Migration Household Survey 2009

Kenya, 2009

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Reference ID

KEN_2009_MRHSS_v01_M

Producer(s)

University of Nairobi

Collection(s)

Migration and Remittances Surveys

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Relationship to HH head (relationship)

Data file: section1

Overview

Valid: 8197

Invalid: 146

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 122

End: 124

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

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Categories

Value	Category
1	head
2	spouse
3	partner
4	son/daughter
5	son/daughter-in-law
6	father/mother
7	brother/sister
8	parent-in-law
9	grandson/granddaughter
10	nephew/niece
11	other relative
12	servant / employee
13	other non-relative
777	n/a
888	dk
999	missing
Sysmiss

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

Note that the household head is not necessary the “father” or the “mother”.

Description

Definition

Head of household: This is the most responsible/respectable member of the household who makes key decisions of the household on day to day basis and whose authority is recognized by all members of the household. It could be the father, mother or a child or any other responsible member of the household depending on the status of the household.

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