For all persons
[Questions 1-10 were asked of all persons.]
9. How long has the person lived in this district/town?
If "other" give number of years lived here. If less than one year enter "00" in the boxes.
[] 1 Continuously since birth
[] 2 Other
Number of years lived here _ _
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 9: Duration of residence
Q9. How long has the person lived in this district/town?
(If "Other", give number of years lived here. If less than one year, enter 00 in the boxes.)
1. Continuously since birth _
2. Other:
Number of years lived _ _
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: Ask "How many years have you lived here?"
How to record: If the person was born here and has always lived here, enter Code 1 (continuously since birth)
-If the person was not born in here, enter Code 2 (other).
-Then enter the number of years the person has lived here.
-If less than 1 year write 00 into the two boxes for year/
-If other number less than 10, put a zero in the first box and the number in the second box. For example, for 5 years, write "05".
-For persons born where you are interviewing but who have been away, record the period since they last returned until the day of interviewing.
-Some people move often. We only want to know about the most recent move to this place.
-Short visits to other people, to give birth, to enroll a child in a school, for a holiday, or a family visit should be ignored in calculation of the number of years. These are not migrants.