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MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005

Sierra Leone, 2005
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Reference ID
SLE_2005_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics Sierra Leone, UNICEF Sierra Leone
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Mar 22, 2011
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Relationship to the head (HL3)

Data file: hl

Overview

Valid: 0
Valid (weighted): 0
Invalid: 0
Invalid (weighted): 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V234

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What is the relationship of (name) to the head of the household?
Categories
Value Category
1 Head
2 Wife or Husband
3 Son or Daugher
4 Son/Daughter in law
5 Grandchild
6 Parent
7 Parent in law
8 Brother or sister
9 Brother/sister in law
10 Uncle/Aunt
11 Niece/nephew by blood
12 Niece/nephew by marriage
13 Other relative
14 Adopted/foster/stepchild
15 Not related
97 Inconsistent
98 DK
99 Missing
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
Enter the code corresponding to how the person listed is related to the head of the household. Use the codes at the bottom of the Household Listing. Be particularly careful in doing this if the respondent is not the head of the household. Make sure that you record the relationship of each person to the household head, not the relationship to the respondent. For example, if the respondent is the wife of the head of the household and she says that Sola is her brother, then Sola should be coded as '09' ('Brother or sister-in-law'), not as '08' ('Brother or sister'), because Sola is a brother-in-law of the head of the household. Be very careful in obtaining this information correctly, since respondents tend to provide the relationship of the person to themselves, rather than to the head of the household. If the head of the household is married to a woman who has a child from a previous marriage, that child's relationship to the head of the household should be coded as '14' ('Adopted/foster/stepchild'). If a household member is not related to the head of household, such as a friend who lives with the household, enter '15' ('Not related'). Enter '98' if the respondent doesn't know the relationship of a household member to the head of household.

Description

Universe
De jure household members (usual residents)
Source of information
Head of household or other responsible household member
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