Interviewer instructions
Column (3): Relationship to head of household
Ask the relationship of each member of the household and fill in column (3). The first household member is always the head of the household.
a. "Head of household" is the member of the household who is responsible for the everyday needs of the household or the member who is assumed/assigned to be the head of the household.
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b. "Wife/husband" is the spouse of the head of household.
c. "Child" includes own child, stepchild, or adopted child of the head of household.
d. "Daughter/son in-law" is the spouse of an own child, stepchild or adopted child.
e. "Grandchild" is the child of an own child, stepchild, or adopted child.
f. "Parent/parent in-law" is the father/mother of the head of household or the father/mother of the spouse of the head of household.
g. "Other relative" is any other person related to the head of household or the spouse of the head of household; for example: sister/brother, nephew/niece, aunt, uncle, in-laws, grandfather, grandmother, etc.
h. "Housemaid" is someone who works as a maid and lives in the household and receives wages/salary either in cash or in-kind.
i. "Others" are those who have no relation to the head of household or the spouse of the head of household, such as guests, friends, boarders (lodgers in the household), etc.
