 0 BAKER LYDIA A. 7 Female
3 3 4 Child 0 BAKER 2 Female
4 3 1 Neighbor 1 ROGERS DEMIRA 39 Male
4 3 2 Neighbor 1 ROGERS MELISSA J. 38 Female
4 3 3 Neighbor 1 ROGERS FRED L. 14 Male
4 3 4 Neighbor 1 ROGERS FLORENCE E. 4 Female
4 3 5 Neighbor 1 ROGERS CLARENCE I. 4 Male