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Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1998
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MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Relationship to household head (MW1998A_0402)

Data file: MWI1998-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 155
End: 155
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
B3. Relationship to head of household

[] 1 Head
[] 2 Wife/husband
[] 3 Son/daughter
[] 4 Other relative
[] 5 Non-relative
[] 6 Institutional member
Categories
Value Category
1 Head
2 Wife / husband
3 Biological son / daughter
4 Other relative
5 Non-relative
6 Institutional member
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
4.5 Dwelling Unit (DU): It may be defined as any structure, permanent or temporary, where people sleep. It may be hut, a house, a store with a sleeping room or rooms at the back or sides, a shelter of reeds/straw such as those used by fishermen, or any other structure where people sleep.




Part B: Characteristics of Individual Household Members




1. All persons




B3. Relationship to head of household: The relationship of each member to the head of the household must be a blood relationship as opposed to the usual cultural or traditional relationship where one's brother's children are taken as one's children. In this respect, step-children or foster parents must be considered as "Other relatives". You must be particularly careful if the respondent is not the head of the household. For instance, if the respondent is the wife of the head of the household and she says that Yusuf is her son by her previous husband, then Yusuf should be taken as "Other relative" and not the head's son.
Note: If you are enumerating in an institution, each of the listed persons will be considered as an institutional member and will be given a code of "6".
If there are two or more unrelated persons in the household treat one of them as head (code 1) and the others as non-relatives (code 5).
Ask for the relationship of each person listed in the household to the head of the household. Record the relationship of the person to the head of the household in column B3 using the codes.
Caution: Please note that the respondent may not always be the head of the household and so the relationship of each member must be with reference to the head.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the relationship of the person to the household head.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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