sharing of food among nuclear family
sharing of food among kin residing in local community
sharing of food among kin, not restricted to local community
sharing of food among non-kin within local community
sharing of food among all members of local community
sharing of food among groups within unit of maximal political authority or ethnic group
sharing of food among other than mentioned groups

food supply constant, no scarcity (original code 10)
periodical food scarcity (original code 20)
aperiodical food scarcity (e.g. as caused by natural disasters), no further information on frequency of occurrence (original code 30)
seldom (occurrence uncommon) (original code 31)
often (occurrence common) (original code 32)
periodical as well as aperiodical food scarcity (original code 40)
chronic food scarcity (original code 50)
food scarcity occurs, no further information on frequency (original code 60)

absence of rich, variable 1717 coded 1 (original code 88)
presence of rich, no information on sources of wealth (original code 10)
acquired wealth of land (through buying or skill) (original code 11)
inheritance of land (original code 12)
acquired wealth of cattle (through buying or skill) (original code 13)
inheritance of cattle (original code 14)
acquired wealth (means of production other than cattle or land) (original code 15)
inherited wealth (means of production other than cattle or land) (original code 16)
more than one of the above (original code 177)

no need for expansion: variable 1716 coded as 1 (original code 88)
peaceful territorial expansion impossible (original code 10)
peaceful territorial expansion possible, no information on quality of land (original code 20)
access to land of good quality (original code 21)
access to land of restricted quality (original code 22)

absence of violent conflict management (original code 88)
resource acquisition no motive
resource acquisition motive for violent conflict management

local community autonomous (original code 10)
local community is part of a precolonial state (original code 20)
ethnic group to which the local community belongs is politically dominant in the precolonial state (original code 21)
ethnic group to which the local community belongs occupies a politically subordinate position in the precolonial state (original code 22)
local community is part of a colonial state (original code 30)
local community is part of a postcolonial state (original code 40)
ethnic group to which the local community belongs is politically dominant in the postcolonial state (original code 41)
ethnic group to which the local community belongs occupies a politically subordinate position in the postcolonial state (original code 42)