Questionnaire Text

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VII. People in the census household

For all individuals
[Questions 9, 10 and 12 were asked for all persons]

12. Prior habitual residence

In what municipality and department or country did you habitually reside before establishing yourself in this municipality?

[] Here
[] [If habitually reside in this country, write the name of the municipality and department]
____ Municipality
____ Department or country
[] [If habitually reside outside this country, write the name of the country where habitually resided]
[Name of the country] ____
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B. Second block: geographical characteristics (for all persons)

The questions relating to geographical characteristics are designed to study internal and international migration of the population.

It is desired to find out the total number of migrants and the patterns of these movements as well as the principal characteristics of this population.


Question 12: previous place of habitual residence

1. How to formulate the question

In which municipality and department or country did you normally reside before establishing yourself in this municipality?

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2. How to record the data

When the previous place of usual residence coincides with the current place of usual residence at the time of enumeration, the number "1. here" is marked with a circle. The other spaces are left blank.

a) If the person resided in another municipality, different from the current place of usual residence, the name of the municipality and department is written down in the spaces provided.

b) If the person lived abroad, the name of the country is recorded in the space provided.

3. Example:

[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 12 of the census form]