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Portugal Questionnaires
____ Door number
____ Place
____ Parish
____ Municipality
_ _ _ Section number/urban block
_ _ _ Building Questionnaire number
[] 8 Isolated
1. Type of building and period of construction:
[] 2 From 1919 to 1945
[] 3 From 1946 to 1960
[] 4 From 1961 to 1970
[] 5 From 1971 to 1975
[] 6 From 1976 to 1979
[] 7 From 1980 or 1981
2. Number of living quarters: _ _
If you checked option 8 in question 1, end this questionnaire and proceed to the living quarters questionnaire.
[Questions 3-7 were asked only in case when enumerator is dealing with a building, per question 1]
[] 3 Mostly residential building
4. Number of floors: _ _
Main structural materials used:
[] 4 Mortared masonry walls without concrete slabs (brick masonry, blocks from concrete or other blocks)
[] 6 Timber
[] 8 Others (metallic structure or other materials)
6. Main material used in external wall covering:
[] 3 Mortared masonry walls with concrete slabs
[] 5 Timber
[] 7 Other (stone, clay, etc.)
7. Type of roof
[] Inclined roof:
[] 6 Covered with other materials (wood, stone, etc.)
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[Number of dwellings in the building form was not translated into English]
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[Complementary Building Questionnaire form was not translated into English]
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[Instructions for completing the questionnaire were not translated into English]
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Living Quarter (Dwelling) Questionnaire - 1981
[First page of the Living Quarter Questionnaire was not translated into English]
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To be filled by the enumerator
A. Type of living quarter
[] 11 On board population and diplomatic personnel
[] Housing unit:
[] 33 Shack (tin neighborhood style)
[] 34 Rudimentary wooden house
[] 35 Mobile housing unit (roullote, tent, boat, RV, etc.)
[] 36 In a permanent building not designed for habitation (granaries, garages, shops, offices, etc.)
[] 37 Other place not intended for inhabitation (cave, staircase, bridge, etc.)
[] Camps or Institutions
[] 52 Education (school, religious seminar, dormitories, boarding school, etc.)
[] 53 Military (barracks or military base)
[] 54 Prison (jail or similar)
[] 55 Religious (convent, monastery, etc.)
[] 56 Health (hospital, recovery home, etc.)
[] 57 Work (personnel dormitory, camp, etc.)
[] 58 Other type
If you selected 11 or [a value] between 49 and 58, end the filling of the questionnaire.
B. Occupancy status
If options 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 in question B [is] selected, end the questionnaire here.
If option 2 [is] selected and there is no dwelling, end this questionnaire likewise.
[] Occupied
[] 2 Seasonal use
[] 3 Absent occupant (emigrant, etc.)
[] 5 For rent
[] 6 For demolition
[] 7 In ruins or other cases
Don't forget you must choose only one answer for each question.
[Questions 1-13 were asked in cases of a housing unit or a collective living quarter, except hotels or similar and institutions of "other type" -- that is occupied as a usual residence or for seasonal use, per questions A, B]
1. Number of occupants
2. Electricity
[] 1 Yes
[] 3 No
3. Water (Water supply system)
[] 2 From a private source
[] No piped water available inside the dwelling or the building, but the main source of water is:
[] 5 Private well or hole
[] 6 Public well with pump
[] 7 Public well without pump or surface water fountain
4. Toilet facilities
[] 1 No toilet available
[] 3 Has toilet with flush device
[] 5 Has toilet without flush device
5. Bath or shower facilities
Does the housing unit have a fixed system of bath or shower?
[] 1 Yes
[] 3 No
6. Sewage disposal system:
[] Housing unit with sewage disposal system:
[] 6 Connected to a private sewage disposal plant (septic tank, etc.)
[] 8 Other sewage arrangements (open pit, ditches, brook, etc.)
If your dwelling is a tent, rudimentary timber house, mobile home, temporary or improvised home, end this questionnaire. [skip questions 7-13]
[Questions 7-13 were asked in cases of a housing unit or a collective living quarter (except hotels or similar and institutions of "other type"), that is occupied as a usual residence or for seasonal use, and is not a tent, rudimentary timber house, mobile home, temporary or improvised home, per questions A, B.]
