Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2009
Samoa, 2009
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Reference ID
WSM-SBS-DHS-2009-v1
Producer(s)
Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health
Metadata
Created on
May 20, 2025
Last modified
May 26, 2025
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- Data files
- QHSEC01
- QHSEC02
- QHSEC03
- SamDHS09rcdWN
Relationship to head (QH03)
Data file: QHSEC01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
11
End:
12
Width:
2
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What is the relationship of (NAME) to the head of the household?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Head |
| 2 | Wife or husband |
| 3 | Son, daughter |
| 4 | Son-in-law, daughter-in-law |
| 5 | Grandchild |
| 6 | Parent |
| 7 | Parent-in-law |
| 8 | Brother, sister |
| 9 | Niece/nephew by blood |
| 10 | Niece/nephew by marriage |
| 11 | Other relative |
| 12 | Adopted/foster/step child |
| 13 | Not related |
| 98 | Don't know |
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
Record how the person listed is related to the head of the household. Use the codes at the bottom of the page. If the respondent is not the head of the household, make sure that you record the relationship of each person to the household head, not the relationship to the respondent.
Example: if the respondent is the wife of the head of the household and she says that Simeona is her brother, then Simeona should be coded as OTHER RELATIVE not BROTHER OR SISTER, because Simeona is a brother-in-law of the head of the household.
If the head of the household is married to a woman who has a child from a previous marriage, that child's relationship to the head of the household should be coded as Code 12 (ADOPTED/FOSTER/STEPCHILD).
Example: if the respondent is the wife of the head of the household and she says that Simeona is her brother, then Simeona should be coded as OTHER RELATIVE not BROTHER OR SISTER, because Simeona is a brother-in-law of the head of the household.
If the head of the household is married to a woman who has a child from a previous marriage, that child's relationship to the head of the household should be coded as Code 12 (ADOPTED/FOSTER/STEPCHILD).
Question post text
SEE CODES BELOW. INSERT CODE IN THE BOX.