ETHNOGRAPHIC ATLAS PART 4 Murdock, George P. 1962-1971. Serial Installments in ETHNOLOGY. Compiled with permission of Ethnology journal editors. STDS12.DAT Vars. 270 - 292 270. CLASS STRATIFICATION 271. CLASS STRATIFICATION, SECONDARY FEATURE * 270 271 Class Secd. . = Missing data - - 1 = Absence among freemen 76 - 2 = Wealth distinctions 45 3 3 = Elite (based on control of land or other resources) 3 4 4 = Dual (hereditary aristocracy) 37 4 5 = Complex (social classes) 25 2 9 = No second type or absence of stratification 173 272. CASTE STRATIFICATION (ENDOGAMY) 273. CASTE STRATIFICATION, SECONDARY TYPE * 272 273 Caste Secd. . = Missing data 5 - 1 = Absent or insignificant 154 - 2 = Despised occupational group(s) 17 1 3 = Ethnic stratification 3 1 4 = Complex 7 - 9 = No second type or absence of stratification 184 274. TYPE OF SLAVERY 6 . = Missing data 100 1 = Absence or near absence 27 2 = Incipient or nonhereditary 9 3 = Reported but type not identified 44 4 = Hereditary and socially significant 275. FORMER PRESENCE OF SLAVERY . 136 1 = Absent or no difference from preceding column 50 2 = Formerly present 276. SUCCESSION TO THE OFFICE OF LOCAL HEADMAN 23 . = Missing data 58 1 = Patrilineal heir 17 2 = Matrilineal heir 5 3 = Nonhereditary (appointed by higher authority) 7 4 = Nonhereditary on basis of seniority or age 9 5 = Nonhereditary through influence (wealth or social status) 24 6 = Nonhereditary through election or other formal consensus 23 7 = Nonhereditary through informal consensus 20 9 = Absence of any such office 277. SUCCESSION TO OFFICE OF LOCAL HEADMAN, BREAKDOWN OF HEREDITARY SUCCESSION 23 . = Missing data 44 1 = Hereditary by a son (patrilineal) 14 2 = Hereditary by other patrilineal heir (e.g., YoBr) 8 3 = Hereditary by a sister's son (matrilineal) 9 4 = Hereditary by other matrilineal heir (e.g., YoBr) 88 9 = Nonhereditary or absence of any such office RULE OR PRACTICE FOR INHERITANCE 278. INHERITANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (LAND) 279. INHERITANCE OF MOVABLE PROPERTY * Note change in order from 278 280 278 279 Land Movables . = Missing data 31 34 1 = Absence of individual property rights or rules 59 22 2 = Matrilineal (sister's sons) 4 5 3 = Other matrilineal heirs (e.g., younger brothers) 9 9 4 = Children, with daughters receiving less 12 14 5 = Children, equally for both sexes 9 22 6 = Other patrilineal heirs (e.g., younger brothers) 8 9 7 = Patrilineal (sons) 54 71 DISTRIBUTION OF INHERITANCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS OF SAME CATEGORY 280. INHERITANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 281. INHERITANCE OF MOVABLE PROPERTY * Note change in order from 279 281 280 281 Land Movables . = Missing data or absense of rights (#1 above) 91 55 1 = Equal or relatively equal 54 86 2 = Exclusively or predominantly to the one adjudged best qualified 6 6 3 = Ultimogeniture (to the junior individual) 4 5 4 = Primogeniture (to the senior individual) 28 27 9 = Missing data Note: Change 9 to "." 3 7 282. NORMS OF PREMARITAL SEX BEHAVIOR OF GIRLS 40 . = Missing data 13 1 = Early marriage of females (at or before puberty) 38 2 = Insistence on virginity 37 3 = Prohibited but weakly censured and not infrequent 16 4 = Allowed, censured only if pregnancy results 5 5 = Trial marriage, promiscuous relations prohibited 37 6 = Freely permitted, even if pregnancy results 283. PREVAILING TYPE OF DWELLING: GROUND PLAN 4 . = Missing data 1 1 = Semicircular 59 2 = Circular 6 3 = Elliptical or elongated with rounded ends - 4 = Polygonal 107 5 = Rectangular or