Household questionnaire document paragraph 2 number 1
Localization
Department _
Sub-prefecture/Urban district _ _
Rural/Urban township _ _
Village/Neighborhood _ _
Locality or hamlet ____
Census zone _ _ _
Order number of building(s) _ _ _
Order number of household _ _ _
Type of household _
Name of respondent ____
II. How to fill out the questionnaire (Document RGPH 2 Number 1).
First page:
Localization: The census agent shall write clearly, using block letters, the elements of the household's geographic localization.
Department: write down the name of the department in which the census agent is.
Urban district or sub-prefecture: write down the name of the urban district or the sub-prefecture. Cross out the inappropriate term.
Township: write down the name of the township to which the census agent's census zone belongs. Specify if it is a rural or urban district by crossing out the inappropriate term.
Census zone: write down, in the grid, the census zone's number. This three-digit number shall be given by the team leader.
Village or neighborhood: write down the name of the village if the census agent is in a rural township or the name of the neighborhood if it is an urban township. Cross out the inappropriate term.
Building number: report this three-digit number that was marked on the main door of the head of household's building, then potentially other building numbers of the dwelling unit. Only the number of the main building used by the head of household shall be reported in the grid.
Household number: write in the household number in the designated grids. The numbering must be continuous within the census zone.
Example: "1" must be reported as 001 and "12" as 012.
Type of household: there are two types of households: the ordinary household and the collective household. The census agent shall write down "ordinary" in the case of an ordinary household. He shall write down "collective" in the case of a collective household and specify the name of the establishment.
Example: jail house of Cotonou.
Important note: collective households are reported according to their directors. They can be a hotel director, a prison director, etc. The team leader will introduce the census agent to such establishments.
Locality (hamlet): at the end of the "localization" section, the census agent shall report the name of the locality for villages.
Visa table: the census agent and the team leader shall note each in their own sections, their last and first names, the date of household visit, and the control date.