Section 4: Deaths in the household during the last 12 months
1. Did a death occur in the household since 29 May 2006?
If yes, record number of deaths in the box on the right and further details below.
If no, record "0" and go to Section 5 (Housing).
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Section 4:- About a death occur in the household during the last 12 months.
The information to be collected under this section is about the mortality experience of a given household during the last 12 months, prior to date of enumeration. Hence the question to be asked should refer to the mortality condition at the household rather than individual level. Therefore, enumerators should bear in mind while collecting the required information. The question to be asked must be phrased as, is there any member who died during the last 12 months in your household?
The question is designed to get raw data about number of death occurrences in the household age wise for the countries like Ethiopia which don't have a vital statistics (birth, death, marriage and divorce etc...).
Question 1:- Did a death occur in the household during the last 12 months (i.e. from May 29, 2006 to May 28, 2007)
If there were deaths occurred in the household during the last 12 month, fill the number of death occurrences on the space provided but if there is no death the enumerator should assign and shade code "0" on the give space provided in the questionnaire.