Republic of Uruguay
National Institute of Statistics
VII General Census of Population
III of Homes and V of Dwellings
Census Questionnaire 1996
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The confidentiality of the information is guaranteed by Art 17 of Law No. 16.616 of 10/20/1994. This Law also establishes that all people are obligated to supply the information. (Article 14 of the same Law)
A. Geographic Identification
Department: ____ _ _
Section: ____ _ _
Segment: ____ _ _ _
Zone: ____ _ _ _
Enumerator: ____ _ _
Border: ____ _ _
2. Order number of the dwelling:
____
3. Home number within the dwelling
____
Address of the dwelling: ________
Urban
Number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Block: _ _
Floor: _ _
Apartment:_ _ _ _
Rural
4. Is the dwelling land used for agriculture or livestock production?
[] 2 No
5. Does the land occupy one hectare or more?
[] 2 No
6. Indicate the type of dwelling, mark only one box
[] 2 Apartment
[] 3 Apartment or room in a school, factory, etc.
[] 4 Place not built for habitation
[] 5 Mobile dwelling (tent, rolling house, etc.)
[] 6 Other
[] 8 Hospital, sanatorium
[] 9 Home for the elderly
[] 10 Student residence
[] 11 Worker house
[] 12 Asylum
[] 13 Other
7. Indicate if the dwelling is:
[] 2 With inhabitants absent
[] 4 Finishing being under construction or repair
[] 5 For sale or rent
[] 6 Other reason
If a dwelling is unoccupied or occupied with inhabitants absent, stop here.
If a dwelling is occupied with inhabitants present, continue with Section C: Information of the occupied private dwelling.
If it is a collective dwelling, go to Section F: People who make up the home (page 2)
C. Information about the occupied private dwelling with inhabitants present (only for the 1st home and single home)
[Questions 8-15.]
8. What is the predominant material of the exterior walls?
[] 2 Wood and sheets of zinc, fibrocemento
[] 3 Mud (terron, adobe, fagina)
[] 4 Tin or waste material
[] 5 Other
9. What is the predominant material of the roof?
[] 2 Sheets of zinc, fibrocement, aluminum, asphalt tiles, tiles over framework, with a flat roof
[] 3 Sheets of zinc, fibrocement, aluminum, asphalt tiles, tiles over framework, without a flat roof
[] 4 Straw
[] 5 Tin or waste material
[] 6 Other
10. What is the predominant material of the floor?
[] 2 Concrete, portland concrete, stones or bricks
[] 3 Wood, floor tile, parquet, linoleum
[] 4 Other
11. What is the origin of water of the dwelling, used for drinking and eating?
[] 2 Well
[] 3 Tank [aljibe]
[] 4 Other (stream, river, etc.)
12. What is the source of water in the dwelling?
[] 2 Pipes from outside the dwelling
[] 3 Other means
13. Does this dwelling have any of the following services of electrical lighting?
[] 1 From the U.T.E. [public electricity company]
[] 2 Battery charger
[] 3 Generator
[] 4 Other electric
Without considering bathrooms or rooms used exclusively for cooking and storing, how many rooms does this home have in total for:
15. Non-residential purposes: ____
D. Homes of the occupied private dwelling with inhabitants present
16. In this dwelling, how many households (groups of people) have separate budgets, at least for meals ([each household] shares a common pot): ____
For single or first household, continue on the back.
For each other type of household, use an additional questionnaire.
- In it, repeat the information of geographic identification, the order number of the dwelling and write down the number of the following home.
- Leave the information about the dwelling (parts B, C and D on this page) blank.
- Begin the interview on page 2 (E. Information of the private dwelling)
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E. Information about the private home
1. Does the household in this dwelling have any hygienic service (e.g. W.C., latrine, etc.)?
[] 2 Yes, but without discharge
[] 3 Does not have hygienic service.
2. The use of hygienic service is:
[] 2 Shared with other homes
3. The disposal of hygienic waste is done by:
[] 2 Septic tank, cesspool
[] 3 Other (hole in the ground, surface, etc.)
Cooking facilities
4. In this home, is there any appropriate place for cooking, with kitchen sink and faucet?
[] 2 Yes, shared with other homes.
[] 3 None
5. What is the principal source of energy used for cooking?
[] 1 Electricity
[] 2 Supergas [LPG]
[] 3 Kerosene
[] 4 Piped gas
[] 5 Wood
[] 6 Other
[] 7 None, does not cook
Heating
6. Which source does your household use for heat?
[] 1 Stove, heating panel, or similar
[] 2 Air conditioner
[] 3 Central heating
[] 4 Other
[] 5 None (go to question 8)
7. What is the principal source of energy for heating rooms?
[] 1 Electricity
[] 2 Supergas [LPG]
[] 3 Kerosene
[] 4 Wood
[] 5 Gas oil
[] 6 Fuel oil
[] 7 Piped gas
[] 8 Other
Tenancy
8. With respect to this dwelling, this household is:
[] 2 Owner of the dwelling only
[] 3 Member of living cooperative
[] 4 Tenant or renter
[] 5 Occupant by a relation of dependence (work)
[] 6 Occupied by loan, cede or permission
[] 7 Occupied without permission
[] 8 Other
Rooms for sleeping
9. How many rooms are used for sleeping in this home? ____
Comfort and equipment of the home
10. Does this home have its own vehicle (car or truck) for its own personal use?
[] 2 Yes, one
[] 3 Yes, more than one
11. Does the home have any of the following appliances?
[] Instant heater [electric]
[] Simple refrigerator
[] Refrigerator with freezer
[] Freezer
[] Color TV
[] Black and white TV
[] Telephone
[] Microwave oven
[] Video cassette player
[] Common washer
[] Programmed washer
[] Computer
F. People who make up the home
12. What is the name and surname of every person who lodged here last night, beginning with the head?
Do not forget babies and the elderly. If the home has more than six people, continue this list on additional questionnaires.
