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Third General Census of the Population and Inhabitants (GCPI III)
Ordinary Household Questionnaire
(Decree D/2009/05 1/PRG/SGG of 02/28//2009)
The Republic of Guinea
Ministry of Planning
National Institute of Statistics
Law of statistics: "The information gathered over the course of a census or investigation, bearing the seal prescribed in article 5 of the law of statistics, especially the information concerning the private lives of persons surveyed or investigated, is confidential. It cannot under any circumstances be divulged or used for political purposes, tax audits, economic prosecution, or any legal action, in accordance with article 7 of law L/95/047/CTRN from August 29, 1995, pertaining to the organization of the national statistical system".
Number of questionnaires used for the household _
Questionnaire no. _
1. Administrative region ____ _
2. Prefecture ____ _
3. Sub-prefecture ____ _ _
4. Type of residence
[] 2 Rural
5. Census zone (ZD): _ _ _ _
6. Audit zone (ZC): _ _
7. District / quarter: ____ _ _
8. Locality / sector: ____ _ _
9. Plot no. _ _ _ _
10. Building no. _ _
11. Household no. _ _
12. Household type: 0
[] 1 Head of the household
[] 2 Spouse
[] 3 Son / daughter
[] 4 Other member of the household
_ Female
_ Total
Absent residents (AR)
_ Female
_ Total
Visitors (V)
_ Female
_ Total
Legal number of occupants (PR+AR)
_ Female
_ Total
Real number of occupants (PR+V)
_ Female
_ Total
Effective census total (PR+AR+V)
_ Female
_ Total
Administrative use
Census agent
____ Team lead
____ Date of signature
Coding agent
____ Coding team lead
____ Date of signature
Observations ________
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III. Individual characteristics
All members of the household
[Questions P00 through P12 were asked of all members of the household.]
P01. First name and last name ____
[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female
Enter the appropriate code
[] 00 No family relation
[] 01 Head of household
[] 02 Spouse or co-spouse
[] 03 Son or daughter of the head of household
[] 04 Brother or sister of the head of household
[] 05 Grandson or granddaughter of the head of household
[] 06 Nephew or niece of the head of household
[] 07 Father or mother of the head of household
[] 08 Grandfather or grandmother of the head of household
[] 09 Uncle or aunt of the head of household
[] 10 Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of the head of household
[] 11 Son or daughter of the spouse of the head of the household
[] 12 Other relation to the head of household
Enter only the month and the year
Month _ _
Year _ _ _ _
Enter the years completed. If less than one, enter 00. If 95 or more, enter 95.
If in Guinea, write the name of the prefecture. If abroad, enter the name of the country.
[] Guinea
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Enter the name of the country. ____ _ _ _
[] 1 Present resident
[] 2 Absent resident
[] 3 Visitor [If visitor, go to the next person]
[Questions 9-12 were asked of present or absent residents]
Enter: 99 if since birth, go to P11; 95 if 95 years or more; 00 if less than a year.
P10. Place of previous residence
[For those who answered a length of residency other than since birth" in P09.]
If in Guinea, enter the name of the prefecture; if abroad, enter the name of the country.
[] Guinea
Enter the appropriate code.
[] 0 No religion
[] 1 Muslim
[] 2 Christian
[] 3 Animist
[] 4 Other religion
If yes, which? Enter the appropriate code; if no, enter 0.
[] 0 No major disability
[] 1 Invalid in lower body parts
[] 2 Invalid in upper body parts
[] 3 Blind
[] 4 Mute
[] 5 Deaf
[] 6 Deaf-mute
[] 7 Mentally disabled
[] 8 Deformed
[] 9 Albino
Residents from 0 to 17 years
[Question P13- P15 were asked of persons 0 to 17 years of age.]
P13. Civil status registration
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Unknown
[] 2 Living elsewhere
[] 3 Deceased
[] 4 Unknown
[] 2 Living elsewhere
[] 3 Deceased
[] 4 Unknown
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III. Individual characteristics (cont.)
Residents of 3 years or more
[Questions P16- P21 were asked of resident persons aged 3 years or older.]
Enter the appropriate code.
