U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. Census Bureau
The Puerto Rico Community Survey 2015
[This booklet shows the content of the Puerto Rico Community Survey questionnaire]
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Please complete this form and return it as soon as possible after receiving it in the mail.
This form asks for information about the people who are living or staying at the address on the mailing label and about the house, apartment, or mobile home located at the address on the mailing label.
If you need help or have questions about completing this form, please call 1-800-717-7381. The telephone call is free.
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Please print today's date
Day _ _
Year _ _ _ _
Please print the name and telephone number of the person who is filling out this form.
We may contact you if there is a question.
First name ________ MI ___
Area code + number _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _
How many people are living or staying at this address?
- Include yourself if you are living here for more than 2 months.
- Include anyone else staying here who does not have another place to stay, even if they are here for 2 months or less.
- Do not include anyone who is living somewhere else for more than 2 months, such as a college student living away or someone in the Armed Forces on deployment.
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Person 1
(Person 1 is the person living or staying here in whose name this house or apartment is owned, being brought, or rented. If there is no such person, start with the name of any adult living or staying here.)
_______ First name
____ MI
2. How is this person related to person 1?
[] Male
[] Female
4. What is person 1's age and what is person 1's date of birth?
Age (in years) _ _ _
Month _ _
Day _ _
Year of birth _ _ _ _
Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.
5. Is person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin - print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. _______
[] White
[] Black or African Am.
[] American Indian or Alaska Native - print name of enrolled or principal tribe ______
[] Asian Indian
[] Chinese
[] Filipino
[] Japanese
[] Korean
[] Vietnamese
[] Other Asian - print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on ______
[] Native Hawaiian
[] Guamanian or Chamorro
[] Samoan
[] Other Pacific Islander - print race, for example, Fijian, Tongan, and so on _______
[] Some other race - print race _______
_______ First name
____ MI
2. How is this person related to person 1?
[] Biological son or daughter
[] Adopted son or daughter
[] Stepson or stepdaughter
[] Brother or sister
[] Father or mother
[] Grandchild
[] Parent-in-law
[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[] Other relative
[] Roomer or boarder
[] Housemate or roommate
[] Unmarried partner
[] Foster child
[] Other nonrelative
[] Male
[] Female
4. What is person 2's age and what is person 1's date of birth?
Age (in years) _ _ _
Month _ _
Day _ _
Year of birth _ _ _ _
Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.
5. Is person 2 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin - print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. _______
[] White
[] Black or African Am.
[] American Indian or Alaska Native - print name of enrolled or principal tribe ______
[] Asian Indian
[] Chinese
[] Filipino
[] Japanese
[] Korean
[] Vietnamese
[] Other Asian - print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on ______
[] Native Hawaiian
[] Guamanian or Chamorro
[] Samoan
[] Other Pacific Islander - print race, for example, Fijian, Tongan, and so on _______
[] Some other race - print race _______
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_______ First name
____ MI
2. How is this person related to person 1?
[] Biological son or daughter
[] Adopted son or daughter
[] Stepson or stepdaughter
[] Brother or sister
[] Father or mother
[] Grandchild
[] Parent-in-law
[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[] Other relative
[] Roomer or boarder
[] Housemate or roommate
[] Unmarried partner
[] Foster child
[] Other nonrelative
[] Male
[] Female
4. What is person 3's age and what is person 3's date of birth?
Age (in years) _ _ _
Month _ _
Day _ _
Year of birth _ _ _ _
Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.
5. Is person 3 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin - print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. _______
6. What is person 3's race? Mark (x) one or more boxes
[] Black or African Am.
[] American Indian or Alaska Native - print name of enrolled or principal tribe. ______
[] Asian Indian
[] Chinese
[] Filipino
[] Japanese
[] Korean
[] Vietnamese
[] Other Asian - print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on. ______
[] Native Hawaiian
[] Guamanian or Chamorro
[] Samoan
[] Other Pacific Islander - print race, for example, Fijian, Tongan, and so on. _______
[] Some other race - print race. _______
_______ First name
____ MI
2. How is this person related to person 1?
[] Biological son or daughter
[] Adopted son or daughter
[] Stepson or stepdaughter
[] Brother or sister
[] Father or mother
[] Grandchild
[] Parent-in-law
[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[] Other relative
[] Roomer or boarder
[] Housemate or roommate
[] Unmarried partner
[] Foster child
[] Other nonrelative
[] Male
[]Female
4. What is person 4's age and what is person 4's date of birth?
Age (in years) _ _ _
Month _ _
Day _ _
Year of birth _ _ _ _
Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.
5. Is person 4 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin - print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. _______
6. What is person 4's race? Mark (x) one or more boxes
[] Black or African Am.
