Living Standards Survey 2007
Bhutan, 2007
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Relationship to the head (b11q2)
Data file: block1
Overview
Valid:
49165
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
13
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
13
End:
14
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Relation to the head of the family
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Self(head) |
| 2 | Wife/husband |
| 3 | Son/daughter |
| 4 | Father/mother |
| 5 | Sister/brother |
| 6 | Grandchild |
| 7 | Niece/nephew |
| 8 | Son-in-law/daughter-in-law |
| 9 | Brother-in-law/sister-in-law |
| 10 | Father-in-law/mother-in-law |
| 11 | Other family relative |
| 12 | Live-in-servant |
| 13 | Other non-relative |
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
The head of household is the person who manages the income earned and expence incured by the household and who is the most knowledgable person concerning other members of the household.
If the head of the household is not present or available (e.g he or she is / maybe living abroad temporaly),
then an alternative ' Head of the household' must be selected in consultation with the senior household members. The following criteria (in priority order) can be used to determine who should be considered as the head of household.
(a) The person accepted as the head by other household members
(b) The person legally responsible for the dwelling ( Owner or lease holder)
(c) The person who is the kmain income earner
(d) The person who does most of the household shopping
(e) The oldest member of the household
If the head of the household is not present or available (e.g he or she is / maybe living abroad temporaly),
then an alternative ' Head of the household' must be selected in consultation with the senior household members. The following criteria (in priority order) can be used to determine who should be considered as the head of household.
(a) The person accepted as the head by other household members
(b) The person legally responsible for the dwelling ( Owner or lease holder)
(c) The person who is the kmain income earner
(d) The person who does most of the household shopping
(e) The oldest member of the household
Universe
All household members