[] 00 None
[] 01 Soussou
[] 02 Poular
[] 03 Maninka
[] 04 Diakanka
[] 05 Baga
[] 06 Nalou
[] 07 Mikiforè
[] 08 Landouma
[] 09 Badiaranke
[] 10 Sassari
[] 11 Koniagui
[] 12 Djalonke
[] 13 Sarakolè / Maraka
[] 14 Kouranko
[] 15 Klssl
[] 16 Lele
[] 17 Toma
[] 18 Konlaka
[] 19 Tomamania
[] 20 Kpele
[] 21 Mano
[] 22 Kono
[] 23 Other national language
Enter the appropriate code. If P17 = 0, go to P21.
[] 0 Never
[] 1 Attended
[] 2 Currently attending
P18. Level of education
[The respondents are resident persons aged 3 years or older who ever attended school.]
Enter the appropriate code.
[] 0 Pre-school
[] 1 Primary
[] 2 Junior high
[] 3 High school
[] 4 Professional / technical
[] 5 University
P19. Class
[The respondents are resident persons aged 3 years or older who ever attended school.]
[The respondents are resident persons aged 3 years or older who ever attended school.]
Enter appropriate code.
[] 0 No degree
[] 1 Primary Studies Certification (CEP)
[] 2 HS Equivalency Certification (BEPC)
[] 3 Professional Training Certification (CAP / BEP)
[] 4 High School Diploma (BAC)
[] 5 Superior Technical Certification (BTS / DUT / DEUG)
[] 6 License / Mastery / DHS
[] 7 Master / Degree of Specialized Studies (DEA / DESS)
[] 8 Doctoral / PhD
[] 9 Other
P21. Reason for not attending or stopping
If 6-18 years old and P17 = 0 or 1.
Enter the appropriate code.
[] 0 No school / school too far away
[] 1 High cost of attending school / lack of support
[] 2 Repetition
[] 3 Repeated failures
[] 4 Lack of interest
[] 5 Learning a trade
[] 6 Priority to the Koranic school
[] 7 Helping parents
[] 8 Marriage / pregnancy
[] 9 Illness / disability
Residents of 6 years or more
[Questions P22- P25 were asked of resident persons age 3 or more.]
Enter the appropriate code. If P22 = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 go to P26.
[] 1 Employed
[] 2 Unemployed
[] 3 Searching 1st job
[] 4 Student
[] 5 Stay-at-home parent
[] 6 Rentier
[] 7 Retired
[] 8 Disabled / elderly
What is the employment activity of [the respondent] performed during the last 7 days or while employed at their last job if unemployed? ____ _ _ _
What was the status of [the respondent] in this activity?
Enter the appropriate code.
[] 1 Independent
[] 2 Employer
[] 3 Public employee
[] 4 Private employee
[] 5 Contract employment
[] 6 Apprentice
[] 7 Family helper
[] 8 Member of a cooperative or group
What does the company or organization that [the respondent] worked for during the last 7 days do, or during their last job if unemployed? ____ _ _ _
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Residents of 12 years or more
[Questions P26 and P27 were asked of resident persons 12 years or more.]
Enter the appropriate code.
[] 0 Does not know how to read nor write in any language
[] 1 Knows how to read and write only in a foreign language
[] 2 Knows how to read and write in only one national language
[] 3 Knows how to read and write in a national and foreign language
Enter the appropriate code.
[] 0 Single
[] 1 Man in monogamous marriage or woman married to a monogamous man
[] 2 Man married to 2 women or woman married to man having 2 wives
[] 3 Man married to 3 women or woman married to man having 3 wives
[] 4 Man married to 4 women or woman married to man having 4 wives
[] 5 Man married to 5 women or woman married to man having 5 wives
[] 6 Widow / widower
[] 7 Divorced or separated
[] 8 Living together or concubinage
Female resident of 12 years or more
[Questions P28M - P29F were asked of female residents aged 12 years or older.]
If no male children, enter 00 in P28M. If no female children, enter 00 in P28F. If P28M = 00 and P28F = 00, go to the next person.
_ _ P28F. Female
If no male children, enter 00 in P29M. If no female children, enter 00 in P29F.
_ _ P29F. Female
Female residents of 12 to 54 years
[Questions P31M through P31F were asked of female residents between the ages 12 to 54 years]
P30. Live births during the last 12 months
If no male children, enter 00 in P30M. If no female children, enter 00 P30F. If P30M = 00 and P30F = 0, go to the next person.