7. Kitchen
[] 1 Does not have kitchen
[] 2 Does not have a kitchen, but has a kitchenette or a small space destined and prepared to cook
[] 3 Has kitchen
8. Rooms: Indicate the number of rooms in the dwelling _ _
If you are not an owner or co-owner of the dwelling, skip to question 11.[skip questions 9-10]
[Questions 9-10 were asked of persons who own or co-own this housing unit or collective living quarter (except hotels or similar and institutions of "other type"), and occupy it as a usual residence or seasonally, and the dwelling is not a tent, rudimentary timber house, mobile home, temporary or improvised home, per questions A, B.]
9. Ownership
If you are the owner or co-owner of the dwelling, indicate if you had to finance the purchase of this house:
[] 1 Yes
[] 3 No
If you answered question 10, please end questionnaire [skip questions 11-13].
If you bought a dwelling and pay a mortgage, it is possible that the payment is not monthly. If this is the case, to answer correctly, you will have to divide the payment (principal plus interest) by the number of months in that period and the, indicate the size to which corresponds the monthly mortgage charge:
[] 1 Less than $2,000
[] 2 From $2,000 to less than $4,000
[] 3 From $4,000 to less than $6,000
[] 4 From $6,000 to less than $8,000
[] 5 From $8,000 to less than $10,000
[] 6 $10,000 or more
[Questions 11-13 were asked of tenants of this housing unit or collective living quarter (except hotels or similar and institutions of "other type"), who occupy it as a usual residence or seasonally (and the dwelling is not a tent, rudimentary timber house, mobile home, temporary or improvised home, per questions A, B.]
11. If you are a tenant, please indicate the form of lease:
[] 4 Furnished by the owner
[] 8 Other situation (building superintendent, security guard, granted, etc.)
If you pay rent, please indicate the size to which corresponds the monthly amount:
[] 1 Less than $500
[] 2 From $500 to less than $1,000
[] 3 From $1,000 to less than $3,000
[] 4 From $3,000 to less than $5,000
[] 5 From $5,000 to less than $7,000
[] 6 From $7,000 to less than $9,000
[] 7 From $9,000 to less than $12,000
[] 8 From $12,000 to less than $15,000
[] 9 $15,000 or more
13. Housing unit ownership:
[] 1 Private owner or private company
[] 2 Public companies
[] 3 State, public corporations
[] 4 Social security or other non-profit institutions
[] 5 Housing associations, housing cooperatives
End of this questionnaire. However, do not forget to fill the individual questionnaires. Thank you.
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Private Household (Family) - 1981
To be completed by the enumerator
____ Parish
_ _ _ Section number
_ _ _ Building number
_ _ Dwelling number
A. This section is destined to residents of the autonomous region of Azores (Islands of Graciosa, S. Jorge and Terceira.)
By homeless, we understand a family that does not reside in a dwelling that used before the earthquake, due to it
[] 1 Yes
[] 3 No
B. From the list, this is the [space for the number] family within the dwelling: ____
[The following questions are organized into a table. Each question appears in a column, in the order depicted below from left to right, and there 15 rows for each person's answer.]
Reference Number [pre-printed two digit number, 01 through 15]
Reference person's complete name: ____
Example: Maria Fernanda Silva
[] Representative of the family [Head of the household; pre-filled for person 01]
[] Husband
[] Wife
[] Single son/daughter
[] Non-single son/daughter
[] Daughter-in-law
[] Son-in-law
[] Father
[] Mother
[] Grandchild
[] Great-grandchild
[] Other Relative
[] Not related
_ _ Father
_ _ Mother
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Individual Questionnaire - 1981
To be filled by the enumerator
Section number _ _ _
Building number _ _ _
Dwelling number _ _
Family number _ _
Reserved for I.N.E [omitted]
____ Place
____ Parish
Please carefully read the Instructions. In each questions, choose only one option.
