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II Dwelling Census - April 1964
General Statistic Department
Republic of Guatemala
The information on the form is confidential and obligatory.
____ District number
____ Section number
____ Sector number
____ Corresponds to the farm form number
____ Municipality
____ District
____ Section
____ Sector
____ Form number
[] No
[] 2 Rural
____ 1. Department
____ 2. Municipality
____ 3. Village
____ 4. Populated center
[] 2 Village
[] 3 Town
[] 4 Small village
[] 5 Hamlet
[] 6 Other (specify) ____
6. Number or name of the avenue or street ____
7. Number of the house or building ____
8. Number of the room or apartment ____
10. Is the dwelling located on a farm?
[] No
II. Type of building where the dwelling is located
[Mark only one box in this division]
[] 2 Apartment
[] 3 Tenement house
[] 4 Other (specify: school, factory, etc.) ____
III. Type of dwelling
[Mark only one box in this division]
[] 2 Improvised housing (shed, hut, etc.)
[] 3 Shack or other rustic housing
[] 4 Mobile housing (trailer, boat, wagon, etc.)
14. Sites not designated as housing but used as such at the time of the census ____
IV. Ownership
[Mark only one box in this division]
[] 2 Rented
[] 3 Other (specify) ____
16. If the dwelling is rented, how much is the monthly rent? Quetzals ____
_ _ Number of rooms used as bedrooms
18. Number of permanent occupants
_ _ Male
_ _ Female
VI. Predominant construction materials
[Mark only one box in each division]
[] 2 Adobe
[] 3 Stone
[] 4 Cane with earth
[] 5 Wood
[] 6 Sticks, cane
[] 7 Other (specify) ____
[] 2 Metal sheeting
[] 3 Asbestos and cement
[] 4 Clay tiles
[] 5 Straw, palm, and similar
[] 6 Other (specify) ____
[] 2 Clay tile
[] 3 Cement slab
[] 4 Wood
[] 5 Dirt
[] 6 Other (specify) ____
VII. Housing services and amenities
[Mark only one box in each division]
[] 2 Without running water
23. Location of the running water
[] 2 Outside the dwelling, but inside the building
[] 3 Outside the building, but less than one block away
[] 4 Other (specify) ____
24. Direct source of water service
[] 2 Well
[] 3 River, lake, spring
[] 4 Other (specify) ____
[] 2 Washstand
[] 3 None
[] 2 Washable latrine
[] 3 Black pit
[] 4 None
27. Use of services (in case of available sanitary services)
[] 2 For various census households
28. Type of drain (for the sanitary service)
[] 2 A septic tank
[] 3 Above ground, exposed
[] 2 Candle
[] 3 Gas (kerosene), gasoline
[] 4 Other (specify) ____
[] 2 Propane gas
[] 3 Charcoal
[] 4 Wood, sticks, etc
[] 5 Gas (kerosene), gasoline
31. Other amenities (mark the corresponding boxes)
[] 2 Television
[] 3 Refrigerator
[] 4 Washing machine
[] 5 Water heater
[] 6 Telephone
VIII. Existence of animals and agricultural products in the dwelling
If the dwelling does not have land dedicated to agricultural activities, but there are animals, complete the following section with the corresponding information. Animals on farms will be noted in the form for the Agricultural Census, DGE Number 381.
____ 32. Hens, roosters, and chickens
____ 33. Turkeys (male and female)
____ 34. Other poultry
____ 35. Laying hens
36. Under 2 years old
____ Males
____ Females
37. 2 years old or older
____ Males
____ Females
38. Swine:
____ Breeding pigs, 6 months old or older
____ 39. Wool-bearing animals, under one year old
____ 40. Wool-bearing animals, one year old or older
____ 41. Horses: total heads
____ 42. Donkeys: total heads
____ 43. Mules: total heads
____ 44. Goats: total heads
____ 45. Total number of boxed hives
____ 46. Chicken eggs laid yesterday
____ 47. Liters of milk produced yesterday
____ 48. Liters of cream produced yesterday
____ 49. Pounds of fresh cheese produced in March 1964
Obtained in the agricultural year, 1963-1964
____ 50. Pounds of refined and unrefined butter
____ 51. Pounds of dried cheese
____ 52. Gallons of honey
____ 53. Pounds of beeswax
____ 54. Pounds of sheared wool
____ Perforated by
____ Verified by
____ Verified by
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Read all that is not in parenthesis [to the interviewee]
General characteristics
[For all persons]
1. Name and last names: What is your name and the names of the persons who slept in the house on the night of April 17th, 1964? ____
2. Relationship to the head of household: What is your relationship to the head of household? Spouse, partner, child, parent, grandparent, uncle or aunt, cousin, etc.
[] 1 Head of household
[] 2 Spouse
[] 3 Partner
[] 4 Child
[] Other (specify) ____
[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female
4. Age: What was your age on your last birthday?
Use the first line for people one year old or more, use the second line for people under one year of age, use the third line for people less than one month old.
[] 2 Number of months ____
[] 3 Number of days ____
[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Consensual union
[] 4 Widow
[] 5 Divorced
[] 6 Under 14 years old
[] 1 Indigenous
[] 2 Non-indigenous
7. Dialect or language: Does the person speak an indigenous language at home?
[] 2 No
8. Indigenous outfit: Does the person wear a traditional indigenous outfit?
[] 2 No
9. Footwear: Does the person wear shoes or sandals, or go barefoot?
[] 2 Wears sandals (caites)
[] 3 Goes barefoot
10. Place of birth: In which municipality of the Republic of Guatemala was the person born? ____
11. How many years has the person lived in this municipality?
[] Number of years _ _
12. In what municipality did [the person] live previously? ____
[] Guatemalan by:
[] 2 Naturalization
14. Religion: What is your religion?
[] 2 Christian, not Catholic
[] Other (specify) ____
Educational and occupational characteristics
Persons 7 years old and more
[Questions 15 to 26 are asked of persons age 7+ years old]
15. Literacy: Does the person know how to read and write?
[] 2 No
16. School attendance: Does the person attend school or receive education?
[] 2 No
17. If the person attends school or receives an education, what year and what level of education?
[] 2 Secondary ____
[] 3 University ____
18. Educational level: What was the highest grade and level of education that the person passed?
[] No grade
[] 2 Elementary ____
[] 3 Secondary ____
[] 4 University ____
Occupational situation in the month before the census
19. Did the person work during the last four weeks before the census?
[] 2 No
20. If the person did not work, did the person look for work during the last four weeks before the census?
[] 2 No
21. Occupation: What occupation or work did the person have during most of the last four weeks before the census? ____
22. Branch of economic activity: In what establishment, shop, office, etcetera, did the person work during the last four weeks before the census? ____
23. Occupational position: What position do you have in your job?
[] 1 Boss
[] 2 Employee
[] 3 Self-employed
[] 4 Paid family worker
[] 5 Unpaid family worker or other non-remunerated worker
24. Time worked: How many months did the person work in 1963?
26. Affiliation with IGGS: Is the person currently affiliated with the Guatemalan Institute of Social Security?
[] 2 No
Fertility
Only for women who have had children
[Questions 27 and 28 are asked of women who had have children]
27. Number of children that you have had born alive
Number of children _ _
28. At what age did you give birth to your first child born alive?
If any of the people answering the census manages a farm or an agricultural business, in or out of this municipality, use the agricultural form.