Now we would like to ask for information on you and the persons habitually living in your household or currently residing in your home

(3) Relationship to the head of household

Number of nuclear units _

Column (3): Family relations to the head of household, conjugal relation and nuclear unit number.
The determination of the family relation to the head of household and the conjugal relationship of the women requires asking a series of questions.
1) First, ask the following question: "What is the relation of [the respondent] to the head of household?" and report the corresponding code in the first box to the right;
The answers to this question are pre-coded and are as follows:

2) Then ask: "Does [the respondent] have his father and mother in the household?" If the answer is YES, write down on the line above the boxes son of a x b whereby a is the line number of the father and b the line number of the mother. If one of the parents is not part of the household, replace his/her number with 0.
3) For married household members, ask: "Does the partner of [the respondent] live with the household?" If yes, ask for his/her name and write down, above the boxes, EP [spouse] of d, whereby d is the line number of the partner in household.
Note: Registering information on the conjugal relations for married household members does not exclude registering family relations with the head of household.
Filling out the right-hand box in the column on nuclear family unit is reserved for the office. As a result, this box shall be left empty.

3. Family relationship - What is the family tie of the head of household?

Number of nuclear units _ _

Questions 1 [order number] to 12 [residency status] apply to all persons to count in the household.

Familial nucleus - This is a group of persons made by a couple with or without children or an adult with at least of his/her children. It consists of persons linked by a conjugal relation and/or biological relation [paternal or maternal].

To inquire about this information, for each household member:
Ask the following questions:
Q1: "Does [the respondent] have his/her father and mother in the household?"
If the answer is Yes, write on the line above the boxes: "Son/daughter of [Line number of father] x [Line number of mother]"

A household is a group of persons living together in a common housing unit or in a part of it, bearing together, at least partly, the costs of living (i.e. daily expenses, meals) on at least on of the days of the week they have a common lunch, dinner.

A household might consist of: one family, one family and their relative(s) living with, two or more families, two or more families and their relative(s) living with, one or more lone person.

Eventually there might belong to the household person(s) other than relative(s) (domestic help, person in state care, boarding student, person(s) supported for money, land or other property, etc.). Co-tenants, sub-tenants however always form a separate household.

Family

From the point of view of the census the family, the so called "family nucleus", is the smallest circle of persons living together as married couples or relatives of kin; they might be married couples without or with child(ren), lone parent (widowed, divorced, eventually never married) with never married child(ren). Male and female cohabiting (unmarried) partners together with their child(ren) should be regarded as a family as well.

1. Serial No. of the household ____

2. Serial No. of the person in the dwelling ____

3. Name of the person ____

4. Family status of the person ____

Question 3: Relationship to the head of household

Question 3: Relationship to the head of household

Note that any adult member (male or female) of a private household, present on Census night may be returned as Head according as the household members consider appropriate. If the term "joint head" is used accept this without questioning provided the relationship with the other members is clear. The description "Visitor" must be used at Question 3 for a person whose usual residence is elsewhere (see Question 9) even though he/she may be related to the head of the household.

Q.5 and Q.6: Marital status
An entry is required at Question 5 for all persons born on or before 13 April 1971. For children under 15 years of age (i.e. born on or after 14 April l97l), these questions should be left blank. At Question 6 information is required on the present actual marital status irrespective of the legal status. Thus, for example a deserted wife though legally married should have a tick in box 5.

Q.2 Sex and Q.3: Relationship to head of household
The answers to these Questions for each person must be consistent with one another and with the name of the person as entered at Question 1. Note that any adult member (male or female) of a private household, present on Census night may be returned as head according as the household members consider appropriate. If the term "Joint head" is used accept this without questioning provided the relationship with the other members is clear. The description "Visitor" must be used at Question 3 for a person whose usual residence is elsewhere (see Question 11) although she may be related to the head of the household.

[Question 4: What is your relationship to persons 1,2, 3 and 4?]

From the responses to Question 4, it is possible to build up a picture of the changing family situation in Ireland. The multiple categories will enable families in multi-generational households to be accurately distinguished. Information in relation to families which have been reconstituted following the break up of previous marriages can also be determined.

The results based on the responses to this question will allow the changing nature of families in Ireland to be charted.

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