Provides information regarding who is intended to provide the information contained within the variable/nCube, e.g., respondent, proxy, interviewer. This element contains the sub-element "concept". DDI provides a Controlled Vocabulary for this location: "ResponseUnit". PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE IN USAGE INSTRUCTIONS: The string content of "concept" now contains the language specific label obtained from the controlled vocabulary. This allows for multiple languages through the repeated entry of the "concept" element. See the high level documentation for a complete description of usage. Additional textual description is entered in the mixed text content or using the sub-element "txt".
<var>
<respUnit><concept vocab="IPUMS_ResponseUnit" vocabAgency="IPUMS" vocabInstanceCodeTerm="HouseholdHead">Head of household</concept>If the Head of Household is unavailable the information may be provided by the proxy respondent.</respUnit>
</var>
<nCube>
<respUnit>Head of household</respUnit>
</nCube>