Literal question
1. Relation to family head:
[] 1 Family head
[] 2 Wife/husband of family head
[] 3 Son/daughter
[] 4 Son-in-law/daughter-in-law of family head or of his/her wife/husband
[] 5 Grandson/granddaughter of family head or of his/her wife/husband
[] 6 Parent of family head or of his/her wife/husband
[] 7 Other relative of family head or of his/her wife/husband [specify:] ____
[] 8 No relation
Interviewer instructions
1. Question 1: Relationship to head of family
[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 1.]
According to the answer we will be able to define the types of relations between persons. Also, we will receive data regarding the household's structure and composition. Meaning, we will know the number of households including parents and children/one parent/couples with no children, etc.
The answer will assist you in determining the persons belonging to the household: all who have family relations to the head of family or his spouse belong to the household. If you found in the apartment a person who is not related to the head of family, and for whom answer 8 was marked -- "not a relative", you should check whether they and the family prepare most of their meals together. If they prepare most of their meals together they will be considered one household. If not, the person will be registered as a separate household. Therefore, if details have been filled for this person in the household's questionnaire, they should be erased and a separate questionnaire should be filled for him (for the complete definition of household -- see chapter four).
Remember!
This check is very important, since it will determine the number of households in the apartment and therefore also the number of questionnaires to be filled in the apartment.
1.1 Who is head of the family?
Head of the family is that person whom members of the family see as their head. Only when members of the family find it difficult to define this -- set the oldest person as head of family.
In case a person has two wives:
If the wives live in the same apartment and conduct one household, meaning they prepare most of their meals together, then the husband will be registered as head of family, and each wife will be registered as his wife -- in the same questionnaire.
If the wives constitute two households in the same apartment or in different apartments, meaning they do not prepare most of their meals together, then each wife will receive a separate questionnaire and the husband will be included in one questionnaire only -- in which he will be registered as head of family.
1.2 Additional explanations
Other relations (answers 3-7)
Notice: answers 3-7 refer to type of relation to head of family or their spouse. Meaning: A wife's parent will be registered in answer 6 -- "parent", since they are the parent of the head of family's spouse.
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Notice!
Stepson/adopted son should be registered as sons of the head of family.
