Descent: major type [EA043]

Description: Major mode of descent (note: not in original EA; derived from variables describing patrilineal and matrilineal kin groups EA017, EA019 and EA021).

Code # Code
1 Patrilineal (EA017 > 1, EA019 = 1, EA021 = 9)
2 Duolateral (EA017 > 1, EA019 > 1, EA021 = 9 or EA021 = 0)
3 Matrilineal (EA017 = 1, EA019 > 1, EA021 = 9)
4 Quasi-lineages (EA017 = 1, EA019 = 1, EA021 = 6)
5 Ambilineal (EA017 = 1, EA019 = 1, EA021 = 3 or EA021 = 4 or EA021 = 5)
6 Bilateral (EA017 = 1, EA019 = 1, EA021 = 1 or EA021 = 2)
7 Mixed (EA017 and/or EA019 > 1,and EA021 not equal to 9)

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Dataset:
Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas'
Variable:
Descent: major type [EA043]
Description:
Major mode of descent (note: not in original EA; derived from variables describing patrilineal and matrilineal kin groups EA017, EA019 and EA021).
Values:
1 Patrilineal 590
2 Duolateral 52
3 Matrilineal 160
4 Quasi-lineages 12
5 Ambilineal 48
6 Bilateral 362
7 Mixed 50
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