Questionnaire Text

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Population Census Questions

For all persons.
[Question 2 through 12 were asked of all persons.]

P2. Relationship to head-What is [the respondent]'s relationship to the head of the household?

Write description on the space provided. Please see codes at the bottom.

Specify____

[] 01 Head
[] 02 Spouse
[] 03 Son
[] 04 Daughter
[] 21 Stepson
[] 22 Stepdaughter
[] 23 Son-in-law
[] 24 Daughter-in-law
[] 31 Grandson
[] 32 Granddaughter
[] 33 Father
[] 34 Mother
[] 41 Brother
[] 42 Sister
[] 43 Uncle
[] 44 Aunt
[] 55 Nephew
[] 56 Niece
[] 57 Other relative
[] 58 Nonrelative
[] 65 Boarder
[] 66 Domestic help
Questionnaire instructions view entire document:  text  image
Columns P1 to P12 for All persons
Columns P1 to P12 are to be accomplished for all household members regardless of age.

Data on the relationship to head of household identify the different types of family groups and their structures within a household. They provide an indication of the typical relationship among household members. Knowledge on changing family characteristics is necessary in the formulation of social security and welfare programs.
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Write the names of the members of the households in Column P1 and fill out Columns P2 and P3 for the relationship to the head and sex, respectively. The complete list of codes corresponding to their relationship to the head of the household is found at the bottom of page 2B of every CPH Form 2. Be guided also by the following:
Begin asking the respondent, "Who is the head of this household?" Who are the persons residing here as of May 1, 2010? Write the name of the household head on the first line. Write "head" on the line provided and enter "01" in the boxes in column P2. Determine the sex of the head by asking the question. "Is [the respondent] male or female? Write "X" in the box corresponding to "1" if male, or in the box for "2" if female.
Ask the name of the other members, their relationship to household head and sex. Inform the respondent that you want to list the members in the order of listing shown below (or as indicated at the bottom of page 2B). This list shows the relationship of members to the household head:

[] Head
[] Spouse of the head
[] Never-married children of head/spouse from oldest to youngest, regardless of sex, and never-married children of head/spouse from previous marriage (if any) from oldest to youngest, regardless of sex
[] Ever-married children of head/spouse and their families from oldest to youngest (for instance, son first, followed by daughter-in-law, then grandchildren; or son-in-law first, followed by daughter, then grandchildren, as the case may be)
[] Other relatives of the head such as parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, parents-in-law, and others (including other relatives of the spouse of the head)
[] Nonrelatives of the head such as boarders (including relatives who are mere boarders) and domestic helpers (including relatives who are employed as domestic helpers).

The order of listing will help the respondent in recalling and reporting all the members of the household. Following this order of listing is imposed primarily to avoid omission of household members from the list.
If the head has more than one spouse living in the same household, list down the name of the first spouse and their unmarried children, followed by the second spouse and their unmarried children, and so on, keeping the nuclear family together, as much as possible.
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Also inform the respondent that you need to include in the list all household members who are Overseas Workers. Undocumented workers who are commonly called "TNT" ("tago nang tago") are included if the household still considers them as members and if the respondent still mentions these TNT's names when you ask about the names of household members.
However, immigrants are excluded from the census. Refer to Section 3.3 Chapter 3 (page 21) for the definition of overseas workers.
Take note that boarders are members of the household if they do not usually go to their respective homes weekly. However, if there are 10 or more of such persons in the household, do not include them as members of the household. These boarders will all be considered as institutional population and will be enumerated separately from the household.
You may sometimes encounter respondents who will insist that you include as member of the household a person who does not qualify as a household member as per our census concepts. Explain to the respondent that we are strictly adhering to the census concepts and that the person he/she wants to include in his/her household will definitely be included in another household following strictly the concepts/definitions of the census. Example of persons whom your respondent would most likely insist on including in his/her household are students who attend school in Manila or in another province or municipality and go home at least once a month or at the end of every semester. Such students should be enumerated in the place where they are boarding and not in their parents' household.
When you are in doubt as to whether a person should be included or excluded as member of a household, include that person first but write the necessary remarks/explanations at the bottom of page 2D of the questionnaire. Refer this matter to your supervisor.
In writing the names of the members of the household, enter the surname on the first line and then the first or given name and middle initial (if given), on the second line.
If the surname of a member is the same as the one immediately preceding him/her, draw a horizontal line (----) in place of his/her surname and write the first name of the person on the second line.
Note that in some parts of the country, people do not have surnames. If you encounter such a case, just write the name as given in the appropriate space.
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As the respondent gives the name of a household member, ask immediately the member's relationship to the household head, "What is the relationship to the head of this household?"
Write the description of the relationship to the household head and enter the appropriate code in the boxes in Column P2. The code should be one of the 22 codes listed at the bottom of page 2B.
"Children" of the head are the sons/daughters of the head, regardless of the children's age or marital status. A married son, who, together with the members of his family, is a member of his father's household should be reported as "son" and his wife and children, as "daughter-in-law" and "grandson"/"granddaughter" of the household head, respectively.
Note that they will have these relationships if they qualify as members of the same household.
"Other relatives" include such relatives as parents-in-law, cousins, grandparents, sisters-/brothers-in-law, and others.
Members of the household who are related to the head by blood or affinity but who are boarders should be considered as boarders. Similarly, household/domestic helpers should be listed as household/domestic helpers even if they are related to the head or to other members of the household by blood or affinity.