[] American Indian or Alaska Native - print name of enrolled or principal tribe. ______
[] Asian Indian
[] Chinese
[] Filipino
[] Japanese
[] Korean
[] Vietnamese
[] Other Asian - print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on. ______
[] Native Hawaiian
[] Guamanian or Chamorro
[] Samoan
[] Other Pacific Islander - print race, for example, Fijian, Tongan, and so on. _______
[] Some other race - print race. _______
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_______ First name
____ MI
2. How is this person related to person 1?
[] Biological son or daughter
[] Adopted son or daughter
[] Stepson or stepdaughter
[] Brother or sister
[] Father or mother
[] Grandchild
[] Parent-in-law
[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[] Other relative
[] Roomer or boarder
[] Housemate or roommate
[] Unmarried partner
[] Foster child
[] Other nonrelative
[] Male
[] Female
4. What is person 5's age and what is person 5's date of birth?
Age (in years) _ _ _
Month _ _
Day _ _
Year of birth _ _ _ _
Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.
5. Is person 5 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin - print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. _______
[] White
[] Black or African Am.
[] American Indian or Alaska Native - print name of enrolled or principal tribe. ______
[] Asian Indian
[] Chinese
[] Filipino
[] Japanese
[] Korean
[] Vietnamese
[] Other Asian - print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on. ______
[] Native Hawaiian
[] Guamanian or Chamorro
[] Samoan
[] Other Pacific Islander - print race, for example, Fijian, Tongan, and so on. _______
[] Some other race - print race. _______
If there are more than five people living or staying here, print their names in the spaces for person 6 through person 12.
We may call you for more information about them.
First name ________
[] Female
First name ________
[] Female
First name ________
[] Female
First name ________
[] Female
First name ________
[] Female
First name ________
[] Female
First name ________
[] Female
Housing
Please answer the following questions about the house, apartment, or mobile home at the address on the mailing label.
1. Which best describes this building?
[] A mobile home
[] A one-family house detached from any other house
[] A one-family house attached to one or more houses
[] A building with 2 apartments
[] A building with 3 or 4 apartments
[] A building with 5 to 9 apartments
[] A building with 10 to 19 apartments
[] A building with 20 to 49 apartments
[] A building with 50 or more apartments
[] Boat, RV, van, etc.
2. About when was this building first built?
[] 1980 to 1989
[] 1970 to 1979
[] 1960 to 1969
[] 1950 to 1959
[] 1940 to 1949
[] 1939 or earlier
3. When did person 1 (listed on page 2) move into this house, apartment, or mobile home?
_ _ _ _ Year
A Answer questions 4 - 6 if this is a house or a mobile home; otherwise, skip to question 7a.
4. How many cuerdas is this house or mobile home on?
[] 1 to 9.9 cuerdas
[] 10 or more cuerdas
5. In the past 12 months, what were the actual sales of all agricultural products from this property?
[] 1 to 999
[] 1,000 to 2,499
[] 2,500 to 4,999
[] 5,000 to 9,999
[] 10,000 or more
6. Is there a business (such as a store or barber shop) or a medical office on this property?
[] No
7.
a. How many separate rooms are in this house, apartment, or mobile home?
- Exclude bathrooms, porches, balconies, foyers, halls, or unfinished basements,
b. How many of these rooms are bedroom?
Number of rooms _ _
8. Does this house, apartment, or mobile home have...
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
9. At this house, apartment, or mobile home - do you or any member of this household own or use any of the following computers?
a. Desktop, laptop, netbook, or notebook computer
[] No
[] No
[] No
Specify ______
10. At this house, apartment, or mobile home - do you or any member of this household access the Internet?
[] Yes, without a subscription to an Internet service - Skip to question 12
[] No Internet access at this house, apartment, or mobile - Skip to question 12
11. At this house, apartment, or mobile home - do you or any member of this household subscribe to the internet using
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
Specify service ________
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12. How many automobiles, vans, and trucks of one-ton capacity or less are kept at home for use by members of this household?
[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6 or more
13. Which fuel is used most for heating this house, apartment, or mobile home?
[] Gas: bottled, tank or LP
[] Electricity
[] Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
[] Coal or coke
[] Wood
[] Solar energy
[] Other fuel
[] No fuel used
_ , _ _ _
or
[] Included in rent or condominium fee
[] No charge or electricity not used
_ , _ _ _
or
[] Included in rent or condominium fee
[] Included in electricity payment entered above
[] No charge or has not used
Past 12 month's cost - dollars
_ , _ _ _
or
[] Included in rent or condominium fee
[] No charge
Past 12 month's cost - dollars
_ , _ _ _
or
[] Included in rent or condominium fee
[] No charge or these fuels not used
15. In the past 12 months, did you or any member of this household receive benefits from the Nutritional Assistance Program?
