Ecuador 1990 Census Questionnaire
V Census of Population and IV of Housing
The information solicited is strictly confidential.
Article 21 of the Statistical Law established statistical secrecy.
I. Geographic location
____ 1. Province
____ 2. Canton
____ 3. City or parish head
____ 4. Rural parish
____ 5. Locality
_ _ _ 6. Zone number
_ _ _ 7. Sector number
_ _ 8. Block number
_ _ 9. Enumeration area number
1. Dwelling type
[] 02 Apartment
[] 03 Room(s) in a tenement
[] 04 Mediagua (small unit with sloped roof)
[] 05 Rancho (poor construction possibly with cane or straw roof)
[] 06 Shack (Covacha)
[] 07 Rustic cabin (Choza)
[] 08 Others ____ (specify)
[] 12 Military or police barracks
[] 13 Jail
[] 14 Hospital, clinic, etc.
[] 15 Convent, religious institution
[] 16 Other
If a collective dwelling, skip to chapter V, population.
2. Occupancy of the dwelling
[] 2 Occupied, with people absent
[] 3 Unoccupied
3. Predominant materials in the dwelling
[] 2 Asbestos or similar (Ex: Eternit)
[] 3 Zinc
[] 4 Tile
[] 5 Straw or similar
[] 6 Other materials
[] 2 Adobe or mud wall (tapia)
[] 3 Wood
[] 4 Covered cane or cane with earth (bahareque)
[] 5 Uncovered cane
[] 6 Other materials
[] 2 Parquet, floor tile or vinyl
[] 3 Brick or cement
[] 4 Cane
[] 5 Earth
[] 6 Other materials
4. Water supply in the dwelling
[] 2 By pipe outside the dwelling but inside the building, lot or grounds
[] 3 By pipe outside of the building, lot or grounds
[] 4 Does not get water via pipe
[] 2 Well
[] 3 River, spring, stream or canal
[] 4 Delivery truck
[] 5 Other
5. What is the wastewater elimination system for this dwelling?
[] 2 Septic tank
[] 3 Other means ____ (specify)
[] 4 None
6. Is there electrical service?
[] 2 No
7. Is there telephone service?
[] 2 No
8. What is the system of garbage removal for the dwelling?
[] 2 In vacant lot or stream
[] 3 Incineration or burial
[] 4 Other system ____ (specify)
9. How many rooms does the dwelling have?
10. If "household" is taken to mean a person or group of people who eat communally and sleep in the same dwelling, how many households does this dwelling contain?
Before continuing, read the note labeled "important."
Important:
Use one form per household. When there is only one household in the dwelling fill in all the chapters of this form. If there is more than one household in the dwelling, proceed in the following manner:
b) For the rest of the households repeat chapter I (geographic location), do not repeat chapter II (dwelling) and fill in the rest of the chapters.
Household order number within the dwelling:
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4 or higher
Name and surname of the head of household ____
Are any of the members of the household present?
[] 2 No
1. In this household, how many rooms are used exclusively for sleeping?
2. Does this household have a room exclusively used for cooking?
[] 2 No
3. What is the principal fuel or energy source used in this household for cooking?
[] 2 Wood or charcoal
[] 3 Kérex
[] 4 Gasoline
[] 5 Electricity
[] 6 Other
[] 7 None (no cooking)
4. What toilet facilities are available in this household?
[] 2 Toilet shared by various households
[] 3 Latrine
[] 4 None
5. What shower facilities does the household have?
[] 2 Shared use by various households
[] 3 None
6. In this household, is part of the dwelling used for any economic activity?
[A 3-digit blank box appears in the corner of this item]
7. In what state of tenure does this household occupy the dwelling?
[] 2 Rented
[] 3 Free
[] 4 For services
[] 5 Other (for example, sharecropping) ____
8. What language do the members of this household habitually speak among themselves?
[] 2 Spanish
[] 3 Foreign language ____ (specify)
From question 2 on, take down the information in vertical fashion.
