General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Relationship to the head (q11RELSH)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 99

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 41

End: 42

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is ……'s relationship to the head of the household? (i.e. to the person in column 1)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Head/acting head	21573	29%
2	Husband/wife/partner of person 01	8223	11%
3	Son/daughter/stepchild/adopted child of person 01	23694	31.8%
4	Brother/sister/stepbrother/stepsister of person 01	2295	3.1%
5	Father/mother/stepfather/stepmother of person 01	283	0.4%
6	Grandparent/great grandparent of person 01	36	0%
7	Grandchild/great grandchild of person 01	12492	16.8%
8	Other relative (e.g. in-laws or aunt/uncle) of person 01	4738	6.4%
9	Non-related persons	613	0.8%
99	Unspecified	502	0.7%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

The respondent is asked to give the information on how each member is related to the head of the household.
The survey officer is instructed to cross-check the information in this question with the one on the flap, especially with regard to the head or acting head of the household.

Description

Definition

The question seeks to determine the relationship to the head of the household.

Universe

Every person who has stayed in the household in the selected dwelling unit at least four nights on average per week in the four weeks prior the interview.

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