7(d) Length of Stay in Trinidad and Tobago

How many years has (N) [the respondent] been living in Trinidad and Tobago?____

The main objective of this section is to determine the relative directions in which the local born population have tended to move over periods of one, five, and ten years. Migration is even more important when cross classified with age, sex, ethnic groups, levels or educational attainment and level of training.

Internal migration also provides vital information on the direction of the flow of the population from rural to urban areas. It also allows the determination of migration streams and volume of movement over time. Migration is also a major factor in population change and in the redistribution of population among geographic areas.

Question 7(a) - Place of Birth

The place of birth is the country in which the person was born.

This is a screening question used to determine those individuals who are local born as opposed to foreign-born.

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The responses given are:

If the person's place of birth is Trinidad and Tobago go to the next question 7 (b).

However, if the person's place of birth was Foreign/Abroad, skip to question 7(c). Also complete question 7(d).

If the response given is not stated, skip to question 8(a).

Question 7(d) - Length of stay in Trinidad and Tobago - Foreign born only

For persons indicating "foreign/abroad" in Question 7(a), please obtain from the respondent the number of years living in Trinidad and Tobago and enter it in the space provided. Length of stay must be recorded in completed years. Less than one year is recorded as _0. If length of stay is nine (9) years, the entry is written _9. Right justify all entries. If length of stay is fifteen years, the entry is written as 15.