General Household Survey 2015
South Africa, 2015
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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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Relationship to the head (q11RELSH)
Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608
Overview
Valid:
74449
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
41
End:
42
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What is ……'s relationship to the head of the household? (i.e. to the person in column 1)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head/acting head | 21573 |
29%
|
| 2 | Husband/wife/partner of person 01 | 8223 |
11%
|
| 3 | Son/daughter/stepchild/adopted child of person 01 | 23694 |
31.8%
|
| 4 | Brother/sister/stepbrother/stepsister of person 01 | 2295 |
3.1%
|
| 5 | Father/mother/stepfather/stepmother of person 01 | 283 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Grandparent/great grandparent of person 01 | 36 |
0%
|
| 7 | Grandchild/great grandchild of person 01 | 12492 |
16.8%
|
| 8 | Other relative (e.g. in-laws or aunt/uncle) of person 01 | 4738 |
6.4%
|
| 9 | Non-related persons | 613 |
0.8%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 502 |
0.7%
|
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
The respondent is asked to give the information on how each member is related to the head of the household.
The survey officer is instructed to cross-check the information in this question with the one on the flap, especially with regard to the head or acting head of the household.
The survey officer is instructed to cross-check the information in this question with the one on the flap, especially with regard to the head or acting head of the household.
Description
Definition
The question seeks to determine the relationship to the head of the household.
Universe
Every person who has stayed in the household in the selected dwelling unit at least four nights on average per week in the four weeks prior the interview.