3. Citizenship
[] Foreign. Specify from which country: ____
[] 97 Stateless
4. Where is your usual residence?
[] 2 Resident and present in the housing unit
[] 4 Resident and absent of the housing unit
[] 6 Is not a resident in the housing unit but is temporary present here
If you chose option 6 in question 4, end the questionnaire here
[Questions 5-27 were asked of residents of the housing unit, per question 4]
5. Place of birth
[] If you were born abroad, please write in which country: ____
6. Date of birth
Month ____
Year 1 _ _ _
7. Marital status
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Separated
[] 5 Divorced
8. Literacy
[] 3 Not able to read and write
9. [Literacy, continued]
[] 4 Have you ever attended school?
[] 6 No, never attended
[Questions 10-11 were asked of persons who are attending or ever attended school, per question 9]
10. Level of education
[] 1 Basic - Elementary school ([1st degree] 4 years)
[] 2 Basic - Preparatory school ([2nd degree] 2 years, direct of distance preparatory cycle, former 1st cycle of school, former preparatory cycle in technical schools, etc.)
[] 3 Unified secondary ([1st degree] unified course, general courses - academic, commercial, industrial, visual arts, and agricultural, former 5th year in school or equivalent)
[] 4 Complementary secondary ([2nd degree] 11th grade, 2nd complementary year -academic, commercial, industrial, visual arts, and agricultural - former 7th year of school, former preparatory sections in commercial and industrial courses and equivalent)
[] 5 Preparation year for university or 12th grade
[] 6 Professional courses
[] 7 Post-secondary courses (teaching school for preschool or primary)
[] 8 Tertiary courses
11. Did you complete the education level indicated in the previous question?
[] 2 No
12. If you completed a professional, post-secondary or tertiary degree, please write in the name of the course: ________
13. Residence on December 31st, 1979
[] 1 In the municipality where you live
In other municipality, please specify: ____
[] 2 Macau
[] 3 Angola, Mozambique, Guiné-Bissau, Cape Verde, S. Tomé and Principe or Timor
[] 5 France
[] 6 Germany
[] 7 In other country of Europe
[] 8 United States of America and Canada
[] 9 Any other country in the world
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14. Residence on December 31st, 1973
[] 0 In the municipality where you live
[] In other municipality, please specify: ____
[] 1 Macau
[] 2 Angola
[] 3 Mozambique
[] 4 Guiné-Bissau, Cape Verde, S. Tomé and Principe or Timor
[] 5 France
[] 6 Germany
[] 7 In other country of Europe
[] 8 United States of America and Canada
[] 9 Any other country in the world
15. Place of work or study
[] 9999 In the municipality where you live
[] In other municipality, please specify: ____
In each question, choose only one answer
16. Main mode of transportation
[] 1 Bus, light train or underground
[] 2 Train
[] 3 Particular car or van
[] 4 Motorcycle or bicycle
[] 5 Company or School collective transport
[] 6 Other modes of transport (example: taxi, boat, animal traction, etc.)
[] 7 None (exclusively walking)
If you are less than 12 years old, end questionnaire here [skip questions 17-27].
[Questions 17-27 were asked of persons age 12+]
17. Source of livelihood
[] 1 Work
[] 2 Temporary benefits - Unemployment
[] 3 Temporary benefits - Sickness, accident, etc.
[] 4 Temporary benefits - Others Sickness, accident, etc.
