Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Section 1 - Characteristics</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Head of household</span></p>
<p>In most cases it will be obvious who is the head of the household. Usually it is the person who is the chief breadwinner or the one who makes major decisions for that household. In any event the person recognized by the members of the household as the head will be accepted as such for census purposes.</p>
<p>For the interviewer: It is to be noted that the head may be of either sex. Avoid any sex bias when recording head of household.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p.30]</span></p>
<p>In the case of a group of unrelated persons sharing a dwelling unit on an equal basis, the head is whom the others acknowledge as such.</p>
<p>A person who manages a guesthouse or similar establishment that caters for less than six guests is considered the head of that household.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2 - Relationship to head of household</span></p>
<p>Nine types of relationships are specified here. These are:-</p>
<div class="i1">1. Head<br />2. Spouse/partner of head<br />3. Child of head/spouse<br />4. Spouse/partner of child<br />5. Grandchild of head/spouse<br />6. Other relative of head/spouse<br />7. Domestic employee<br />8. Other non-relative<br />9. Not stated</div><p>If the individual is the head of the household, then tick the box "head".</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 3 - Sex</span></p>
<p>Tick the appropriate box for each person in the household, male or female as given by the respondent.</p>
<p>Note: Do not try to determine the sex of the person according to the name. Ask the question.
