51. Duration of the absence (item 4.1) will be recorded only for the persons absent from the residence locality at the census reference moment, so, only for the persons who at item 3 were recorded to the codes 2 or 3.

Relating to the duration of the absence from the residence place, the absent could be:

a) temporarily absent-- the person who at the "0" hours March 18, 2002, left the legal residence/usual residence to another place of the country (for a period less than 6 months), or abroad (for a period less than 12 months).

The reason for their temporarily absence could be: duty travel, (delegation, mission); vacation, excursions; visiting relatives or friends; as sanitary inmate (hospitals, sanatoriums, maternity house):

Particular situation: the school children and the students who at the census moment left the place where they are studying (going home to the parents, for vacation, excursion, camping, etc.) will be recorded temporarily absent in the place where they are studying (being recorded in the school residences and student hostels, boarding, etc) and as temporarily present in the place where they are vacationing (at home, etc.).

Persons who left for a longer period are considered those persons who at the "0" hours of March 18,2002, where moved from the legal residence/usual residence to another place (locality) of the country for a period longer than 6 months, or abroad for a period longer than 12 months.