2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2000
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Reference ID
GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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- GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to head of household (GH2000A_RELATE)
Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
188
End:
188
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A401">P01 Relationship: What is the relationship of (name) to head of household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Head<br />[] 2 Temporary head<br />[] 3 Spouse (wife/husband)<br />[] 4 Child (Son/daughter)<br />[] 5 Parent/parent-in-law<br />[] 6 Son/Daughter-in-law<br />[] 7 Grandchild<br />[] 8 Other relative<br />[] 9 Non-relative<br />[] 0 Group quarters/outdoor sleeper</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Head |
| 2 | Temporary head |
| 3 | Spouse |
| 4 | Child |
| 5 | Parent/parent-in-law |
| 6 | Son/daugh-in-law |
| 7 | Grandchild |
| 8 | Other relative |
| 9 | Non-relative |
| 0 | Group quarters/outdoor sleeper |
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
<svar a="all" v="GH00A401"><span class="em">How to fill out the "relationship to head of household" column:-</span> What is required in the relationship column is the relationship of every member of the household, including guests and visitors, to the head or temporary head of household. Most relationships are established either by blood (descent) or by marriage (affinal). This means that your brother and sister's son are your blood relatives whilst your wife, wife's mother, or wife's sister are your relatives by marriage.<br /><br />You must refer to the list of relationships to be used in question P01. The relationship must always be written as if it were defined by the head himself/herself. For example, if the head replies in the following manner:<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 33]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">a. A is my son - write son<br />b. B is my brother - write brother<br />c. C is my wife - write wife<br />d. D is my father - write father</div><br /><br />On the other hand, if you ask a member of the household about his or her relationship to the head of the household you have to invert the relationship before you enter it. If, for example, a person tells you that:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. The head is my father - you will write son or daughter (whichever is applicable)<br />b. The head is my mother's brother - you will write other relative<br />c. The head is my son - you will write father or mother.</div><br /><br />Always remember to avoid such vague terms as nephew, cousin, uncle, etc., which do not denote exact relationships. Nephew may mean brother's son or sister's son and these must be coded as "other relative".<br /><br />Make sure that the blood relationships specified are true biological relationships. A son must mean the head's own true son and not his brother's son, etc. Half-brothers, e.g. persons having one mother but different fathers, or one father but different mothers must be recorded as brothers. Similarly, half-sisters must be recorded as sisters. (adopted son/daughter must be classified as son/daughter).<br /><br />Any other relationships must be clearly stated e.g. parent/parent-in-law, grandchild, etc. Other household members who are not related to the head of the household such as lodgers, guest, friend, etc, must be classified as non-relatives. Paid unrelated househelp(s) must also be classified as non-relative(s).<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GH00A401"><span class="em">P01 Relationship: What is the relationship of (name) to the head of household?</span><br /><br />You have already entered this on the listing page (A13) of the questionnaire. Write the appropriate code in the cross check header code and mark an X in the box corresponding exactly to what you have recorded. Mark X against code 0 for group/outdoor sleeper (institutional and floating population). Where there are households within the floating population (homeless household), code the appropriate relationship and not 0.<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="GH00A401"><span class="em">P01 Relationship: What is the relationship of (name) to the head of household?</span><br /><br />You have already entered this on the listing page (A13) of the questionnaire. Write the appropriate code in the cross check header code and mark an X in the box corresponding exactly to what you have recorded. Mark X against code 0 for group/outdoor sleeper (institutional and floating population). Where there are households within the floating population (homeless household), code the appropriate relationship and not 0.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's relationship to the head of the household.
Universe
Ghana 2000: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |