Column P01: Sequence number/Rank (numéro d'ordre)
The sequence number/rank is a two-figure number assigned according to very precise rules to all people who are enumerated in the household. These rules are defined with the single goal of facilitating the listing of household members for you and the head of household, or any adult person. Thus you should be able to save time and above all enumerate all the members of the household. What, then, are these rules?
The head of household should always be the first person listed on the household questionnaire.
The information related to him is written on the first line, which will always bear the sequence number "01." It is very definitely a two-figure number; the second person enumerated will bear the number "02," and so forth.
For persons living in the household, list first the members of the household who are residents, either present resident (RP) or absent resident (RA). When you have finished recording all of the resident persons living in the household, proceed to the recording of visitors (Vi). Whatever their family relationship to the head of household, visitors are always recorded in the last place.
Residents living in the household must be recorded according to the following schema, which is made necessary by the need to enumerate everyone living in the household without omitting anyone or counting anyone twice. The usefulness of the schema lies also in the fact that it allows the head of household to list the members of his household easily. You should thus see clearly why we have chosen to proceed in this way.
1st case: The head of household is a man:
a) Head of household;
b) Unmarried children of the head of household whose mother does not live in the household;
c) First spouse of head of household;
d) Unmarried children of the head of household's first wife;
e) Second wife of the head of household;
f) Unmarried children of the head of household's second wife
g) Third wife of head of household
h) Unmarried children of the head of household's third wife;
i) Married children of the head of household followed by their spouses and children;
j) Parents of the head of household (father and/or mother of head of household);
k) Brothers and sisters of the head of household, followed, if they are married, by their spouses and children;
l) Nephews and nieces of the head of household, followed, if they are married, by their spouses and children;
m) Grandsons and granddaughters, followed, if they are married, by their spouses and their children;
n) Other relatives of the head of household;
o) Unrelated persons
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Please note: To record unmarried children living in the household who have at least one parent residing in the same household, always begin with the youngest and work your way up to the oldest, while still following the rules listed above as much as possible.
2nd Case: The Head of Household Is A Woman
In this case, she is of course assigned the number "01." The preceding schema is still applicable, with the only difference being that there will no longer be a first spouse, second spouse, etc. However, her husband, if she has one who lives in the house as a resident (present resident or absent resident), should be assigned the number "02."
No matter what their family relationship to the head of household, visitors should be recorded after all the resident persons of the household.