2009 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 2009
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Reference ID
VNM_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 2009 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
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- VNM2009_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Relationship to household head (VN2009A_RELATE)
Data file: VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
189
End:
189
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VN09A401 VN09A402 VN09A435 VN09A436 VN09A403 VN09A437 VN09A438">[Questions 1-7 were asked of all persons]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A401">2. What is [the respondent's] relationship to the household head?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Household head<br />[] 2 Spouse<br />[] 3 Biological child<br />[] 4 Grandchild<br />[] 5 Parent<br />[] 6 Other relative</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A401">2. What is [the respondent's] relationship to the household head?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Household head<br />[] 2 Spouse<br />[] 3 Biological child<br />[] 4 Grandchild<br />[] 5 Parent<br />[] 6 Other relative</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Household head |
| 2 | Spouse |
| 3 | Biological child |
| 4 | Grandchild |
| 5 | Parent (including father-in-law/mother-in-law) |
| 6 | Other relative or non-relative |
| 9 | Unknown |
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 v="VN09A401 VN09A402 VN09A435 VN09A436 VN09A403 VN09A437 VN09A438"><span class="em">Question 1 to Question 7:</span> Ask about all household's usual residents<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A401"><span class="em">Question 2: Relationship to household head</span><br />Relationship to household head includes the following categories:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Household head:</span> is the representative of the household recognized by all household members.<br />The household head is always recorded in the column with serial number "1". If the household has to use two questionnaire sets or more, then household head will be recorded in the column with serial number "1" on the first set; columns with serial number "1" of the second or third sets will be still used to record other members in the household.<br />The household head here can be the same or different from that recorded in household register provided by police.<br />For a household for which the parents are under the management of the Ministry of National Defense or Ministry of Public Security and are recorded according to their own plans, but their children are recorded by the local authority, then these children are defined as a household. The household head will be the oldest child.<br /><br /><span class="em">Wife/husband:</span> (see the way of interviewing and recording from Question 18, defining "Married")<br />This includes those who have been recognized by law or local customs and habits as married (wife or husband), or living with a person of the opposite sex as a married couple.<br />Note: If a household head is living with 2 wives (husbands) or more in his/her household, then all these persons are defined as wives (husbands) of the household head.<br /><br /><span class="em">Biological child:</span> This includes those who were delivered by the household head himself/herself.<br /><br /><span class="em">Grandchild:</span> This includes those who were delivered by the biological child (son or daughter) of the household head.<br /><br /><span class="em">Father/mother:</span> This includes the household head's biological father/mother or the household head's father-in-law/mother-in-law. The adopted father/mother of the household head's wife/husband is also defined as father/mother.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg.32]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Others:</span> This includes those who have a relationship other than wife/husband, biological child, biological father/mother, grandchild of the household head. For example, step-child of wife / husband, grandfather / grandmother, brother / sister, aunt / uncle, friend, maid, etc.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A401"><span class="em">Question 2: Relationship to household head</span><br />Relationship to household head includes the following categories:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Household head:</span> is the representative of the household recognized by all household members.<br />The household head is always recorded in the column with serial number "1". If the household has to use two questionnaire sets or more, then household head will be recorded in the column with serial number "1" on the first set; columns with serial number "1" of the second or third sets will be still used to record other members in the household.<br />The household head here can be the same or different from that recorded in household register provided by police.<br />For a household for which the parents are under the management of the Ministry of National Defense or Ministry of Public Security and are recorded according to their own plans, but their children are recorded by the local authority, then these children are defined as a household. The household head will be the oldest child.<br /><br /><span class="em">Wife/husband:</span> (see the way of interviewing and recording from Question 18, defining "Married")<br />This includes those who have been recognized by law or local customs and habits as married (wife or husband), or living with a person of the opposite sex as a married couple.<br />Note: If a household head is living with 2 wives (husbands) or more in his/her household, then all these persons are defined as wives (husbands) of the household head.<br /><br /><span class="em">Biological child:</span> This includes those who were delivered by the household head himself/herself.<br /><br /><span class="em">Grandchild:</span> This includes those who were delivered by the biological child (son or daughter) of the household head.<br /><br /><span class="em">Father/mother:</span> This includes the household head's biological father/mother or the household head's father-in-law/mother-in-law. The adopted father/mother of the household head's wife/husband is also defined as father/mother.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg.32]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Others:</span> This includes those who have a relationship other than wife/husband, biological child, biological father/mother, grandchild of the household head. For example, step-child of wife / husband, grandfather / grandmother, brother / sister, aunt / uncle, friend, maid, etc.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the relationship of the person to the household head.
Universe
Vietnam 2009: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |