Head of household

The head of the household is the person who has been pointed as such by the members of the household. If the household cannot agree on this, the person on whose name the house is registered or rented is head. If it is still unclear, the interviewer can always decide the oldest member of the household as the head of the household.

Note: 'Head’ has no meaning in the sense of ‘the boss’. The head only acts as ‘Reference Person’ for ‘the relation codes’.