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VI. Household member characteristics


VI-A: All ages
[Questions 1-13.]


1. Relation to the head of household:

[] 1 Head of household
[] 2 Wife/husband
[] 3 Children
[] 4 Son/daughter in-law
[] 5 Grandchildren
[] 6 Parent/in-law
[] 7 Other relative
[] 8 Household servant
[] 9 Other

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Column (3) : Relation to the household head
  • Household head is the one household member who controls the everyday needs of the household, and is referred to as the one who is assumed to be the head. The household head in a special household is the one of the household members who is selected to be the first. Thus special name of household head here can differ from special name of household head at SP90-Sample list.
  • Wife/husband is the spouse of the household head.
  • Child is the child, stepchild or foster child of the household head.
  • Daughter/son-in-law is husband/wife of the child, stepchild or foster child.
  • Grandchild is the child of [the head's] child, stepchild, or foster child.
  • Parent/parent-in-law is the father/mother of the household head or the father/mother of household head's spouse.
  • Relative is someone who has a relation to the household head or to the wife/husband of the household head, for example: little sister/brother, sister, cousin, aunt, uncle, in-laws, grandfather, and grandmother.
  • Household servant is someone who works as an assistant, stays with the household, and accepts a fee/salary of money or goods.
  • Other is one who does not have any relation to the household head or the wife/husband of the household head, such as one who lodges.


Ask the relation of each household member, and afterwards fill in Column (3). The first name on the household member [list] is always the household head.