Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008, Second Round
Nepal, 2008
Central Bureau of Statistics
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Name of Household Head (hhname)
Data file: household_info
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Width:
30
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Name of the Household Head
Description
Definition
The head of the household is the person who manages the income earned and expenses incurred by the household and who is the most knowledgeable person concerning other members of the household. The head of the household should be usually living in the household and may be either male or female. It is noted that children (aged less than 10 years) couldn't be the head of the household. Refer to 5.2 of data collection manual for details.
Source of information
This is the name of the household selected in the sample after listing all the households in the selected PSU.