[Section II was answered for all persons who selected living in occupied housing units in question I15]

P12. Place of birth

Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.

Column (P12) - Place of birth
111. Ask, "Was this person born in Sierra Leone?" If the answer is 'Yes' ask, in which District and Chiefdom/Census Ward. If the answer is 'No' ask, "In what country was he/she born?"

112. If the person was born in Sierra Leone, record the appropriate Chiefdom/Census Ward code provided in the code list. For example, Dibia in Port Loko district is '2403', Yawei in Kailahun is '1114', Central 2 in Western Area Urban is '4202' etc.

113. If the person was born outside Sierra Leone, record the appropriate code of country of birth. Use codes provided on the code list under 'Country of Citizenship for Non Sierra Leoneans'. For example, Nigeria is '6002', Guinea Republic is '6004' etc.

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114. Note that question on Place of birth also applies to the Special Population Questionnaire. Record the appropriate code for place of birth of all persons who spent census night in institutions. Use code list.