B. Individual characteristics

The entire population
[Questions B01 through B10 were asked of all persons.]

B04. Relationship to the head of the household

4.2. Part B: individual characteristics

B04: relationship with the head of household (CM)
The relationship (by blood or by marriage) with the head of household is that which the household members and visitors have with the CM.
For each member of the household, record the code corresponding to the link with the CM:

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If the head of household is absent or unavailable to answer the questions and another member presents themselves as a respondent, you should pay particular attention by filling in the 'relationship link' column; you should always remind the respondent that you are interested in the relationship of the member relative to the head of household (absent or unable to be present) and not in relation to himself.
Note: The head of household is not necessarily a man, even if this is the most frequent case. Past surveys have shown that more than 20% of households are headed by a woman. In some households, especially those of polygamists, the household considers the husband to be the CM even though the latter belongs to another household. In this case, the spouse (or one of the spouses) who is a resident member, recognized as the authority in the absence of the husband, shall be considered as CM. In this case, if the latter lives with spouses in the household, her co-spouses will be registered as ''other relatives.''
In cases where the declared CM is a non-member, designate another member as CM (after identifying the person who holds authority) and record it on the first column (person no. = '01'). It may be a brother, mother, uncle, head of household or any other person empowered to make decisions in place of the absent CM.
If the husband is not part of the household investigated but he spent the night of reference there, he will be considered a visiting spouse. In this case, record the wife as CM (code '01'). The husband will be recorded before the children and the other members.
Example: Sélbé Sandor is Diogaye Diouf's second wife. She lives in a house different from her husband who spends most of the time with the first wife. Sélbé will be recorded as CM in all cases. Diogaye Diouf will be registered as a visitor if he has spent the night of reference at Sélbé, otherwise he will not even appear in the questionnaire.
Here, the term spouse (code 02) is synonymous with spouse or partner, whether the head of household is male or female, whether the couple is legally married or not. The sons or daughters (code 03) here are the biological children of the head of household.
Attention: For cultural reasons, respondents often report adoptive children as their sons or daughters; always ask the question to make sure. If necessary, record them as other relatives (code 10). Similarly, the terms father/mother (code 05) of the head of household refer to their direct ascendants. The other persons designated under this term when in reality they are not, will be registered in the category 'other relatives' (code 10). Follow the same logic and the same approach to register siblings (code 04), nephews/nieces (code 07) and grandsons/daughters (code 6) of the head of household, and so on.
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In summary, the adoptive relatives of the CM (adoptive father, adopted child, and so on) will always be classified in ''other relatives'' (code 10). Household members not related to the head of household shall be classified in category '11' if they are domestic servants and in category '00' if they are other persons who are not related to the CM (friends, children of friends and so on).
NB: The meaning of the relationship: (name) is [relative to] the CM.
For example: If the CM is the son of Mahourédia Fall, he is the uncle of Kène Beugoul Diagne.
Relationship of the CM with Mahourédia Fall: Code 05 (Mahourédia is the father of the CM).
Relationship of the CM with Kène Bougoul Diagne: Code 07 (Kène Beugoul is the niece of the CM).