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Citizenship

P9. Is [respondent] a citizen of the Philippines?

Encircle code

1 Yes, skip to P11
2 No


P10. What country is [respondent] a citizen of?

___ Enter appropriate code listed below.
If others, specify.

01 People's Republic of China
02 U.S.A.
03 Indonesia
04 India
05 Japan
06 Iran
07 Australia
08 United Kingdom
__ Others, specify
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P9 and P10 Citizenship

Citizenship is defined as the legal nationality of a person. A citizen is a legal national of the country at the time of census, while an alien is a non-national of the country. The collection of data on citizenship permits the classification of the population into (a) citizens and (b) aliens.

Data on citizenship are valuable in the study of problems relating to the legal status and civil rights of immigrants.

A person's citizenship depends on the country to which he owes legal allegiance or where he exercises the right of suffrage.

P9 - Is ____ a citizen of the Philippines?

Ask the question in P9, "Is ______ a citizen of the Philippines?" for all persons. This question determines who among the members of the household are citizens of the Philippines and who are not. If the household member is a citizen of the Philippines, encircle 1 for Yes in P9 and enter a dash (-) in P10. However, if the household member is not a citizen of the Philippines,, encircle 2 for No in P9 and ask the question in P10, "What country is ______ a citizen of?"

P10 - What country is ____ a citizen of?

Enter the appropriate code for the country of citizenship of household members who are not Filipinos. The codes are listed at the bottom of the questionnaire. For persons with dual citizenship, both aliens, inquire which one should be reported and enter the code for the preferred country of citizenship. However, for those with dual citizenship, Filipino and an alien citizenship, encircle 01 for Yes in P9. For persons whose citizenship is other than those provided with codes at the bottom of the questionnaire, write on the space provided the name of the country to which they owe legal allegiance to.

If the person being interviewed hesitates to answer this question, remind him that the information will be held strictly confidential and no reference to individual persons will be made.