. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 26.

Published in final edited form as: J Econ Soc Meas. 2017 Nov 14;42(2):123–149. doi: 10.3233/jem-170445

Table 1:

Priority of spousal links based on how clear the relationship is between the two people being linked

	IPUMS CPS		IPUMS NHIS
1^st level links SPRULE value: 1−	Householder	Spouse	Householder	Spouse
	Parent	Parent	Child-in-law	Child
	Housemate	Housemate	Sibling-in-law	Sibling
	Roomer	Roomer	Aunt/uncle	Aunt/uncle
	Non-relative	Non-relative	Grandparent	Grandparent
			Parent	Parent
			Parent-in-law	Parent-in-law
			Housemate	Housemate
			Roomer	Roomer
			Non-relative	Non-relative

2^nd level links SPRULE value: 2−	Householder	Partner	Householder	Partner

3^rd level links SPRULE value: 3−	Other relative	Other relative, Grandchild, Child, Stepchild, Sibling	Other relative	Child, Sibling, Sibling-in-law, Other relative, Child of partner, Niece/nephew, Grandchild, Child of ineligible householder
	Non-relative	Roomer, Housemate	Non-relative	Roomer, Ward, Housemate
			Unknown	Unknown

4^th level links SPRULE value: 4−	Householder	Other relative, non-relative	Other relative	Grandparent, Aunt/Uncle, Parent, Householder
	Child	Child	Niece/nephew	Niece/nephew
	Grandchild	Grandchild	Child	Child
	Unknown	Roomer, Housemate	Grandchild	Grandchild
	Sibling	Sibling	Unknown	Roomer, ward, housemate
			Sibling-in-law	Sibling-in-law
			Sibling	Sibling