For all persons
[Questions 1-10 were asked of all persons.]
8. Where was the person born?
If not Papua New Guinea, write country name.
_ _Province/country
_ _District
Questions on Migration
The next set of questions (Question 8-10) give information on movement of people from one place to another. Information on movement of people is useful to plan for people's needs such as health, education, and employment.
Question 8. Place of Birth
Q8. Where was the person born?
(Give country if born outside PNG)
Province / Country ____
District ____
Who to ask: Ask the head of the household or the person responding.
Get this information for: Every person in each household.
How to ask: Can you tell me where you were born, he/she was born?
-Some people will not be able to name the district where they were born. List of provinces divided by districts is in appendix 4. If the respondent does not know his/her district of birth, you go to the person's province of birth and read the names of districts to the person.
-If districts cannot be determined, give best information available.
-Write the country, if born outside PNG. Leave District blank.
How to record:
Make sure you record the names of the province and district in which the person's mother was living at the time of his/her birth.
If the person was born outside PNG, write the name of the country of birth in the space marked for Province, and leave District blank.
Do not write in the two boxes, as they are needed later for office use.
Note: The space for you to write names of province/district/country is limited so please write clearly and neatly.