13. Location of previous residence - In which township did [the person] live (for a least 6 continuous months) before settling down here?

Questions 1 [order number] to 12 [residency status] apply to all persons to count in the household.

12. Residency situation

The inhabited sites that you must visit refer to any location where at least one person resides permanently. The notion of residency situation is linked to that of habitual domicile and to that of the duration in the household or outside of the household relative to a reference duration of 6 months [relative to the date of the census].

Thus, a person shall be considered as a "resident" in the household if they have been living in it:
Habitually since 6 months or;
Since less than 6 months but with the intention of remaining for more than 6 months.

Example:

This variable allows classifying individuals based on their stay in the household.

The modality codes of the variable residency situation are:

A resident is considered a Present Resident if he spent the night preceding the first visit of the census agent in the household. However, a baby born on the day of the census agent's visit must be considered a present resident even if he is still being nursed by his mother who is also considered a present resident of the household.

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A resident is considered an absent resident if he did not spend the night preceding the first visit of the census agent in the household. Such absence must not exceed 6 months.
Is considered a visitor, any non-resident person having spent the night preceding the first visit of the census agent in the household; the total duration of their presence in the household must not exceed 6 months.

A person registered as "absent resident" at the first visit will keep this status even if they return to the household during the counting period. They may however answer themselves to questions regarding them. Similarly, a "present resident" will keep the same status even if they travel after the first household visit. Thus after the first census agent visit, it becomes impossible to update the list of household members.
Circle the modality code of the residency situation of the counted person.

Attention: All students living in dorms or going to school elsewhere and having spent the night preceding your household visit must be considered visitors.

NB: Residents detained in jail or at a police station or brigade shall be counted in their ordinary household. However, prisoners shall be counted in their collective households. Those accompanying the sick who are non-residents shall be considered in the collective household while those accompanying residents shall be considered in their household.