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For all persons
[Columns P01 to P10B were asked of all persons]

(P06) Date of birth _ _ _ _ _ _

Record the date of birth or where appropriate the age declared in completed years. If the age declared is less than one (1) year, record 00. If the age declared is more than 98, record 98

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A- Sociodemographic characteristics

Column P06: Date of birth or age

Column P06 is intended to record either the date of birth (by preference), or the age (if the date of birth is not known). This column must be completed for all the members of the household. Identity or civil status documents or failing that birth certificates for the newly born will be of great use.

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To do this, you should proceed as follows:

First, seek to record the date of birth:

- If the date of birth is not known, seek to record the age of the person surveyed.
- If the date of birth is declared put dashes in the boxes reserved for age. If age is declared, put dashes in the boxes reserved for date of birth.

Date of birth

Pose the following question: "What day, in what month and in what year was [the respondent] born?"

Record the date of birth declared by day, month, and year in the corresponding boxes.

If the person surveyed declares having been born in 1960 for example, record the year declared in the boxes reserved for the year and put dashes in the boxes reserve for the day and the month.

The figures corresponding to the month are:

01 for January
02 for February
03 for March
04 for April
05 for May
06 for June
07 for July
08 for August
09 for September
10 for October
11 for November
12 for December

Examples:

1. For a person born on October 04, 1990, record in the boxes:
Date: /_0_4/ /_1_0/ /_1_9_9_0/ and put dashes in the boxes reserved for age.

2. For a person born in April 1960, fill in the column as follows:
Date: _ _ /_0_4/ /_1_9_6_0/ and put dashes in the boxes reserved for age.

3. For a person born in 1960, fill in the column as follows:
Date: _ _ _ _ /_1_9_6_0/ and put dashes in the boxes reserved for age.

NB 15: For a respondent who declares for example that they were "born around 1940", ask them their age. If they know their age, record it in the corresponding boxes. If they do not know their age, put dashes in the boxes reserved for day and month and record the year declared in the box reserved for the year (just as in example 3).