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Benin 1979 — source variable BJ1979A_NATION — Ethnicity or nationality

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Demographic characteristics (for all person)

(10) Nationality _ _ _

Indicate nationality for Beninese. For example: Goun, Dendi, Fon, Ditanmari, Mina, Bariba...

And country for non-Beninese. For example: Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, France...

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Demographic Characteristics (for each household member)

Column (10): Nationality
For a Beninese, ask the question: "What is your nationality?" and write down the following answer: Ditanmari, Yoruba, Dendi, Bariba, Mahi, Fon, etc.
For a non-Beninese, ask "What is your country of origin?" and write down according the answer: Togo, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, France, Romania, China, Canada, etc.

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Benin 1992 — source variable BJ1992A_ETHNIC — Ethnicity (detailed)

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For all persons
[Questions in columns 1 to 9 asked of all persons.]

(9) Ethnicity ____

Mark down Fon, Mina, Goun, Dendi, Bariba, etc.

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II. How to fill out the questionnaire (Document RGPH 2 Number 1).

Column (6): Ethnicity
Ask the question "What is your ethnicity?" and write down the answer: Fon, Goun, Dendi, Ditamari, etc. for Beninese.
Note: Mark "Naturalized" for the Beninese who acquired the Beninese nationality.
For foreigners who declare an ethnicity, write it down or mark a dash if they do not.

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Benin 2002 — source variable BJ2002A_ETHNIC — Ethnicity

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For all persons
[Questions in columns 1 to 11 were asked of all persons]

Now we would like to ask for information on you and the persons habitually living in your household or currently residing in your home

(8) Nationality ____

Of which ethnicity is [the respondent]? Write down FON, DENDI, etc for Beninese and country for foreigners

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i) Socio-demographic characteristics

Column (8): Nationality or ethnicity
First, ask the question "What is the nationality of [the respondent]?" If the answer is "Beninese" ask then: "Of which ethnicity is [the respondent]?" and write down the declared ethnicity on the line. Report the declared ethnicity for persons with a Beninese nationality and the country for foreigners on the corresponding horizontal line and leave the boxes empty.
For the purposes of the RGPH3, ethnicity is the same as the sociolinguistic group to which the interviewee belongs.
Example:
For Beninese, a possible response is the following: Ditamari, Yoruba, Fon, Adja, Goun, Dendi, Yom, Nagot, Mahi, etc.
For foreigners,

Niger, the response is Nigers;
France, the response is French;
Nigeria, the response is Nigerians.

Note: Mark "naturalized" for the Beninese by alliance or who acquired the Beninese nationality.

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Benin 2013 — source variable BJ2013A_ETHNIC — Ethnicity or nationality

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9. Ethnicity or nationality - Which is the ethnicity or nationality of [the person]?

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Write down FON, MINA, DENDI, etcetera for Beninese, and country for foreigners

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Section 2: Individual characteristics of household members

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

9. Ethnicity or nationality

Ethnicity is a person's belonging to a sociolinguistic and cultural community.

Nationality is a person's citizenship to a country or a given state.

First, ask the following question:

Q: "What is the ethnicity of [the respondent]?
Write down [in capital letters] the declared ethnicity on the line corresponding to the counted person's registration order number.

Example: For Beninese, a possible response is the following: Ditamari, Yoruba, Fon, Adja, Goun, Dendi, Yom, Nagot, Mahi, etc.;

NB: Write down "naturalized" for persons who acquired the Beninese nationality [through alliance [marriage] or any other way], since they cannot be attributed a national ethnicity.

For persons with foreign nationalities, ask the following question:

Q: "What is [the respondent]'s's nationality?"
[] Write legibly the name of the country on the line corresponding to the counted person's registration order number.
[] register the first declared nationality for individuals with dual citizenships.

Examples:

[] Niger, for persons having declared being of the Nigerian nationality.
[] Lebanon, for persons having declared being of the Lebanese nationality.
[] France, for persons having declared being of the French nationality.

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