Interviewer instructions
Type of Household -The household can be classified by referring to the relationship to head (Col. 3 in ISH Form 2) of the members.
1. Single family - refers to a family whose household members are related by blood with the household head and with codes 1 to 3 in Col.3 of ISH Form 2, provided that the marital status of those with code 3 is single. The presence of a boarder and a domestic helper with a code of 9 is still acceptable under this type.
A single family also referred to as a nuclear family consists of parents with unmarried children or presence of a father or mother with unmarried children. A single person household is also considered as a single family in this survey. For purposes of this survey, a single family also includes unmarried sisters and brothers who are living together as one household.
2. Extended family - refers to a household composed of a nuclear family as defined above together with relatives having the codes of 4 to 7 in Col. 3 of ISH Form 2. It also consists of parents with married children or presence of a father or mother with married children. The presence of a boarder and domestic helper in addition to Codes 1 to 7 will not change the household type. Other combinations are grandparents with grandchildren, uncle/ aunt with nephews/nieces, etc.
3. Two or More Non-related Families/Persons - refer to a household with two or more families or two or more persons not related to each other by blood, marriage or adoption.
As discussed in Chapter II, only the family of the head of the household will be the concern of the FIES in cases of two or more families which are not related. For non-related persons, only the head is considered to be included in this survey. However, to identify the extent of occurrences of this type of household, Code 3 should be used. If there are two or more non-related families living together, most of the members of the household will have a code of either 8, 9 or 0 in relationship to head depending upon the living arrangements with the main family (family of household head).