square 9 6 = Quadrangular around (if only partially) inner court 284. PREVAILING TYPE OF DWELLING: FLOOR LEVEL 5 . = Missing data 13 1 = Subterranean or semi-subterranean (ignoring cellars) 138 2 = Floor formed by ground 12 3 = Elevated slightly or on raised platform 18 4 = Raised substantially on piles, posts, or piers 285. PREVAILING TYPE OF DWELLING: WALL MATERIAL 65 . = Missing data 12 1 = Stone, stucco, concrete, or fired brick 19 2 = Plaster, mud and dung, or wattle and daub 33 3 = Wood, including logs, planks, poles, bamboo, or shingles 1 4 = Bark 1 5 = Hides or skin 6 6 = Felt, cloth, or other fabrics 17 7 = Mats, latticework, or wattle 14 8 = Grass, leaves, or other thatch 17 9 = Adobe, clay, or dried brick - 10)= Open walls, including temporary screens *)= Walls indistinguishable from roof * Note: disaggregate 9 and 10 286. PREVAILING TYPE OF DWELLING: SHAPE OF ROOF 10 . = Missing data 10 1 = Rounded or semi-cylindrical 20 2 = Dome or hemisphere 7 3 = Beehive with pointed peak 34 4 = Conical 2 5 = Semi-hemisphere 6 6 = Shad (one slope) 14 7 = Flat or horizontal 68 8 = Gabled (two slopes) 15 9 = Hipped or pyramidal (four slopes) 287. PREVAILING TYPE OF DWELLING: ROOFING MATERIALS 10 . = Missing data 2 1 = Stone or slate, or tile or fired brick 3 2 = Plaster, clay, mud and dung, or wattle and daub 10 3 = Wood, including logs, planks, poles, bamboo, or shingles 6 4 = Bark 5 5 = Hides or skin 5 6 = Felt, cloth, or other fabric 9 7 = Mats 118 8 = Grass, leaves, brush, or other thatch 18 9 = Earth or turf 10)= Ice or snow (combined with 9) * Note: disaggregate 9 and 10 288. SECONDARY OR ALTERNATIVE HOUSE TYPE: GROUND PLAN . 2 1 = Semicircular 18 2 = Circular 3 3 = Elliptical or elongated with rounded ends - 4 = Polygonal 38 5 = Rectangular or square 7 6 = Quadrangular around (or partially around) an inner court 118 9 = No secondary type 289. SECONDARY OR ALTERNATIVE HOUSE TYPE: FLOOR LEVEL 1 . = Missing data 1 1 = Subterranean or semi-subterranean (ignoring cellars) 50 2 = Floor formed by ground 8 3 = Elevated slightly or on raised platform 8 4 = Raised substantially on piles, posts, or piers 118 9 = No secondary type 290. SECONDARY OR ALTERNATIVE HOUSE TYPE: WALL MATERIAL 145 . = Missing data or no secondary type 7 1 = Stone, stucco, concrete, or fired brick 5 2 = Plaster, mud and dung, or wattle and daub 10 3 = Wood, including logs, planks, poles, bamboo, or shingles 3 4 = Bark - 5 = Hides or skin 2 6 = Felt, cloth, or other fabrics 3 7 = Mats, latticework or wattle 3 8 = Grass, leaves, or other thatch 8 9 = Adobe, clay, or dried brick - 10)= Open walls, including temporary screens )= Walls indistinguishable from roof * Note: separate . and 0 * Note: disaggregate 9 and 10 291. SECONDARY OR ALTERNATIVE HOUSE TYPE: SHAPE OF ROOF 119 . = Missing data or no secondary type - 1 = Rounded or semi-cylindrical 1 2 = Dome or hemisphere - 3 = Beehive with pointed peak 16 4 = Conical 2 5 = Semi-hemisphere 2 6 = Shad (one slope) 7 7 = Flat or horizontal 31 8 = Gabled (two slopes) 8 9 = Hipped or pyramidal (four slopes) * Note: separate . and 0 292. SECONDARY OR ALTERNATIVE HOUSE TYPE: ROOFING MATERIALS 120 . = Missing data or no secondary type 3 1 = Stone or slate, or tile or fired brick 1 2 = Plaster, clay, mud and dung, or wattle and daub 3 3 = Wood, incl. logs, planks, poles, bamboo, or shingles 1 4 = Bark 5 5 = Hides or skin 2 6 = Felt, cloth or other fabric 4 7 = Mats 42 8 = Grass, leaves, brush, or other thatch 5 9 = Earth or turf 10)= Ice or snow (combined with 9) * Note: separate . and 0 * Note: disaggregate 9 and 10