Only for women 12 years of age and older

16.

c) In what month and year was your last child born alive born?

Write down the month and the year in which the last child of the interviewed woman was born.

23. In what month and year was your last child born alive?

Question 23. In what month and year was your last son (daughter) born alive born?

All women 12 years of age and older who have had any son (daughter) born alive will be asked for the date on which their last child was born, whether they are alive at the time of the Census or have passed away. Record the month in written form in the spaces provided for month, and for the year, the last two digits.

Example: April 89, March 90, January 92, etc.

Important: That this piece of information be obtained with the greatest possible precision, primarily in the case of children who were born in recent years, for example: in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, or 1992.

There may be some cases where the mother doesn't remember either the month or year, or both of these pieces of information, in which case you should clarify in observations and estimate this data as closely as possible.

53. In what month and year was your last daughter or son born alive?

Question 53. What was the month and year of birth of your last child born alive?

The question is presented and the month and year of birth of the last child born alive are recorded, irrespective of whether the child is alive or not at the time of the census.

For example:

Elena says that her last daughter was born the 16th of September of 2000.

The form is filled out as follows:

[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form with month and year of birth written in the boxes.]

48. In what month and year was your most recent live birth?

Fertility and mortality

The questions about fertility and mortality, asked only of women at least 15 years old, deal with and help provide basic data for estimating fertility and infant mortality rates.
Live birth refers to any child who, upon birth, shows any sign of life such as breathing, crying, or moving, even if the child then dies.

48. Date of most recent live birth
In the appropriate boxes, note down the month and year of the most recent live birth, regardless of whether the child is alive or died before the date of the census. This information makes it possible to document live births that occurred in the year before the census and will be a basis for fertility estimates.

56./57. Month and year of birth of last child born alive

Questions 56/57 - Month and year of birth of the last child born alive

Record the month and the year when the respondent had her last child born alive. Do not record the day.
If the month being expressed has only one digit, complete with one zero to the left. Record only the last three digits in the information regarding the year.
If the person does not know the date of birth, make an estimate for the year and record 20 in the boxes referring to the month.
If the respondent has not had any children born alive, record zeros in all the boxes of these questions.

43/44. Sex, month and year of birth of last live birth

Question 43/44 - Sex, and month and year of birth of the last child born alive
If the woman had one or more children born alive, record the month and the year of birth of the last child, according to sex. If the enumerated woman does not know the month and/or year of birth, record 20 in the field referring to the month, and the presumed age in the Year field.
If the number of the month is less than 10, complete with a zero to the left. Record only tens in the Year field.
Example: Year of 1985, record 85.
If the person had no children born alive, mark Box 7 - Does not have.

Fertility
For women aged 10 years or more
[Questions 6.63 to 6.69 were asked for women aged 10 years or more]

6.66 What is the month and year of your last live birth until July 31, 2010? If you do not know, fill in only the box for presumed age.

6.66 - What is the month and year of birth of the last child born alive before July 31, 2010? (If unknown, record child's age).

Month:
Year:
Age of the child on 07/31/2010:

Record the month and year of birth of the last child born alive before July 31, 2010.

[page 288]

In case that is not possible to obtain the month and year of birth and after exhausting all efforts, record the age that the child would have on the date of reference, and if he/she is alive or deceased.
If his/her age is less than 1 (one) year, record 0 (zero).

Only for women aged 15 aged years and over
[Questions 19-21 were asked of women age 15 and over.]

21. In what month and year was your last live-born child born?

[Question 19, live-born children]
Attention: this question has a filter and a go to. The question must be asked only to women aged 15 years and over.
Live-born child: All children who breathe or move at the time of birth are considered as such, regardless of whether the child later dies for any reason.
[p. 42]
[Questions 20-21, children alive]
These questions address an especially sensitive topic, since they may bring up the death of a son or daughter. You must therefore be level-headed in waiting for the response.
In the event that the recorded woman indicates that she has a missing son or daughter and does not know the child's whereabouts, it is the informant herself who must provide the response as to whether or not the child is currently alive.
[Figure omitted, image of questions 20 and 21 from the questionnaire]

22. When did you have your last child (live birth)?

Question No. 22. Date of birth of the last child

This question will be asked to all women, understood to be between 15 and 49 years of age, it does not matter if they are single, married, united, widowed or separated.