[] Yes
[] No
16. In this house, apartment, or mobile home part of a condominium?
or
[] No
17. In this house, apartment, or mobile home
[] Owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan? Include home equity loans.
[] Owned by you or someone in this household fee and clear (without a mortgage or loan)?
[] Rented?
[] Occupied without payment of rent? - skip to C on the next page
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B Answer questions 18a and b if this house, apartment, or mobile home is rented. Otherwise, skip to question 19.
_ _ , _ _ _ _
[] No
C Answer questions 19-23 if you or any member of this household "owns" or "is buying" this house, apartment, or mobile home. Otherwise, skip to E.
19. About how much do you think this house and lot, apartment, or mobile home (and lot, if owned) would sell for if it were for sale?
_ , _ _ _ , _ _ _
20. What are the annual real estate taxes on this property?
_ _ , _ _ _
or
[] None
21. What is the annual payment for fire, hazard, and flood insurance on this property?
_ , _ _ _
or
[] None
[] Yes, contract to purchase
[] No - skip to question 23a
Monthly amount - dollars
_ _ , _ _ _
or
[] No regular payment required - Skip to question 23a
[] No. taxes paid separately or taxes not required
[] No, insurance paid separately or no insurance
[] Yes, second mortgage
[] Yes, second mortgage and home equity loan
[] No - skip to D
_ _ , _ _ _
or
[] No regular payment required
D Answer question 24 if this is a mobile home. Otherwise, skip to E.
24. What are the total annual costs for personal property taxes, site rent, registration fees, and license fees on this mobile home and its site?
Annual costs - dollars
_ _ , _ _ _
E Answer questions about person 1 on the next page if you listed at least one person on page 2. Otherwise, skip to page 28 for the mailing instructions.
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Please copy the name of person 1 from page 2, then continue answering questions below.
_______ First name
___ MI
7. Where was this person born?
[] Outside the United States - print Puerto Rico or name of foreign country, or US Virgin Islands, Guam, etc. _______
8. Is this person a citizen of the United States?
[] Yes, born in a US state, district of Columbia, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas
[] Yes, born abroad of US citizen parent or parents
[] Yes, US citizen by naturalization - print year of naturalization _ _ _ _
[] No, not a US citizen
9. When did this person come to live in Puerto Rico? If this person came to live in Puerto Rico more than once, print latest year
_ _ _ _
[] Yes, public school, public college
[] Yes, private school, private college, home school
[] Nursery school, preschool
[] Kindergarten
[] Grade 1 through 12 - specify grade 1 - 12 _ _
[] College undergraduate years (freshman to senior)
[] Graduate or professional school beyond a bachelor's degree (for example: MA or Ph.D. program, or medical or law school)
11. What is the highest degree or level of school this person has completed? Mark (x) one box. If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade or highest degree received.
[] Kindergarten
[] Grade 1 through 11 - specify grade 1-11 _ _
[] 12th grade - no diploma
[] GED or alternative credential
[] 1 or more years of college credit, no degree
[] Associate's degree (for example: AA, AS)
[] Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, BS)
[] Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree (for example: MD, DDS, DWM, LLB, JD)
[] Doctorate degree (for example: Ph.D., Ed.D.)
F Answer question 12 if this person has a bachelor's degree or higher. Otherwise, skip to question 13.
12. This question focuses on this person's bachelor's degree.
_______
13. What is this person's ancestry or ethnic origin?
(For example: Italian, Jamaican, African Am., Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican, French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so on.)
[] No - skip to question 15a
For example: Korean, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese
[] Well
[] Not well
[] Not at all
[] Yes, this house - skip to question 16
[] No, outside Puerto Rico and the United States - print name of foreign country, or US Virgin Islands, Guam, etc, below, then skip to question 16 ______
[] No, different house in Puerto Rico or the United States
Development or condominium name
Number and street name
_______
_______
_______
_______
______
_ _ _ _ _
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16. Is this person currently covered by any of the following types of health insurance or health coverage plans?
a. Insurance through a current or former employer or union (of this person or another family member)
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
[] No
________
[] No
[] No
G Answer question 18a-c if this person is 5 years old or over. Otherwise, skip to the questions for person 2 on page 12.
[] No
[] No
[] No
H Answer question 19 if this person is 15 years old or over. Otherwise, skip to the questions for person 2 on page 12.
19. Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?
[] No
20. What is this person's marital status?
[] Widowed
[] Divorced
[] Separated
[] Never married - skip to I
21. In the past 12 months did this person get -
[] No
[] No
[] No
22. How many times has this person been married?
[] Two times
[] Three or more times
23. In what year did this person last get married?
_ _ _ _
I Answer question 24 if this person is female and 15-50 years old. Otherwise, skip to question 25a.
