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.

9. Religion
This question identifies the religion of each person living in the housing unit.
They consider that a person's religion is their spiritual belief or preference, regardless of whether or not it is represented by an organized group.

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Write the name of the religion as stated by the respondent, verbatim and without using abbreviations.
Some examples are listed below:

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When the answer is general, vague, or unclear, ask the respondent if they can be more precise or concrete. For example:

In these cases, insist on knowing the name of the religion, taking care not to bother or disturb the respondent.
In some cases they will refer to religious beliefs in different ways, which may not be familiar to you; for example:

In these cases, remember to write down verbatim what the respondent states.
Consider also that the respondent may not have, profess or follow any religion or religious belief and he may state: "I have no religion", "none", "atheist", or "no religion", among others. In these cases, remember again to record verbatim what the respondent tells you.

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Remember that as an INEGI employee, you must respect the Institute's code of ethics, whose standards of conduct include respect and equality, which refers to recognizing and considering the rights and freedoms of individuals and not discriminating against any person on the basis of ethnic origin, nationality, disability, economic status, religion or any other cause.

Keep in mind that the premise, in accordance with the neutrality of a census, is to record religion in a secular manner, without establishing preferences, without qualifying or discriminating against any belief, so that all statements made by the respondent are recorded verbatim.
The religion question is presented in the census manager as follows:

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