[Below the text is a form.]

Write down the number of the month and year in which the woman had her last child born alive, in the corresponding spaces.

When the woman has not had children or is older than 50 years, leave the corresponding spaces blank.

50. When was your last child born (live-birth)?

Question No. 50 Date in which the last child born alive was born

[Below the text is a form.]

[p. 52]

Write in the open boxes the number of the month in which the last child born alive was born, taking into account the following table that you find on the first page of the form.

[Below the text is a form with numbers corresponding to months of the year. January 01, February 02, etc.]

Write in the open boxes the last two numbers of the year in which the last child born alive was born, since the first two numbers are already written.

43. In what year was your last child born (live birth)?

43. In what year and month did [the respondent] have her last child born alive?

Write in the box "year of birth" the last two digits of the year in which this last son or daughter was born and mark with "x" the month of birth.

57. In what year and month did [the respondent] have her last son/daughter that was born alive?

D. Fertility Characteristics

67. What was the date of the birth of your last child born alive, regardless of whether this child is currently alive or dead?

Question 67: What is the date of birth of your last child born alive, whether or not the child is currently alive?

The day, month, and year of birth of the last child born alive are recorded and the circles corresponding to the month and year are filled in.

66. What is the date of birth of [the respondent]'s last live-born son or daughter?

Question 66: In what month and year was the last child born alive of (NAME)?

Record the month and year of the birth date of the last child.

58. In what month and year was the last child born alive of [the respondent]?

39. In what year and month was the last child who was born alive born?

Step 16: Continue with section 4, information about the population, / F: Fertility and mortality.

• Follow the sequencial order of the questions.
• Remember that the questions are only for women 12 years old and older.
• All of the questions should have an answer, if the informant does not know, mark x as corresponds.
• If the woman has never had children, mark x in 0 (none) and continue with the next person.
• Pay attention to the leaps in questions 36 and 40.

4. Women age 12 or older
[Questions 22-28 were asked of women age 12 or older]

[Questions 23-28 were asked of women age 12 or older who have ever had children, as per question 22.]

27. What was the date of birth of your last child?

27. Date of birth of the last child
What was the date of birth of your last child?

29. What was the date of birth of your last child?

Question 29: What was the date of birth of your last child?

21. When was the last child born?

F4. When was the last child born?

Question F4

168. Ask,
'When was the last child born?'

F4. What is the date of birth of [the person's] last child born alive?

Questions 25 and 26 are only for women

25. How many children have you given birth to?
(Do not include stillbirths.)

21. How many children have you ever born alive?

Year of birth of last child: _ _ _ _

22. What was the date of birth of your last child (born alive)?

The purpose of question 20-23 is to obtain information allowing research on fertility and relevant characteristics related to population growth. They are also designed to obtain information about the level of and past trends in mortality rates in the population of Guatemala.

To investigate such important questions requires you to be sensitive and extremely clever during the interview.

Ask question 20-23 of all females aged 15 years or older, regardless of their civil status.

[p. 82]

If possible, ask these questions of the girls and women directly. They may sometimes forget to declare live-born children who died, and those who are still alive. Keep this in mind to avoid any omissions.

Important: It has been noted that some enumerators assume that unmarried women do not have children and thus they do not ask them the pertinent questions. This approach is incorrect and results in poor-quality data that cannot be used to study population growth.

Question 22: what was the date of birth of your last live-born child?
Ask this question of all females aged 15 years or older regardless of their civil status.

[p. 84]

1. How to ask the question:
Ask, "What was the date of birth of your last live-born child?"

2. How to record the answer:
For girls and women who have had one or more live-born children, write the day, month, and year of birth of the last-born child.

For girls and women who have not had "live-born" children, mark an "X" in box 0, "has not had children."

If the respondent does not know the date of birth of the last live-born child, do everything you can to obtain at least the month and year of birth. As a last resort, if you cannot get the month, try to obtain the year of birth.

If the respondent does not know even the year of the birth of the last live-born child, mark an "X" in the space next to the word "year."

