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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Relationship to head of household (ZA2011A_RELATE)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 216
End: 217
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3"> P-02 Relationship </span>
<br />What is [the person]'s relationship to the head or acting head of the household?
<br />The head or acting head is the person listed in row 1 of the first questionnaire, if more than one questionnaire has been completed for this household.
<br />Write the appropriate code in the box _</p>
<div class="i1">01. Head/ Acting head<br />02. Husband/ Wife/ Partner<br />03. Son/ Daughter<br />04. Adopted Son/ Daughter<br />05. Stepchild<br />06. Brother/ Sister<br />07. Parent (Mother/ Father)<br />08. Parent-in-law<br />09. Grand/ Great Grandchild<br />10. Son/ Daughter-in-law<br />11. Brother/ Sister-in-law<br />12. Grandmother/ Father<br />13. Other relative<br />14. Non-related person.</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Head or acting head
02 Husband, wife or partner
03 Son or daughter
04 Adopted son or daughter
05 Stepchild
06 Brother or sister
07 Parent (mother or father)
08 Parent-in-law
09 Grandchild or great-grandchild
10 Son- or daughter-in-law
11 Brother- or sister-in-law
12 Grandmother or grandfather
13 Other relative
14 Non-related person
99 NIU (not in universe)
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's relationship to the head of the household.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Persons in private households [discrepancies: none]

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