As the name implies the visitation record, is designed to monitor your field visits during preliminary enumeration. The visitation record is also used primarily to construct a register [frame] of all households, business places and institutions in Trinidad and Tobago. This register is used extensively for the conduct of household, business and agriculture surveys during the intercensal years. It is therefore vital for this document to be completed accurately.
On the cover page of your visitation record you are required to fill out the identifying number, country, ward and enumeration district number as well as your own name and address before the start of enumeration. The rest of the information on the cover page is to be filled out on completion of enumeration. For example, the number of buildings, dwelling units, households, population etc. must be entered.
The visitation record consists of eighteen [18] numbered columns, each of which is intended to serve a specific purpose.

The number of female members must be recorded in this column. In every instance, once this column is completed correctly, the addition of columns 9 and 10 must equal the total shown in column 8.
Note that female inmates of institutions are to be treated similarly to the male members. Any inmate of less than six months should be recorded as a member of the household. If blank put a dash [-].