Table 8:

Order in which parent links are formed within each priority level from Table 4 when selecting among potential parents

Logic level 1 Parental rule value: −1	This step identifies linked parents through links that are uniquely identified by relationship (priority level 1 from Table 4).
Logic level 2 Parental rule value: −2	When a child is in a household where there is one married couple among his/her potential parents. This couple is assigned as the linked parents.
Logic level 3 Parental rule value: −3	When a child is in a household where there are multiple married couples among his/her potential parents. Relative age is used to assign the linked parents.
Logical step 4 Parental rule value: −4	When a child is in a household with no married couple among his/her potential parents, but there is only one unmarried potential parent in the household, this person is identified as their linked parent.
Logical step 5 Parental rule value: −5	When a child is in a household with no married couple among his/her potential parents and there are multiple potential parents, the first option selected is a previously married woman. Relative age is used to assign the linked parent in households with multiple previously married women.
Logical step 6 Parental rule value: −6	When a child is in a household with no married couple and no previously married woman among his/her potential parents, and there are multiple potential parents, this step will identify a previously married man as the linked parent. Relative age is used to assign the linked parent in households with multiple previously married men.
Logical step 7 Parental rule value: −7	When a child is in a household with no married couple or previously married people among his/her potential parents, the eldest single woman is selected as the linked parent.
Logical step 8 Parental rule value: −8	When a child is in a household with no married couple, previously married people, or single women among his/her potential parents, the eldest single man is selected as the parent.