[] 5 Household support
[] 6 Pensions of any kind (reform, pension, handicap, social, etc.) [-- go to question 18]
[] 7 Social support
[] 8 Property or entrepreneurial income
[] 9 Other situation
18. If your main source of livelihood is through Pensions, please indicate of which type:
[] 5 Retirement pension (by age)
[] 6 Reserve pension
[] 7 Pension for live due to working accident or professional illness
[] 8 Incapacity pension
[] 9 Other type of pension (social pension, survival pension or other)
19. Religion (answer is optional)
[] 2 Orthodox
[] 3 Protestant
[] 4 Other Christian
[] 5 Jewish
[] 6 Muslim
[] 7 Other non-Christian
[] 8 Without religion
[] 1 Worked with a specific profession
[] 3 Did not work with a specific profession, or being a contributing family worker, not paid, worked for less than 15 hours
21. If you chose option 3 in the previous question [20], indicate the reason [why you did not work]:
[] 1 Occupied with home chores
[] 2 Student
[] 3 Retired
[] 4 Compulsory military service
[] 5 Permanently incapacitated for working
[] 6 Unemployed looking for first job
[] 7 Unemployed looking for new job
[] 8 Other reason
22. If in the indicated week you did work with a specific profession, please state if [you worked]:
[] 2 Less than 15 hours
[] 4 From 15 to 35 hours
[] 6 From 35 to 45 hours
[] 8 45 hours or more
23. Main occupation: ________
Be precise. For example: civil construction painter, primary school teacher, third rank officer at the Ministry of Labor, agricultural employee, etc.
24. Professional situation
[] 1 Employer (with one or more employees)
[] 2 Own-account worker
[] 3 Contributing family worker
[] 4 Employee
[] 5 Member of a production cooperative
[] 6 Other situation
25. Branch of economic activity: ________
If you are of male gender the questionnaire is over.
[Questions 26-27 were asked of females age 12+]
Month: ____
Year: 1 _ _ _
End the questionnaire. Thank you.
Instructions for Individual Questionnaire
A questionnaire must be used for:
- Each of the persons who resided in the dwelling at midnight of March 16, 1981 (don't forget children and those temporarily absent).
- Each of the people temporarily present in the dwelling at the same time.
Who answers the questionnaire?
- All the Portuguese [citizens] and foreigners who reside in Portugal, even those who at the census time (midnight of March 16, 1981) are absent from their residences or even from the country.
- All the Portuguese [citizens] and foreigners who [usually] reside abroad, but who at the census time are in Portugal
Who should not answer the questionnaire?
- Foreigners who are members of a diplomatic mission and their families, since they reside in their embassies, and foreign military personnel and their families, since they reside in military bases located in the national territory.
Who fills out the questionnaire?
- The respondent, a family member, a friend, etc.
- In case of impossibility, request the enumerator for help with the filling out of the questionnaire or [ask her] to fill it out [for you].
How to fill out the questionnaire?
- The questions with boxes, write an "X" in the situation or case that applies.
- In each question, mark only one box, that is, you can only provide one answer.
- If you think you could have more than one answer to the same question, choose the one you consider more relevant.
- In questions 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 25, and 26, which have lines, you should write one or more words corresponding to your answer.
Important: Boxes with stippled interior ([example provided]) are to be filled by the I.N.E.. Please do not mark them.
- If you have more than one citizenship, even one of them is Portuguese, mark option 98.
- If you have an ongoing naturalization process, indicate the citizenship that you currently have and not the one you intend to obtain.
Question 4 - Usual residence situation
- Resides and is present - every person who resides in the dwelling and is present (at midnight of March 16, 1981) or those who will return before noon of that day.
- Resides but is absent - every person who resides in the dwelling, but is not present there (at midnight of March 16, 1981) and those who will not be back by noon of that day.
Special cases of absent residents who usually reside with their families:
Person who lives away from the family dwelling due to work, but keeps his family dwelling [here]. Include absent shipmates.
Person enrolled in the compulsory military service.
Persons who are hospitalized or institutionalized in rehabilitation institutions.
Incarcerated persons.
Travelers at the time of the census.
People who emigrated abroad less than a year ago.
- Is not a resident, but is present: all persons who do not usually reside in the dwelling but are present (at midnight of March 16, 1981).
Special cases of non-residents present in a dwelling [that is not their home]:
Foreign diplomats and their family in mission in Portugal, as long as they live outside the embassy.
Foreigners who have been in Portugal less than a year.
Portuguese citizens who reside abroad, and are in Portugal for a short period of time.
- In case you were born in Macau, write this word in the line destined for "municipality".