3. Example:
[This box contains question 22 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]

Only for women 15 years of age and older
[Questions 21 - 24 were asked of women age 15+ old]

23. Date of birth of last child

Question 23: date of birth of last child

This question is presented to all women 15 years of age and older, irrespective of their marital status.

1. How to formulate the question

On what date was your last child born, even if passed away thereafter?

2. How to record the data

The day, month, and year of birth of the last child born alive is recorded in the spaces provided.

If the informant does not know the date of birth of the last child born alive, the enumerator should do everything possible to find out at least the month and year of birth or, as a last resort, the year of birth. When the date of birth is unknown, the category "99. unknown" is marked.

If the enumerated woman has not had any children born alive, the number "0. has not had children" is marked.

3. Example:

[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 23 of the census form]

For women 12 years old or older
[Question 20 - 24 were asked of women age 12 years old or older]

24. Date of birth of last child

[p. 68]

The enumerator must be dedicated and careful in order to obtain the appropriate information in this important question set. Ask all females older than 12, regardless of their marital status.

If possible, ask girls and women directly. They may forget sometimes, and state that children who have died were live-born, or are alive living elsewhere, and newborns. Keep this in mind so as to avoid missing anyone.

Note that information about live-born children should include all children that the girl or woman has had, either as the result of a marriage or cohabitation, or from a current or former marriage.

Remember that the following questions are to be asked of all girls or women aged 12 and older, regardless of their current marital status.

24. Date of birth of last child
Ask, "What was the date of birth of your last live-born child?" Ask this question even if he/she later died or is now living elsewhere. Record the answer in the appropriate grid spaces, using two digits for the day, two for the month and two for the year.

[A graphic of box 24, "date of birth of last live-born child," is reproduced on the left-hand side of the page.]

If the respondent does not know the last live-born child's date of birth, do everything possible to get this information.

For women 12 years and older
[Question 22 to 25 are for women 12 years and older]

24. What is the date of birth of your last child born alive?

This section records individual information for a maximum of ten people - those listed in section 6, "total number of persons in the household." If there are more than ten people in the census household use as many additional forms as necessary.

[A graphic of the "individual characteristics", located at the top of section 7 of the census form, is included here.]

Person number: In the grid spaces on the upper left side of the form, write the number that corresponds to the person according to the order from the list of persons in section VI. The head of household is number 1.

Name: In the appropriate space, write the name of each of the persons who make up the household according to the order in which they appear on the list in question 3 of section VI. Begin with the head of household and continue writing according to the order established.

Information supplied by respondent: This is when the person interviewed gives information about his/her own self. Fill in the appropriate oval according to the information you receive.

Questions 1-11 should be asked for all permanent residents of the household in the dwelling.

Questions 22-25 are for females aged 12 and over.

Note that they may have or have had children even if they are single or minors.

Ask these questions directly of each female. Try to make sure that they do not forget to include live-born children who have since died, those who are still alive and living elsewhere, and recently born children.

[p. 71]

24. Date of birth of the last live-born child
Ask, "What is the date of birth of the person's last live-born child?"

[A graphic of question 24, from section 7 of the census form, is included here.]

[p. 72]

Write the day, month and year of birth of the last child born living. Do not forget to include those who died immediately after being born or who live elsewhere.

23. Date of last birth: Indicate the date of last live birth, even if the child is no longer alive.

Question 23: Date of birth
84. If the answer is "yes" to question 22, ask for the date of birth of the last child born alive, even if he is no longer alive, and record the day, the month and the year of birth in the place indicated on the questionnaire.

32. What is the date of birth of the last child who was born alive?

(For all women 15 years of age and older)

Date of birth and survival of last child born alive

20. What was the date of birth of your last son or daughter (born alive)?

Question set 20. What was the date of birth of your last live-born child?
Ask this question of all girls and women aged 15 and older who stated that they had children in question set 18.

What was the date of birth of your last live-born child?

In the case of women who have had one or more live-born children, write the day, month and year of birth of the last live-born child.

If the respondent does not know the date of birth of the last live-born child, do everything possible to get at least the month and year, or at least the year, in which the child was born. Write an "X" in box 99, "Unknown," if the respondent doesn't know the date even after you have exhausted all possible means of obtaining it.

