6. Orphanhood condition

Question 6: death of mother

1. How to ask the question:
Ask, "Is your mother alive?"

2. How to record the answer:
If the mother of the enumerated person is alive on the census date, mark an "X" in the "yes" box. If the mother has died, mark an "X" in the box "no" box.

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The "unknown" box is for those cases where the respondent does not know if the mother of a household member is alive or not.

3. Example:
[This box contains question 6 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]