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All individuals
[Question 17 through 28 were asked of all individuals]

22. Date of birth or age

Ask the question, "What is your date of birth?" Write:

____ a) For the date of birth, the day, month, and year. Ex: 6 January 1955 for a person born on 6 January 1955.

____ b) For age, the number followed by the letter D (days), M (months), Y (years). Ex: 5d (for 5 days old), 20M (for 20 months old), 19Y (for 19 years old)
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a) Questions to ask all members of the household

Question 22: Date of birth or age

Try to obtain as much precise information as possible (day, month, year). Check the civil status documents of the interviewed individuals, if they have any. The statement "around 1945" must be replaced with "1945" on the household questionnaire.

Do not convert an age into a year of birth: if you are told "42 years old," write "42 Y."

If the surveyed person has no idea of their age (or is too vague of an idea), ask them to show you someone who is in their age group (or generation) to allow you to estimate their age. Ask him/her if he/she remembers a particular event if he/she was a child when it occurred.

For individuals who show you an identification card (birth certificate, identification card, passport, driver's license, consular card, etc.), write the date of birth shown on the document under the coding table.

Otherwise, ask the question: "What is your date of birth"?

Write the answer given by the surveyed person, indicating the exact date of birth.