[] Head of household
[] Spouse or companion
[] Single children or stepchildren from oldest to youngest
[] Married children and stepchildren and their spouses and companions
[] Grandchildren
[] Parents or mother/father-in-laws, siblings, aunts/uncles, etc.
[] Other people not related (guests, domestic servants, etc.)
13. Now, how many people in total were lodged here last night?
Total number of people: ____
14. Of this total, how many are men and how many are women?
Men: ____
Women: ____
Enumerator: Once you have finished the enumeration of the members of this home, count the pages of people who you have completed, and verify this number.
If there are more than six people in a home, use an additional questionnaire, repeating the Order Number of the dwelling, Order Number of the home within the dwelling and the geographic identification.
Do not forget to mark the rectangle "Continued" of the first part of the census questionnaire (question 1 in the top right corner of page 1).
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Do not shorten words
[Next to the text are boxes with the alphabet in capital letters.]
G. People in the home
1. What relation or relationship do you have with the head of household?
[] 2 Spouse or companion
[] 3 Child
[] 4 Child of spouse [stepchild]
[] 5 Son/daughter in-law
[] 6 Grandchild
[] 7 Parent or mother/father in-law
[] 8 Other relative
[] 9 Domestic servant and children
[] 10 Not related
[] 11 Collective dwelling resident
2. Are you a man or a woman?
[] 2 Woman
3. How old are you (in completed years)?
For those younger than 1 year: "00"
For those younger than 10 years: "01", "02", "03", etc. as necessary.
For those older than 99 years, "99"
____
4. Are you retired or pensioned?
[] 2 No
5. Do you have any valid rights in any institution for attending to health?
In services of total coverage:
[] 2 Mutual, cooperative, medical, etc.
[] 3 Military health
[] 4 Police health
[] 5 Others of total coverage
[] 6 Does not have
6. And in services of partial coverage
[] 2 Mobile emergency units
[] 3 Other partial insurance
[] 4 Does not have
7. In what locality or place do you live habitually?
[] In another place, (write down the department or country and locality)
Locality in Uruguay: ____
8. In what locality or place did you live habitually five years ago on this date?
[] 2 Here
Locality in Uruguay: ____
9. In what locality or place did you begin living when you were born?
[] In another place, write down the department or country and locality: ____
Locality in Uruguay: ____
10. If you reside in Uruguay and were born abroad, what year did you come to Uruguay to live?
For all people age 3 or older
[Questions 11-15 were asked of persons age 3 or older]
11. Do you know how to both read and write?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
12. Of the following levels of education, what is the highest that you attended?
[] 2 Preschool
[] 3 Primary
[] 4 High school or secondary basic cycle
[] 6 University
[] 7 Teacher training
[] 8 Military or police career
13. With respect to this education level, do you currently
[] 1 Attend a public establishment
[] 2 Attend a private establishment
[] 3 Abandoned your studies
[] 4 Finished the level
14. How many years did you spend at this level?
____
15. What is the specialization or major area of study?
If you marked group "A" in question 12, go to question 16 if necessary.
Only for those in group "B" of question 12
____
For all people age 12 or older
[Questions 16-28 were asked of persons age 12 or older]
16. Do you currently attend or did you attend technical or commercial studies of 6 months or more?
[] Yes
[] 2 In another public institute
[] 3 In a private institute
17. With respect to this course, currently you...
[] 1 Attend
[] 2 Abandoned your studies
[] 3 Finished your studies
18. How many years did you study in this course?
____
19. What is the technical or commercial study attended?
____
20. What is your de facto current marital state?
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Divorced
[] 4 Separated from union or marriage
[] 5 Widowed from union or marriage
[] 6 Single
21. During the past week, did you work at least one hour?
[] 2 No
22. Last week, did you do something outside your house for work or did you help someone in a business, small farm or job, even though you did not receive a regular payment?
[] 2 No
23. Last week, were you on leave for sickness, vacation, suspended, etc. although you still have a job?
[] 2 No
24. During the last four weeks, were you looking for work?
[] 2 No
25. Have you ever worked?
[] 2 No
26. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides (or provided) you the largest income? ________
27. What does the place or establishment where you work (or worked) principally do? ________
28. Of the following, what is (was) your category in the occupation you indicated?
[] 2 Public worker or employee
[] 3 Private worker or employee
[] 4 Worker for their own account
[] 5 Non-remunerated family worker
[] 6 Member of production cooperative
[] 7 Other
For all women age 15 or older
[Questions 29-31 were asked of women age 15 or older]
29. How many children born alive have you had altogether?
[] Do not know
30. Of those children, how many are currently alive?
[] Do not know
31. How many were born in the last twelve months?
[] 2 Two or more
[] 3 None