Relationship
P-10. What is [the person's] relationship to the head of this household?

25.3 Columns P10 and P11: Relationship and sex

- After you have written all?the names in column P00, code relationship in column P10 and sex in column P11. For example: for head, code "1" in P10 and insert the appropriate code in P11 as far as sex is concerned. Then code the relationship of each person to the head, that is "2" for spouse (refers to the partner or wife or husband depending on who the household?head is), "3" for son/daughter, "4" for grandchild, "5" for brother/sister, "6" for father/mother, "7" for "nephew/niece" ''8" for in?law, "9" for grandparent, "10" for other relative not elsewhere classified , "11" for non?relative such as visitors, friends etc., and "99" for those who say "don't know" relationship.
- You must probe to find out whether the children you have coded as sons and daughters are the head's biological children. If they are not, establish further whether they should fall under "10" (other?relative) or "11" (non?relative). Note that relatives like stepson or stepdaughter, parent?in? law, son or daughter-in?law, adopted son or daughter will be treated as "other relative" and will fall under category "10".
- There are several persons who may not be related by blood or marriage but constitutes a household, mostly in urban areas. Without telling them code one of them as 'head' (code "1 ") and the rest as 'non?relative' (code "11").
- Sometimes it may happen that members of the household are away and cannot be reached even after several visits, and the most responsible person you meet is a house?help or any other such person employed by the household. You must probe to establish the most senior member who will have spent the Census Night in the household. This person must be made the household head. You may then proceed to ask the house help to provide information on the household members.
- There are certain communities where women are culturally allowed to "marry" other women. For purposes of the census, marriage should involve only partners of opposite sex. Whenever you encounter such cases where one woman (supposedly the head of the household) claims that another woman is her "spouse", code "10" (other?relative) rather than "2" (spouse) in P10.
- Make sure you understand the relationship well before you make any entry. In other words, relationship of each person is linked to the household head (person No. 1 on the list). For instance, the head's relationship to himself/herself is code 01 (head). Ensure that the entry is strictly and legibly written within the boxes provided.