[The following is a table with space for the responses of three people. Except for question 2, the response options for all people are the same.]
For all individuals
[Applies to questions 1-8]
1. What is the name and surname of each of the persons who spent the night of the 13th to the 14th of November in this household? Do not forget to note as well infants and the elderly.
____ Surname
2. What is your relationship to the head of the household? Mark the appropriate box.
[] 2 Son/daughter
[] 3 Son- or daughter-in-law
[] 4 Grandchild
[] 5 Parents or parents-in-law
[] 6 Other relatives
[] 7 Other non-relatives
[] 8 Domestic employee [explicitly female]
3. Are you male or female? Mark the appropriate box.
[] 2 Female
4. How old are you?
Years completed ____
5. Where were you born?
[] 00 Here
____ Province
6. Where do you habitually live?
[] 00 Here
____ Province
7. In what rural parish or city did you habitually live 5 years ago (in November of 1985)?
[] 00 Here
____ Province
8. Is your mother still alive? Mark the appropriate box.
[] 2 No
[] 9 Unknown
B. Educational characteristics.
For all individuals 6 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 9-12.]
9. Do you know how to read and write? If only able to read or only able to write mark the box "no."
[] 2 No
10. Do you currently attend any institution of regular schooling? (Literacy center, primary, secondary, post-secondary (superior), or post-graduate)
[] 2 Not attending
[] 9 Unknown
11. What is the highest level attending or attended? Mark the appropriate box.
[] 1 Literacy center
[] 2 Primary
[] 3 Secondary
[] 4 Post-secondary (superior)
[] 5 Post-graduate
[] 9 Unknown
12. What is the highest grade, class or year completed in that level? Mark the appropriate box.
[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8
[] 9 Unknown
For all individuals 8 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 13-18.]
13. What did you do last week?
[] 0 Worked (at least one hour)
[] 1 Had a job but did not work
[] 2 Looked for a job having worked before (unemployed)
[] 4 Household duties only
[] 5 Student only
[] 6 Retired only
[] 7 Pensioner only
[] 8 Disabled for purposes of work
[] 9 Unknown
14. Perhaps, during the last week, you did or helped to do some activity, even if not for pay? For example, sowed or harvested, took care of animals for sale, made textiles for sale, washed, ironed, or sewed clothing for someone outside your household, helped in the work of some business, sold food, crafts, newspapers, clothing or other articles. Cared for or tended to children or elderly people, or did other similar activities.
[] 2 No - Women skip to question 19, men skip to question 23
For those who answered 0, 1 or 2 in question 13 and 1 in question 14:
[Applies to questions 15-18.]
15. What was the principal occupation or work during the last week, or your last job if you are unemployed?
16. How many hours did you work last week in the occupation indicated?
17. What does the place, establishment or business where you perform the occupation indicated above principally do or produce? For example: Primary education, textile production, street vending, livestock production, etc.
18. What was the position or category in the occupation indicated?
[] 1 Owner or active partner
[] 2 Own-account
[] 4 Of the state [estado, i.e., central government]
[] 5 Of the private sector
[] 9 Unknown
D. Fertility and mortality characteristics:
Only for women 15 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 19-22.]
19. How many children born alive have you had during your entire life?
____ Number
[] 99 Unknown
20. How many are currently alive?
____ Number
[] 99 Unknown
21. What was the date of the birth of your last child born alive?
____ Month
19 _ _ Year
22. Is this last son or daughter currently alive?
[] 2 No
[] 9 Unknown
For all individuals 12 years of age and older
[Applies to question 23.]
23. Are you currently: In a consensual union, single, married, divorced, widowed or separated? Mark only one box.
[] 2 Single
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed
[] 6 Separated
[] 9 Unknown
Remember to fill in this summary once the interview is finished.
Population summary of the household
____ Number of females
____ Total
____ Date of enumeration
____ School
____ Sector head or jurisdictional head's name
____ Date of receipt