27. What was the date of birth of your last child?

Record the day, month, and year of birth of the last child born alive, independently of whether the child had passed away by the time of the census. (If the number of the day or month is less than 10, a zero is placed in the first box. E.g.

For women 12 years old or more
[Questions 18-22 were asked of only females aged 12 years or older]

21. On what date was your last son or daughter born alive?

Question 21: On what date was your last daughter or son born alive?
Write with numbers:

The date should be registered independently of whether the last daughter or son is currently alive or has died. If the last delivery was twins, the date of birth is the same. The numeration of the months is the following:

[Questions E6-E11 were asked of women who have ever married and who have ever had a live birth, as per question E1.]

E9. Date of last live birth

In what month and year was your last child born?

Column (6) through (11): The questions for these columns are special ones that are asked about the last baby born (born alive) and only asked to women who have ever given birth (column (2) not 0).

Column (6) through (9) Month and year of birth of last child

48. Month and year of birth of last child

45. Month and year of birth of the last child born alive

Question 45: Month and year of birth of the last child born alive
In the case of twin children who were born alive, the first born child will be written as the last child born alive. Write down the month and year of the last child born alive. The last child born alive is not always the same as the [last] child still alive. To make it clear, pay attention to the following examples.

Example:

Date of the last live birth:

n. Year ____

o. Month ____

Particulars of her last live birth

When was [the respondent's] last child born?

P47. Year ____

Particulars of last live births

P-32, P-33. When was your last child born?

[Questions 32 to 36 were asked of females 12 years old and over with at least one live birth.]

31.6 Columns P32 to P36: Particulars of last live births

31.7 Columns P32?P33: Last child born

Ask, "When was your last child born?"
Record the month and year of birth in columns P32 and P33 respectively. Code the month in column P32, i.e. "01" for January, "02" for February, "12" for December and the year in column P33 i.e. "1980" (for 1980), "1989" (for 1989). This question should be asked regardless of the age of the last born child (he or she could be an adult by now).

Particulars of last live births

Question Q33, Q34, Q35: The last-born child
The objective of this question is to obtain information about the last-born child of each woman in the interviewed household which includes the following information:

28. When was (the respondent's) last live birth?

139. Column 28: When was [the respondent] last live birth?
Record the particulars of her last child born even if the child lived for a few minutes and died.
Record here the month (mm) and the year (yy) when the last birth occurred. (Khoeli le selemo seo ngoana oa mosali eo ho botsoang ka eena oa ho fela a hlahileng ka tsona). Enter NA not applicable for women who have never had children. Write DK if the respondent does not know the month and the year the child was born only if nobody else in the household knows.

36. When did you give your last live birth?

106. Column 36: When did you give your last live birth?

35. Date of birth

In what month and year was the last son or daughter born (live birth)?
Write the month and year

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

For females age 12 or older
[Questions 36-41 were asked of females age 12 or older]

39. Date of birth
What was the month and year of birth of [the respondent's] last live-born child?

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 women age 12 or older
[Questions 36-41 are for women age 12 or older]

39. Date of birth, 40. Survival, 41. Age at death
The questions investigate some facts about the last daughter or son born alive, like the date of his/her birth, if he/she lives currently, and in the case of death, the age when he/she died.

Remember that these types of dates can be sensitive. Support the informer with, if necessary, related events like: baptism, intervals of the ages of the children, births of children or relatives, lactating periods, and other events that are useful.

In question 41 "Age at death", record only one response in days or months or years.

[Record the month and year]

[Figures are omitted]

If necessary, support the informant to remember those dates related to events such as: baptisms, intervals in the ages of the children, births of other relatives, lactation periods, and other situations that are useful the required dates.

In Question 45 "Date of birth" record the two-digit month and the four-digit year. Do not register as last child born alive if he/she suffered fetal death, i.e., if stillborn.

If the last child survived, circle code 1 in question 46 "Survival" and continue with the next person or skip to Section IV "Other Income and Land".

In Question 47 "Age at death" take into account the following considerations to register age:

At the end the question 47 "Age at death", continue with the next person or skip to Section IV. "Other Income and Land".

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.

[Figure omitted: image with text]

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.

