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.
44. Live-born children, 45. Deceased children and 46. Surviving children
These questions ask how many live-born daughters and live-born sons each woman aged 12 and older have had in total, how many of them have died, and how many are currently living, whether or not they live with the mother.
A child born alive is one who at birth had some movement, cry, breath, heartbeat, or any other sign of life, even if he or she later died.
The questions apply to all women aged 12 and older, whether they are married or unmarried, even if they appear very young. Take into account that there are teenage mothers.
Surviving children
Question 46. surviving children allows you to count the number of live-born children surviving to date.
Read the question and record the two-digit answer as appropriate. Enter "00" if no child survives. Regardless of the answer, skip to the next question 47. Date of birth.
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Make sure that the total number of children born alive equals the sum of surviving children plus deceased children. If there is a difference, discuss it with the person who informs you and correct it.
The surviving children question is presented as follows in its digital version:
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