Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to household head (LS2006A_RELATE)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
217
End:
218
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. List of household members </span></p>
<p>2. What is (the respondent's) relationship to head of household? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Absentee head<br />[] 1 Head<br />[] 2 Spouse<br />[] 3 Child <br />[] 4 Son/daughter- in- law<br />[] 5 Grandchild/great grand child <br />[] 6 Parent/ parent-in-law <br />[] 7 Other relative <br />[] 8 Domestic employee <br />[] 9 Other person not related <br />[] 10 Herd boy</div>
<p>2. What is (the respondent's) relationship to head of household? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Absentee head<br />[] 1 Head<br />[] 2 Spouse<br />[] 3 Child <br />[] 4 Son/daughter- in- law<br />[] 5 Grandchild/great grand child <br />[] 6 Parent/ parent-in-law <br />[] 7 Other relative <br />[] 8 Domestic employee <br />[] 9 Other person not related <br />[] 10 Herd boy</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Absentee head |
| 01 | Head |
| 02 | Spouse |
| 03 | Child |
| 04 | Son in-law or daughter-in-law |
| 05 | Grand child or great grand child |
| 06 | Parent or parent-in-law |
| 07 | Other relative |
| 08 | Domestic employees |
| 09 | Other person not related |
| 10 | Herd boy |
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
<span class="h2">Part B of the questionnaire</span>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>72. Column 2. Relationship to head</p>
<div class="i1">The relationship of each member of the household to the head of the household must be shown in this column by using the codes listed. Spouse means husband or wife (MOHATSA).</div>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>72. Column 2. Relationship to head</p>
<div class="i1">The relationship of each member of the household to the head of the household must be shown in this column by using the codes listed. Spouse means husband or wife (MOHATSA).</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the relationship of the person to the household head
Universe
Lesotho 2006: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |