title: [Households and families in 1982:  on the analysis and description of household and family structure using representative population surveys].
abstract: "This study tests the feasibility of describing household and family structure by means of survey data.  Rather than presenting new results, it focuses on alternative ways of obtaining information on the social structure.  A typology of households and families is formulated and empirically reconstructed using data from the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) of 1982; the results are compared with official data from the 1981 'microcensus'.  There is a remarkable correspondence between the ALLBUS data and those from the 'microcensus'.  This result--along with a range of more general advantages--demonstrates the potential of survey data for social structural analysis, especially for the analysis of household and family structure."  (summary in ENG)
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Porst
mesh_terms: D019352:Censuses; D003625:Data Collection; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005860:Germany, West; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Comparative Studies; Data Analysis; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Germany, Federal Republic Of; Households; Microcensus; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Surveys; Western Europe