- In case you were born in a territory which is currently independent, but was under Portuguese administration when you were born, write the name of the territory in the line for "foreign country"
- If you were born, for example, on March 8, 1940, write:
- (Day) _ 8
- (Month) March
- (Year) 1 9 4 0
- Married: refers to the person who is legally married or living in an equivalent situation. The married condition (legal or de facto) dominates over any other prior status.
- Separated: is every person who, after having been married, separated herself from her spouse, even when the separation has not been legally recognized.
Question 10 - Level of education
- Professional courses. For example, courses for: Secretary, Manager's Assistant, Correspondent, Foreign Languages and Translator-Interpreter, Education Agent, General Accounting, Special Painting Activities, etc.
- If you are enrolled in more than one course, indicate the one that is most closely related to your professional activities. If you are unemployed, chose the course with which you feel more vocation.
Question 15 - Place of work or study
Answer this question only if you are a resident who is present [at the time of the census].
This question should not be answered in the questionnaire of a person who is an absent resident.
Question 17 - Source of livelihood
Important: since you can only mark one answer, you will have to choose, among the "Source of livelihood" options, the one that mostly contributes to satisfy your living necessities.
- Work: includes persons who mainly live from their work, whether she gets paid or not. People in the compulsory military service should mark this option.
- Household support: includes persons supported by their family (homemaker who only works at home, students, children, etc.)
- Pensions of any kind: includes persons who receive a pension, as long as the amount received exceeds that of any other source of livelihood they could have.
- Social support: includes persons whose main means of survival is assistance provided within a institution or not, by the State, by private non-profit organizations, or by individuals.
- Property income: includes persons whose subsistence is mainly financed by rent collected from property, interests, profits, dividends, royalties, etc.
Question 20 - Condition towards work
- Worked with a specific profession: consider in this category persons who, in the reference week:
- Worked with pay, regardless of the number of hours worked;
- Worked without pay for fifteen or more hours in a family economic activity;
- Did not work for temporary reasons, such as sickness, maternity leave, holidays, work-related accidents, work conflicts, etc. Persons in these conditions should indicate the number of hours they usually work in a week in Question 22.
- Did not work with a specific profession: this option includes persons who:
- Did not work in an economic activity (homemaker, student, retiree, etc.);
- Works in an family economic activity, however, for less than 15 hours per week and without pay. If you marked option 3 in question 20, do not fill question 22.
- Permanently incapacitated for working: mark this option if the person who is incapacitated for working has not reached retirement age, otherwise, chose option 3.
- Main occupation: in case of having more than one occupations, indicate the one where you work more time.
Question 24 - Professional situation
- Own-account worker: refers to the individual who works on his own and usually does not have paid workers, although he can receive help from family member whom he does not pay.
- Contributing family worker: refers to the individual who works at least 15 hours per week in a family economic activity, without receiving payment.
- Employee: refers to the individual who works for another person, firm, or organization in exchange for a wage. Workers in production cooperatives choose this option.
- Member of a production cooperative: refers to the member of a production cooperative, where he works. This option includes, also, workers of self-managed firms.
Question 25 - Branch of economic activity
- If you work on your own account, indicate the type of activity performed. For example: agriculture, civil construction, retail sale of fruits, etc.
- If you work as an employee, indicate the activity of the firm, organization, or establishment, etc. where you work. Examples: road transportation company, water shipping company, painting office, hotel, light weapons and ammunition factory, automobile assembly plant, financial management, school of _____, museum of _____, chamber of commerce, primary school, etc. If you work for a firm that does multiple activities, indicate the activity performed in the store or establishment were you work and not that of the general firm. Example: suppose you work in a shoe store (retail) which belongs to a firm whose main activity is wholesale of shoes, you should say "retail sale of shoes", and not "wholesale sale of shoes."
- By matrimony, we understand any situation, whether legal or defacto
- You should indicate the number of children born alive, regardless of whether they are alive or not.
[The Individuals in a Collective Dwelling Questionnaire was not translate into English]