47. Date of birth, 48. Survival, 49. Identification of the last daughter or son, and 50. Age at death.
These questions ask about the last child born alive, such as the date of birth, whether the child is currently living, whether the child resides in the same housing unit as the mother, and, if the child is deceased, the age of the child at the time of death.

Please note that these questions only apply to women who have had one or more live-born children.

Date of birth
Read the question verbatim and note the date stated by the respondent.

[Figure omitted: image with text] 

[p. 399]

Record the month with two digits and the year with four digits. Do not consider the last child if they suffered fetal death, i.e., stillbirth.

If necessary, support the respondent by remembering the date with related events, such as baptisms, age intervals of children, births of children or relatives, breastfeeding periods, and other useful events.

This question is presented to the census manager as follows:

[Figure omitted: images with text]

29. Date of last live birth

186. The questions on births and children related issues will be asked to ever-married women aged 15 and above. Many women may be reluctant to answer questions about their children. There are various reasons for this, but it is your duty to obtain the answers. It will require firmness, politeness, tact, understanding and, for some questions such as death, sympathy.

187. Only females above 15 years who have ever married should respond to the questions on births. Use Q4 - sex, Q5 - age, and Q6 - marital status, to determine eligible persons for this section. These questions will be used to estimate fertility and childhood mortality levels in Myanmar. The information would also be used to undertake population projections required for future planning purposes.

22. What is the date of birth of the woman's last live-born child (day/month/year)? _ _ / _ _ / _ _

Question 22: What is the date of birth of the woman's last live-born child?
You should note, in numerical format, the day, month, and year in which the last child was born alive whether or not the child is alive or has died.

For example, if the child was born on the 28 of October, 1958, you will note it like this: 28/10/58

In regard to the year, you will only note the last two digits.

Note: In this question, the informant can confuse the youngest son or daughter that is currently alive. You should clearly make the distinction that this is the date of the last child that was born alive even if this child is deceased.

35. What was the date of birth of [the woman]'s last live-born child?
(day / month / year) _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _

Question 35. What was the date of birth of [the woman]'s last live-born child?

The informant may confuse information about the youngest child who is currently living and the last live-born child. In this case read the question again and clarify that it relates to the date of birth of the last live-born child, even if the child later died.

Use two digits to indicate the day and month and four digits to write the year of birth of the last live-born child, regardless of whether this child is currently living or has died. For example, if the child was born on June 21, 2003, write the following:
Day: "21"; Month: "06"; Year: "2003"

Question 28 On what date was your last born-alive child born?

Write down in the corresponding space the day, month and year in which was born your last child born alive.

16A. What is the date of birth of your last born child?

Urban RNVs and rural villages

Question 16A and B

Note the child may be in this household, may be elsewhere or may be dead.
If the child is in "this household" then you should write in Question 16A the date of birth as given in Question 4.
If the child is living elsewhere or is dead you must establish the date of birth for Question 16A. You may have to use your notable events book. If the child was born during the last few years try to get the month of birth if at all possible.
As the "last born child" may not be living at this moment you must always ask if this child is still alive.

5. Only for women fifteen years of age and older:

When was your last child born?

5. Fertility
These questions will be asked only of the women who are 15 years old and more, whatever her marital status (single, married, consensual union, widows, or separated).

You should note the total of children born alive that each woman 15 years old and more has had.
* Children born alive: These are the ones that at birth gave some sign of life, even if it was momentary (breathe, cry, move). You should note all of the children born alive, whether they were legitimate, illegitimate or natural, those born within the current marriage or union of the enumerated woman; those born in previous unions or marriages.

Also ask and note:

5. Only for women who are fifteen years old and more

How many children have you had who were born alive?

Of these:

For those who answered "yes," ask the following questions:

What was the date of the birth your last child?

[A depiction of question 10 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]

If the answer is no or do not know, annul the rest of the questions in this box. If the answer is yes, ask the following questions.

How many children born alive have you had in total?

On the corresponding line write the total number of children born alive; the number of men and women, including those who are absent or who have died.

[A depiction of the question to the right of the preceding text and a drawing below the text are omitted here.]

How many of them currently live in Paraguay?

Write down the total number of men and women children who currently live in Paraguay, be it in the place of enumeration or in another district.

[A depiction of question to the right of the preceding text and a drawing below the text is omitted here.]