_ P30F. Female
P31. Surviving children born during the last 12 months
If no male children, enter 00 in P31M. If no female children, enter 00 P31F.
_ P31F. Female
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IV- Deaths occurring within the household during the last 12 months
D00: has one or more members of your household died during the last 12 months?
If no, enter 0 and go to section V (departures since January 2007).
If you have more than five deaths to record, use an additional household questionnaire.
Record the name, sex and age at time of death of the person deceased.
[Question D01 through D04 were asked for all deceased persons.]
D01. Number [Number 1 through 5 are prerecorded on the form.]
[] 2 Female
Death of women from 12 to 54 years old.
If the deceased person is a woman aged 12 to 54 years old, when did the death happen?
[Questions D05 through D07 were asked if the deceased persons was a woman aged 12 to 54.]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
D07. During the 2 months after the delivery or the end of the pregnancy
[] 2 No
V- Departures since January 2007
E00. Has one or more members of your household left to move to another prefecture or abroad since January 2007? ____
E01. Number [Number 1 through 5 are prerecorded on the form.]
[] 2 Female
E05. Age at time of departure _ _
E06. Occupation at time of departure ____
E07. Prefecture / country going to ____
E08. Principal reason for leaving
[] 1 Studies / education
[] 2 Work / employment
[] 3 Family management / reorganizing
[] 4 Catastrophe
[] 5 Intercommunal conflicts
[] 6 Political situation
[] 7 Insecurity
[] 8 Medical care
[] 9 Retirement
[] 0 Other
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VI - Characteristics of the living space and assets of the household
Circle the code of the appropriate answer
[] 1 Hut
[] 2 Single-family house
[] 3 Multi-family house
[] 4 Single-family structure
[] 5 Multi-family structure
[] 6 Shack
[] 7 Tent
_ _ Total number of bedrooms
[] 2 Tile / slate
[] 3 Concrete
[] 4 Straw / leaves
[] 5 Tarp / plastic / canvas
[] 2 Terracotta brick
[] 3 Compressed clay brick
[] 4 Non-compressed brick / formed earth
[] 5 Wood / bamboo / plank / straw
[] 6 Stone
[] 7 Sheet metal
[] 8 Tarp / plastic / canvas
[] 2 Cement
[] 3 Tile
[] 4 Plants / wood
[] 2 Cooperative-supplied
[] 3 Battery-powered
[] 4 Candle
[] 5 Gasoline lamp
[] 6 Natural gas lamp
[] 7 Solar energy
[] 8 Firewood
[] 2 Tap available elsewhere
[] 3 Public fountain
[] 4 Mineral water
[] 5 Forage / wells / managed spring
[] 6 Ordinary wells
[] 7 Surface water
H08. Principal source of energy used for cooking
[] 2 Charcoal
[] 3 Gasoline
[] 4 Electricity
[] 5 Natural gas
[] 6 Wood-shavings / plant matter
[] 7 Solar energy
[] 2 Covered ventilated latrine
[] 3 Covered unventilated latrine
[] 4 Non-covered unventilated latrine
[] 5 Basic pit
[] 6 Public restrooms
[] 7 Nature
[] 8 Edge of the sea
[] 9 Other
H10. Mode of household waste removal
[] 2 Private collection
[] 3 Collective dumpster
[] 4 Gutter / street
[] 5 Nature
[] 6 Stream
[] 7 Ocean
[] 8 Burying / burning
H11. Mode of wastewater removal
[] 2 Sump / septic pit / cesspool
[] 3 Channel / hole
[] 4 Nature
[] 5 Gutter / street
[] 6 Ocean
[] 7 Stream
H12. Status of occupation of the living space
[] 2 Owner without title
[] 3 Family co-ownership
[] 4 Simple rental
[] 5 Rent-to-own
[] 6 Free housing
[] 7 Functional housing
[] 8 Lodge by the employer
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
H16. Possession of parcel of land
[] 2 Yes, without title
[] 3 No parcel
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
H18. Does your household possess any livestock or poultry?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
_ _ Goats
_ _ Horses
_ _ Rabbits
_ _ Traditional chickens
_ _ Improved chickens
_ _ Sheep
_ _ Pigs
_ _ Donkeys
_ _ Agoutis
_ _ Ducks
_ _ Guinea-fowl