4. Place of Birth
If the person was born in this same State or Federal Entity where you are enumerating, mark the option:
If the person was not born in the state or Federal Entity where you are interviewing, you should write the complete name of the State or Federal Entity where he/she was born. Do not use abbreviations, nor write the name of municipalities, locations, or farms.
The names of the States or Federal Entities in the Republic of Mexico are:
Baja California
South Baja California
Campeche
Coahuila
Colima
Chiapas
Chihuahua
Federal District
Durango
Mexico State
Guanajuato
Guerrero
Hidalgo
Jalisco
Michoacan
Morelos
Nayarit
New Leon
Oaxaca
Puebla
Queretaro
Quintana Roo
San Luis Potosi
Sinaloa
Sonora
Tabasco
Tamaulipas
Tlaxcala
Veracruz
Yucatan
Zacatecas
For example, if a person lives in Sonora, but was born in Quintana Roo, you should write:
Write the name of the state.
If the person answers that they "were born in Mexico," ask him/her to clarify if he/she was born in the state of Mexico or in the Federal District and write the precise answer.
If the person was born in another country, write the name of the country in the space for "In another country," for example:
Guatemala
Write the name of the country