All individuals
[Question 17 through 28 were asked of all individuals]
19. Residence status
For each member of the household entered, circle the code that corresponds to their residence status:
[] 1 Resident present (rp)
[] 2 Resident absent (ra)
[] 3 Visitor (vi)
4.3.2 The inside of the questionnaire: data on the household
To complete the inside of the questionnaire, you must have:
- Read and fully understand the contents of this manual.
- If any points are unclear to you, ask your team leader for an explanation.
- Know the definitions perfectly and the meaning of the abbreviations used.
- The presence of the person you are surveying to obtain reliable information. If the head of the household is absent, speak with his representative to get the necessary information.
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- Ask each person to be surveyed to present an identification document (national identification card, birth certificate, passport, driver's license, etc.) in order to quickly obtain answers to questions regarding first and last names, date of birth, etc.
Carefully follow all instructions you have been given, especially regarding how to ask the questions.
Question 19: Residence status
Everyone is either a resident or a visitor.
i - Resident:
A resident is anyone who customarily lives in the household, i.e., for at least the past six months. However, individuals who have just arrived in the household and intend to remain there for more than six months must be considered residents.
Examples of individuals that recently arrived in the household:
recently assigned officials;
recently married daughters;
students who have just gone back to school.
There are two different categories of residents: present residents (PR) and absent residents (RA).
Present residents (RP): a resident is present when they have spent the night in the household the day before the Census Official's arrival.
The following individuals are also considered present residents, even if they did not spend the night in the household the day before the Census Official's arrival:
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- uniformed individuals who are on duty (police officers, constables, customs officers, etc.);
- nurses, midwives, and doctors on duty;
- night workers and watchmen;
- women hospitalized in a maternity ward.
Absent residents (RA): a resident is absent when they have not spent the night in the household the day prior to the Census Official's arrival.
If the individual has been away from the household for more than six months, he/she must not be reported as a member of the household.
Sailors at sea must be surveyed as absent residents, regardless of the length of their absence.
ii - Visitors
Visitors are anyone who does not customarily reside in the household but spent the night there the day prior to the Census Official's arrival or who has just arrived in the household and intends to remain there for less than six months. Children of the members of the household who attend school in other cities must be surveyed as visitors if they are present at the time of the census.
Practical interview examples of residence status.
For all individuals present in the household at the time of the interview.