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National Population Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2001
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Relationship to the head of the household (NP2001A_0404)

Data file: NPL2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 205
End: 206
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
6. What is ____ relation to head of the HH?

(Codes must be encircled which denote appropriate relation)

[] 1 Head
[] 2 Spouse
[] 3 Son/daughter
[] 4 Daughter-in-law
[] 5 Parents
[] 6 Other ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Household head
2 Spouse
3 Son/daughter
4 Daughter-in-law
5 Parents
6 Brother
7 Sister
8 Grandchildren
9 Nephew/niece
10 Cousin
11 Father/mother-in-law
12 Brother-in-law (Jethaju/dewar)
13 Sister-in-law, brother's wife (Bhai buhari)
14 Grandparents
15 Sister-in-law, spouse's sister (Nanda/aamaju)
16 Servant
17 Others
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
Column 6: What is the ____ relation to the head of the household?

[] 1. Head of the household
[] 2. Husband/wife
[] 3. Son/daughter
[] 4. Daughter in law
[] 5. Father/mother
[] 6. Others (Specify) ____


Relation to head of the household means the relationship or kinship between the person being counted to the head of that household. According to kin, relation of the household, in the structure of the household, there often is husband/wife, son/daughter, daughter in law, father/mother etc. In many families other relations also exist besides the relationships stated in the questionnaire, like brothers, sisters, aunt, father in law, mother in law, grandfather, grandmother, daughter-in law, granddaughter, grandson, nephew, niece etc. Similarly, in many families there are unrelated members. Due to the information of kin and relation among the household members, it would be helpful for the enumeration - and also for the statistical data - if the composition of the household could also be provided.

The relation/kin of the head of the household with the person being counted should be specified. When stating the relationship, code "1" should be marked to specify the head of the household. If a person is the wife or husband of the head of the household, mark "2". Similarly, by speaking with each member, the appropriate relation should be marked as mentioned. In addition to the relation/kin stated in the form of the questionnaire, other kin should be specified by marking code 6 and should be stated with the appropriate relation, like: brother-sister, brother in law, sister in law, grandson/daughter, mother/father in laws, grandfather/mother, daughter in law, uncle, aunt etc. If the person is not related to the head of the household, write "not related". But persons kept as servant, paid on wage, salary and people not related should be written as "house maid" or "domestic worker".

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Definition
This variable indicates the person's relationship to the head of the household.
There are some code labels that need explanation. For example, 'jethaju/dewar' is a term used by females for their brother-in-laws (younger brother-in-law = dewar; older brother-in-law = jethaju). Similarly 'nanda/aamaju' is a term used by females for the sister of their husband (younger sister-in-law = nanda; older sister-in-law = aamaju).
Sister-in-law (bhai buhari) can be used by both males and females. Though the Nepali word strictly means wife of younger brother, it is probably used for the wife of older brother as well.
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