Definition
A household is a group of persons living together, sharing the living space, having common arrangement for
food and sharing the family resources. A person who lives alone and makes his or her own meal arrangements is considered as single member household.
Expatriate household:
Household of non-Bhutanese resident working in Bhutan but paid by an agency other than the RGOB is considered to be an expatriate (e.g Theose personnel who are paid by international organizations like UN, World Bank, ADB, etc. and by government of another country irrespective of their work place.
Household of non bhutanese resident who is an employee of RGOB/private enterprises is included in the survey (and not considered as an expatriate)
Note: Non Bhutanese is a person other than Bhutanese who has been residing in Bhutan for at least 6 months.