[P. 43]

How many of them currently live outside of the country?

Write down the total number of men and women children who currently reside outside of the country. Do not include those who are outside of the country on a visit or for business.

[A depiction of question and a drawing to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]

How many children have died?

[A depiction of question below the preceding text and a drawing to the left of the text is omitted here.]

Write down the total number of children, men and/or women, who have died. Do not include those born dead.

On what date was your last child born? Is that child still alive?

On the corresponding line write the day, month, and year of birth of the last child born alive.
Make an X in the corresponding box, indicating if this child is alive or dead.

[A depiction of question to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]

[Questions 19 through 21 were asked to females 14 years and above who ever had any live birth]

21. On what date did you have your last son (or daughter) born alive?

Question 21: On what date did you have your last son (or daughter) that was born alive?

Note the complete date. Day, month, and year of the last live birth, even when the child later died.

With question 21, the interview is completed. Move to the next person if there are still members of the household. If there are more persons, continue with the following household. If this is the last person of the last household or if it the only household, move on to enumerate the next dwelling.

For women 12 years of age and older

35. What was the date of the birth of your last son or daughter born alive?

Question 31, 32, 33, 34, 35: Fertility, infant-juvenile mortality

35. On what date was your last son (or daughter) born alive?

You should Arabic numerals to write the day, the month of birth and write the year with four digits.

Example: Day [12] Month [05] Year [1979]

22. In what month and year was your last live-born child born?

Question No. 22: In what month and year was you last child (live birth) born?
Read the question. Wait for the informant's response and record in the corresponding boxes the number of the month and the last two digits of the year of birth of the last child born alive.
[There is a picture of question 22 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]
Use two digits to record the month and year.
Example: April of 1960

Question 24: In what month and year was your last live-born child born?
The information corresponding to month should be recorded using one or two digits, as appropriate.
The information corresponding to the year should be recorded using four digits.
Reminder
Number the months as follows:

29. In what month and year was your last live-born child born?

Question 29: In what month and year was your last live-born child born?

The month information should be entered with one or two digits as appropriate.

The year information must be entered in four digits.

The numbering of the months is as follows:

P-20b. Last child born

P-45 Last child born
If the person has ever given live birth: When was (the person's) last child born, even if the child died soon after birth?

(P-45) Last child born: When was (the person's) last child born, even if the child died soon after birth?
Write the day (2 digits), month (2 digits) and year (4 digits) of the last live birth. For example, if the person was born on 5 January 1990, write 05 for the day, 01 for month and 1990 for the year. If multiple births, indicate only the last child.

P-38 Last child born
When was [the person's] last child born, even if the child died soon after birth?
_ _

[3.7] Household members

[3.7.8] Fertility
Now, I am going to ask you questions about your biological children.

[3.7.8.12] When was the respondent's last child born? ____

[If yes]

If you have more than 4 children, please add the year of birth of your youngest child:
_ _ _ _

Question 17 and 18 Activity Status and Occupation

134. Questions 17 and 18 are concerned with how people provide for themselves, how they make their living. The questions apply to women as well as to men.

135. In the week before census night, almost everyone in Uganda will have done something to provide for him or herself. It is your job to discover and record what each person did. It does not matter whether they had a job or were paid for what they did. A person who farmed or fished or replaced thatch on a roof or cultivated a vegetable garden worked. So did people who were in paid employment.

136. Ask the questions as they are set out here and on the questionnaire and talk about each member of the household until you understand what he or she did in the way of making a living last week. Make entries on the questionnaire only when you have the picture clear in your mind.

Question 18 Occupation Last Week

144. "What kind of work did the person do?"

145. If the person was "employed", "self-employed" or "unpaid" we require an exact description of what the person did. For others write "N/A".

146. Remember that we are interested in the main or most important activity. It is sometimes difficult to get an exact answer but you should aim always to provide a two or three word description of what the person did - for example, "sales manager", "typist clerk", "motor mechanic", "foreman carpenter", "primary teacher", "forklift operator". Avoid general terms such as "operator", "clerk", "manager" "selling", "business" or "civil servant". We need to know just what it was the person operated, what kind of a clerk or mechanic, whether a teacher taught in primary or secondary school or at university, whether the person was selling vegetables on the roadside or operating a retail shop or selling motor spares, whether the civil servant was an office messenger, a filing clerk, an executive officer, a government medical doctor or a permanent secretary.

