I. General characteristics of all people
The questions included in this chapter are for knowing the distribution of the population by sex, age and civil state; their territorial distribution and movements made within the country in the last 5 years.
You should ask the questions in this chapter to all people who are to be enumerated in the home.
209. For question No. 5 "What is your current civil or married state?", you should read the list of possible responses, one by one, and in the order in which they are presented in the Census document, waiting for an affirmative response.
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When you get it, mark the corresponding box with an "X" and do not read the rest of the alternatives.
210. Register the civil or married state of the following people:
2. The companion of Rodríguez did not finish divorce procedures from her previous marriage.
3. Their son is single.
4. Rodríguez's mother lives with them, since her husband died.
5. A brother of Rodríguez lives in the same home since he separated from his companion, with whom he was not married.
[Below the text are two forms, one of which is filled out as follows:
1. "Free union"
2. "Free union"
3. "Single"
4. "Widowed"
5. "Separated from free union"]
Note that the companion of Mr. Rodríguez, although legally still married to her previous husband, on the "Day of the Census" is in free union with Mr. Rodriguez.
211. How will you register the civil or married state of the following people?
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2. Mrs. Carmen Ramos de González who lives with her husband.
3. A person who just finished divorce proceedings.
4. A man who divorced his first wife, who lived next in free union and whose companion died last month.
[Below the text are two forms, one of which is filled out as follows:
1. "Separated"
2. "Married"
3. "Divorced"
4. "Widowed of free union"]
When a person has gone through many civil or married states, you should register the current one.
Look at question no. 5 in the Census document and suppose that you are interviewing a person to whom you ask the question in the following order:
You wait for an answer; if negative you ask the following:
Free union?
You wait for an answer and if negative you ask the following:
Widowed?
Suppose that at this moment the person answers yes, then you should mark the box "Widow" with an X and go to question no. 6.