24. Has this person given birth to any children in the past 12 months?
[] No
[] No - skip to question 26
[] No - skip to question 26
[] Less than 6 months
[] 6 to 11 months
[] 1 to 2 years
[] 3 to 4 years
[] 5 or more years
26. Has this person ever served on active duty in the US armed forces, reserves, or national guard?
[] Never served in the military - skip to question 29a
[] Only on active duty for training in the Reserves or national guard - skip to question 28a
[] Now on active duty
[] On active duty in the past, but not now
27. When did this person serve on active duty in the US armed forces?
[] September 2001 or later
[] August 1990 to August 2001 (including Persian Gulf War)
[] May 1975 to July 1990
[] Vietnam era (August 1964 to April 1975)
[] February 1955 to July 1964
[] Korean War (July 1950 to January 1955)
[] January 1947 to June 1950
[] World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)
[] November 1941 or earlier
[] No - skip to question 29a
[] 10 or 20 percent
[] 30 or 40 percent
[] 50 or 60 percent
[] 70 percent or higher
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[] No - did not work (or retired)
[] No - skip to question 35a
30. At what location did this person work last week?
If this person worked at more than one location, print where he or she worked most last week.
Number and street name
_______
If the exact address is not known, give a description of the location such, as the building name or the nearest street or intersection.
[] No, outside the city/town limits
31. How did this person usually get work last week?
[] Car, truck, or van
[] Bus or trolley bus
[] Carro público
[] Subway or elevated
[] Railroad
[] Ferryboat
[] Taxicab
[] Motorcycle
[] Bicycle
[] Walked
[] Worked at home - skip to question 39a
[] Other method
J Answer question 32 if you marked "car, truck, or van" in question 31. Otherwise, skip to question 33
32. How many people, including this person, usually rode to work in the car, truck, or van last week?
_ _
33. What time did this person usually leave home to go to work last week?
_ _ :
Minute
_ _
[] a.m.
[] p.m.
34. How many minutes did it usually take this person to get from home to work last week?
_ _ _
K Answer questions 35-38 if this person did not work last week. Otherwise, skip to question 39a.
[] No
[] No - skip to question 36
[] No
36. During the last 4 weeks, has this person been actively looking for work?
[] No - skip to question 38
37. Last week, could this person have started a job if offered one, or returned to work if recalled?
[] No, because of won temporary illness
[] No, because of all other reasons (in school, etc)
38. When did this person last work, even for a few days?
[] 1 to 5 years ago - skip to L
[] Over 5 years ago or never worked - skip to question 47
[] No
[] 48 to 49 weeks
[] 40 to 47 weeks
[] 27 to 39 weeks
[] 14 to 26 weeks
[] 13 weeks or less
40. During the past 12 months, in the weeks worked, how many hours did this person usually work each week?
_ _ _
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L Answer questions 41-46 if this person worked in the past 5 years. Otherwise, skip to question 7.
41-46 Current or most recent job activity. Describe clearly this person's chief job activity or business last week. If this person had more than one job, describe the one at which this person worked the most hours. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for his/her last job or business.
[] An employee of a private for-profit company or business, or of an individual, for wages, salary, or commissions?
[] An employee of a private not-for-profit, tax-exempt, or charitable organization?
[] A local government employee (city, county, municipio, etc.)?
[] A state government employee?
[] A Federal government employee?
[] Self-employed in own not incorporated business, professional practice, or farm?
[] Self-employed in own incorporated business, professional practice, or farm?
[] working without pay in family business or farm?
42. For whom did this person work?
[]
Name of company, business, or other employer
_______
43. What kind of business or industry was this?
_______
[] manufacturing?
[] wholesale trade?
[] retail trade?
[] other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc)?
45. What kind of work was this person doing?
_______
46. What were this person's most important activities or duties?
_______
47. Income in the past 12 months
Mark (x) the "yes" box for each type of income this person received and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months (note: the past 12 months is the period from today's d dta one year ago up through today.)
Mark (x) the no box to show types of income not received.
If net income was a loss, mark the "loss" box to the right of the dollar amount.
For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person - or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "no" box the other person.
[] No
[] Loss
[] Loss
[] Yes
48. What was this person's total income during the past 12 months? Add entries in questions 47a 47h; subtract any losses. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark (x) the "loss" box next to the dollar amount.
[] Loss
Continue with the questions for person 2 on the next page. If no one is listed as person 2 on the page 2, skip to page 28 for mailing instructions.
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The balance of the questionnaire has questions for person 2, person 3, person 4, and person 5. The questions are the same as the questions for person 1.
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Mailing instructions
Please make sure you have ...
- answered all housing questions
- answered all person questions for each person
Then
P.O. Box 5240
Jeffersonville, IN 47199-5240
Thank you for participating in the Puerto Rico Community Survey.