P6. Residence status: RP / RA / PASS
Circle:
[] 1 RP - the person usually lives in the household and spent the previous night in the household.
[] 2 RA - the person usually lives in the household, but who did not spend the preceding night (the reference night) in the household.
[] 3 VI - visitors.
Residence
The concept of residence is defined as the usual life in a given place for a certain time. For the General Population and Housing Census, the place is the compound, and the duration is fixed conventionally at 6 months.
Resident present (RP)
A resident present is defined as a person present in the compound during the night preceding your visit in the household, and who has been living there usually for more than 6 months.
Special cases: Consider as "Resident present" a woman who joined after marriage, a civil servant who was sent to a new location and who has not yet spent 6 months, etc. Also, consider a child who is less than 6 months of age, who lives in the household since his or her birth as RP.
Resident absent (RA)
A resident absent is a person who lives usually in the compound, but who was absent on the night preceding your visit in the household, and for a duration smaller than 6 months.
Note: If the duration of the absence is larger than 6 months, you must not record this person. This will be, in most cases, the case of servants who are absent from their place of residence for more than 6 months, and who will be found in urban areas.
Visitor (VI)
A visitor is a person who is present in the compound or in the household, and who spent the night preceding your visit in the household, but who does not usually living there.
P6) Residence status
Circle:
1. RP, for resident present (see definitions and concepts);
2. RA, for resident absent;
3. VI for visitors and travelers.
Note: Enumerate as Resident Absent (RA) in the household persons such as: fishermen in the sea, flying staff in air companies or sailing staff in ship companies.
Enumerate as Resident Present (RP) the servants who spent the night in the household.
Persons who are traveling for a duration of less than 6 months are counted as Resident Absent (RA); after 6 months of absence, they are no longer enumerated, and therefore shall not be recorded on the household form.
Polygamous men who do not have a fixed residence (visiting husband) are enumerated as resident (RP or RA) in the household of the first wife, and visitor (VI) if they spent the night at the home of any of their other wives.