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Belarus 1999
Belarus 2009
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Belarus 1999 — source variable BY1999A_PREVRES — Previous place of residence
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16. Have you been living permanently in this urban settlement or rural area of this district since birth?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No


[If no to question 16 specify]

___ a) The year in which you permanently started living here

___ b) Previous place of residence (specify country; for the Republic of Belarus specify region, Minsk-City)

c) What type of settlement did you come from?

[] 1 Urban
[] 2 Rural
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Question 16. Have you continuously been living in this urban settlement or rural area of this district since birth?

"Yes" should be marked for persons who have continuously been living in a given urban settlement or rural area of a given administrative district since birth.

Continuity is not affected by:
- move from one rural area to another within the same administrative district;
- move from a given urban settlement or rural area of a given administrative district for active duty service commitment or abroad for official business trip;
- all moves from a given urban settlement or rural area of a given administrative district, which are not related to relocation.


Continuity of residence does not depend on registration and the nature thereof (whether permanent or temporary) and is not affected by the change of address within the same urban settlement or rural area of the same administrative district.

"No" is to be marked for persons who have been living in the urban settlement not since birth, those inclusive who were born here, but moved for permanent residence to other urban settlements or rural areas.

"No" is also to be marked for persons who have been living in the rural area of a given administrative district not since birth, those inclusive who were born here, but moved for permanent residence to other urban settlements or rural areas of other administrative districts.

For person answering to this question in negative the answers to the following questions are to be completed:

a) the year since which you have permanently been living here

The year should be indicated since which a person questioned has continuously been living in a given urban settlement or rural area of a given administrative district. For persons (both born here and those living here not since birth) who moved from this urban settlement or rural area of a given administrative district for permanent residence to other places, the year since which they have permanently been living here after return, is to be indicated.

b) previous place of residence

For persons coming from the territories of the Republic of Belarus the name of the region or the city of Minsk is to be indicated. For those coming from foreign countries the name of the country where they have come from should be specified.

c) what settlement have you come from?

The code is to be marked, which corresponds to one of the responses listed.

If a person questioned has come from a city or urban type settlement (or industrial community), "urban" is to be marked, if from a rural locality -- "rural" should be labeled. In this case, the administrative-territorial changes taking place after the move of the person from his/her previous place of permanent residence are not to be taken into account. For instance, if the rural locality where the person lived before his/her move to the given settlement was later converted to urban one or included within the city limits, the label "rural" is still to be used.

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Belarus 2009 — source variable BY2009A_PREVREGN — Region of previous residence
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Form 2H: Personal Questionnaire

6. Have you been residing in this urban settlement or rural area district permanently from birth?

[] 1 Yes [to question 8]
[] 2 No
6.1 Indicate the period when you arrived to this locality:
[] 1 Till 2005 [to question 8]
[] 2 From 2005 till October 13 of the current year (indicate month and year): month _ _ year _ _ _ _

6.2 Indicate the place of your previous residence:

[] 1. Republic of Belarus
[] 1 City
[] 2 Urban settlement
[] 3 Rural area
Indicate the name of the city, urban settlement, administrative district _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

[] 2. Other country, indicate name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [to question 7.3]
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33.4. in question 6 "Have you been residing in this urban settlement or rural area district permanently from birth?" the box "Yes" is to be checked for respondents who have been residing in this urban settlement or rural area district permanently from birth. It should be noted that the continuity of residence in a particular locality does not depend on the registration available and on its character (permanent or temporary).

The continuity of residence is not affected by:
- move from one rural area to another within the same administrative district;
- move within the same city;
- all departures from this locality not connected with the change of permanent residence (business trips, leisure trips, visits to relatives, friends, etc., as well as for other reasons) for the period under one year.
The box "No" is to be checked for persons who:
- have lived in the urban settlement not from birth, including those who was born in this locality, but moved for permanent residence (for the period of one year and longer) to another urban settlement or rural area;

- have lived in the rural area of this administrative district not from birth, including those who was born in this rural area district, but moved for permanent residence (for the period of one year and longer) to an urban settlement or rural area of another administrative district.
Respondents with the answer "No" checked in question 6 are to be asked questions 6.1. and 6.2.

In question 6.1, "Indicate the period of your arrival in this locality", for persons who arrived in this locality for permanent residence, an appropriate answer should be completed, and for those who arrived at 2005 and later, additionally the month and year of arrival should be specified.

When choosing the answer to question 6.2. "Indicate the place of your previous residence", it should be noted that administrative and territorial changes that took place after the departure from the previous place of permanent residence are not to be taken into account. For example, if the respondent had previously lived in the rural area, which later was transformed into an urban settlement or included in the city limits, the answer "rural area" is to be marked and the name of the administrative district to be entered;