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3. Entity or country of birth: In what state of the Republic or in what country was [the respondent] born:

Circle only one code or write the state or country

[] 1 Here, in this State (go to 5)
[] 2 In another State (write the state and go to 5) ____
[] 3 In the United States of America
[] 4 In another country (write the country) ____
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15.3 Section III. People characteristics

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.

3. State or country of birth
The purpose of the question is to identify the state of the Mexican Republic or the country where the person was born.

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This question applies to all habitual residents. Read the question, listen to the answer, and record.

Circle code 1 when the person was born in the same state where you are conducting the interview. If the person was born in the United States of America, circle code 3.

If the person was born in a state other than that of the interview (code 2) or in a country (code 4) other than the United States of America, circle the appropriate code and write the name of the state or country on the line.

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If the answer is the name of a municipality or city hall, neighborhood, or locality, find out to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country it belongs and write it down on the corresponding line. Do not use abbreviations.

If even after making the pertinent questions you obtained unclear information, record verbatim what the respondent says on the designated line for this purpose.

When they answer that they were born in Mexico, ask them to clarify whether they were born in Mexico City or the State of Mexico and record their answer.

The question state or country of birth is presented in the census manager as follows:

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