Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
Copy the name of the person from section II

For all persons
[Questions 1-10 are asked of all persons.]

7. Use of health services
Where is [the respondent] treated when s/he has health problems?

In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.

Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.

For all persons
[Questions 1-11 are for all persons.]

7. Use of health services
This question finds out where the people are seen when they have health problems.

When asking this question, the response options are only read when it is very evident that the informer doesn't know what to answer.

If the informer's response is that the person is seen in more than one health institution, ask, "To which does he/she go with the most frequency?" And circle the code that corresponds.

When the response is the name or number of the clinic, ask if it pertains to the IMSS, ISSSTE, or some hospital of the Pemex, the Army, the Marines, the Secretary of Health (SSA) or some other; circle the code of the option that corresponds.

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Consider the following and circle:

• Code 2, if the response is ISSSTE and deals with federal government workers.
• Code 3, if the declaration is an institution of the state social security such as: ISSSET, ASSSEMyM, ISSSTEZAC, ISSSPEA, or ISSSTESON, the state ISSSTE is circled.
• Code 7, if the person is seen in a private medical clinic or Farmacias Similares.
• Code 8, if the person goes to a benefit institution such as: DIF, Red Cross, Green Cross, Ambar Cross, medical dispensary; midwife, health promoter, or other.
• Code 9, if the person doesn't use health services or the response is one of the following: he/she uses health services in a country outside Mexico, he/she goes to a folk healer, witch, herbalist, or similar places.

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If the respondent answers that the person goes to more than one health institution, ask which he/she attends more frequently and circle the option declared. Consider that the response options are read only when the informant indicates doubts about how to answer, with words or with gestures. Moreover, take into account the following information:

If the respondent mentions that the occupants attend an establishment or medical office that belongs to a pharmacy which provides medical care in exchange for a payment, circle option 7 "Clinic in a pharmacy".

When the informant declares that they use health services from the Oportunidades Program (Prospera) or from other charity institutions such as the Red Cross, Green Cross, Amber Cruz, medical dispensary, midwife, health promoter, or they use homeopathy or acupuncture, circle the code 8 "another place".

For people who claim to go to a healer, bonesetter, witchdoctor, herbalist, or homemade remedies, as well as answers like "does not go to the doctor", "homemade remedies", "do not use medical services", circle option 9 "does not go to the doctor". Also, include in this option to persons who indicate that take medications on their own with no recommendation (prescription) from a doctor, i.e. without consulting a doctor or health professional.

In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.

Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.

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For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.

Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.

5. Use of health services
The purpose of this question is to find out where people go for care when they have health problems.

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Read the question, listen to the answer, and circle the corresponding code.

If the respondent answers that the person attends more than one health institution, ask which one the attends most frequently and circle the option they state.

Consider that the response options are only read when the respondent expresses with words, gestures, or doubts about what to answer.

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Moreover, it also takes into account the following:

If the person attends a medical center or medical office that belongs to a pharmacy where medical care is provided, usually in exchange for payment, option 8 is circled. Pharmacy office.

When they go to the health services of charitable institutions, such as the Red Cross, Green Cross, Amber Cross, medical dispensary, midwife, health promoter, or are treated with homeopathy or acupuncture, code 9 is circled. Other Location.

Circle option 10. Not treated when the person:

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The question use of health services is presented in the census manager as follows:

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