147. Speak to the person concerned whenever possible. Members of the household are often vague as to the occupations of others.

148. If the person is in employment you may find you get a better idea of his/her job by asking for the job title and recording that.

149. Many people may be described as "farmers" or "peasants". It is important that we know what kind of farmers they are.

150. A person living in his/her village, who worked in village or subsistence agriculture last week and who did no other work may be entered as "peasant farmer" which you may shorten to "p farmer". Such a person may do a variety of tasks in growing or gathering produce to feed and clothe his/her family and may sell some produce but is not a commercial farmer.

151. If the person grows crops such as coffee or cotton or raises chickens or other livestock mainly for sale enter them as "coffee grower", "cotton farmer", "market gardener" or as the case may be.

152. Many of these farmers engage in more than one activity but in describing their work you should pick the main activity - the one to which most time is given - the one which the person regards as most important - the one which is commercial.

153. A person may not have worked last week because he or she was temporarily absent from work. In such cases ask about the person's normal occupation. A teacher on holiday, for example, may not have been teaching last week because the schools are closed, but the occupation should be entered as "primary teacher" or "secondary teacher" as the case may be.

154. The next set of questions, 19 to 22, applies to all women aged 12 or over.

155. An answer is required of all women in this category whether or not they are married, whether or not they are still attending school, and whether or not you think they may have borne children.

156. If the person is male or is a girl aged 0-11 years, write "N/A" on line 19 and leave the rest of the column blank.

157. If possible, speak to the woman herself. She will know about the children she has borne and will be able to answer the question more accurately than anyone else.

158. We are concerned with the number of children a woman has borne alive. A child born alive is one who cries after being born. Do not include still births - that is children who did not cry.

159. Ask, "Has this woman borne any children?"

160. If the woman has never borne any children alive, write "0" on lines 19 and 20 and leave lines 21 and 22 blank.

161. If the woman has borne a child or children, ask
"How many children has she borne?"

162. Write the number on line 19. The census is concerned with all the children a woman has borne. Include children who have grown up and left home, children borne by the women to other men as well as her present husband, her children who are living away from home and children who have died even if they died shortly after birth. Be careful to include young babies.

163. Do not include adopted children or step children or children who live with the household but were not borne by the woman herself.

164. "How many of the children she has borne are still alive?"

165. Write the number of children still alive.

166. "When was the last child born?"

167. Record the month and year for children born between 1985 and 1990. For children born before 1985 it will be enough to record the year of birth.

168. "Is the child still alive?"

169. Write "yes" or "no" as appropriate.

170. You have completed particulars of persons in the household. Now check,

Last birth

P27 When did name bear her last child? (Record month and year) month ___ year ___

P28 What is the sex of the last child? (Write code: Male=1, Female=2) ___

P29 Is the last child still alive? (Write code: Yes=1, No=2) ___

P30 If dead, write age at death in complete months? (If age is more than 59 months, write 60) ___

Question P27: When was the Last Child Borne
Ask, "When did (name) bear her last child?
186. Ask the respondent for the date of birth for the last borne child. Remember to use a two-digit code for the month and for the year. For example, if the child was born on 21st February 1972 record '02' for month and '72' for the year.
187. Remember to ask this question to only those women who reported having children. If the woman has never given birth to a child, write "N/A" for Question P27 and leave the rest of the column blank.

For females (12-54 years) only

P30 When did [the respondent] have her last live birth? If N/A, write 97 for month, 9997 for year. If "don't know" write 98 for month, 9998 for year. _ _/_ _ _ _

41. In what month and year was the last child born?

For women 12 years or older:
[Questions 39-42 are asked of women aged 12 and older.]

41. What is the birth date of her last son or daughter?
Year (PerFM04_1) _ _ _ _
Month (PerFM04_2) _ _
Day (PerFM04_3) _ _

Unknown: Denote 9999 for year, 99 for month, 99 for day

The objective of this module is to provide a general description of the fertility of the women that life in Uruguay without considering their marital status. 

The questions are directed towards woman twelve years of age or older.

