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VII. People in the census household

For all individuals
[Questions 1 - 8 were asked for all persons]

6. Maternal orphanhood

Is your mother alive?
(If alive and living in the household, write the order number she has on the form)

[] 1 Yes

____ Order number on the form

[] 2 No
[] 9 Unknown

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A. First block: personal characteristics (for all persons)

This part of the census form is designed to study the composition of the population according to the following characteristics: relationship to the head of household, sex, age, marital status, maternal orphanhood, ethnicity, and disabilities.

Questions 1-8 are presented to all enumerated persons, without exception, following the specific instructions presented below:

Question 6: maternal orphanhood

1. How to formulate the question

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Is your mother alive?

2. How to record the data

If the enumerated person's mother is alive at the time of enumeration, only the number "1. yes" is circled. On the other hand, if the mother has passed away, "2. no" is circled. If the enumerated person's mother is alive and living in the same dwelling being enumerated, the mother's order number in the form is recorded in the space provided.

The category "9. unknown" has been provided to record those cases in which the informant does not know if the mother of the enumerated person is alive or not.

3. Example:

[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 6 of the census form]