Keep in mind that it is very important to identify the situations of adolescence fertility and that the information attained in the census is a significant source for sexual and reproductive health policies.

What is the date of birth of her last son or daughter?

Note the day, month, and year in which the last of the children was born.  Remember that you must register the last live birth child, whether or not he or she is alive at the moment of the census.

Record all digits of the date to ensure that no digit was omitted.  For example, if the date of the last birth is August 3rd, note 03 for the day, and 08 for the month.

Note the year with four digits.  For example, note 1993, and not 93; 2004 and not 4.

In exceptional cases, if the person does not remember and does not know the date of birth, record 9999 for the year and 99 for the month and day.

e. What month and year did your last birth occur

Question e): month and year of the most recent birth
Fill in the month and year of the youngest child for mothers who have several children.
If the child is her first child (she only has 1 child), fill in this question.

20. About the last live birth:

Question 20: The last time the subject gave birth
Only ask this question of women whose total number of children is other than "00", recorded in 19.d.

The last childbirth (also referred to as "the most recent childbirth") of the subject is the birth closest to the time of the investigation, and is one live birth (or more than one, if twins or triplets), regardless of whether that child is alive at the time of the investigation.
If a woman who gave birth for the first time, it is also "the most recent childbirth".

20.a) Month, year (Gregorian calendar) of the latest childbirth?
The process of asking this question is very similar to that of asking Question 4 (Gregorian calendar month, year of each member of the household). However, the investigator may not record the code "**" for the birth month of the latest childbirth as recorded in Question 4, and must record the birth month for this item (even if it is only an estimate).
The investigator writes the month of the most recent childbirth in the two available boxes on the line "month" in two digits; using 0 in the left box if the birth month number is smaller than 10. Write the last 2 digits of the birth year in the two boxes on the line "year".

34a. In what solar month and year did you have the last birth?

KT6. Check Q3, Q4, and Q5 to define women aged from 10 to 49 (born since April 1969 to March 2009) then go to Q34; otherwise next person.

34. Have you ever given birth?

38. In what solar calendar month and year did you last give birth?

Part 1: Information about members of the household
Part 1 of the Census form consists of 41 questions, numbered sequentially from Question 1 to Question 41.

The respondent is the head of the household or a person knowledgeable about members of the household. For information on employment and birth history of women, DTV needs to interview DTDT face-to-face and collect information. In addition, for other information about members of the household, if the head of the household or the information provider is not knowledgeable, DTV also needs to interview DTDT face-to-face and record the information.

Test 6 (KT6)
The test question is intended to identify female members of the household from 10 to 49 years old (female, born from April 1969 to March 2009) to ask Question 34; for the remaining cases, DTV asks the next person.

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In case the month of birth cannot be identified (the month of birth in Question 4 is recorded as "98"), DTV proceeds to Question 34 for women born between 1970 and 2009.

Question 38: Month and year of most recent birth according to the solar calendar?
The most recent birth is the "live birth" of DTDT closest to the time of the census, regardless of whether the child is alive or deceased, living in the same household with DTDT or in a different household. The way to ask and write Question 38 is the same as that for Question 4 "The month and year of birth according to the solar calendar" (see instructions on how to ask and record for Question 4).

25. When was (the respondent's) last live birth?

Information on live births (fertility) should be obtained for all women age 15 to 49 years. Information should be requested of all of them irrespective of the marital status, whether or not they are visitors, at school, or you think they have never given birth to any children.

Effort should be made to get responses from the women themselves and permission to do this should be obtained from the head of household. Where the woman concerned is not present, a proxy should be used to answer the question.

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Definition of Live Birth: a life birth is one which results in a child that shows any sign of life irrespective of the time or the period within which these signs are manifested, e.g. crying, movement of limbs.

Before proceeding with the actual interview, identify all eligible women using the age of the woman. Lumping ages should be discouraged as it can be shown on the pyramid that the age distribution has been improperly entered.

Q25-27 Last live birth
This includes even a last live birth of a child who later died. There are three parts to the question as follows:

Q25 Date of last live birth
The answer required is the year and month of birth. "01" for 2001 and for the month code as follows:

For the year, enter the last two digits of the year, i.e. "92" for 1992;