Literal question
503. Has a birth occurred in this household within the last year?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No [go to Q.506]
504. Has the birth been reported to the village office?
[Question 504 was asked of households with a birth occurrence in the last year, as per question 503.]
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 Yes, partly
[] 3 No [go to Q.506]
Interviewer instructions
7.5 Block V.A. Reporting vital events
This block is used to record whether there is a Family Card in the household and to measure the level of awareness of the population in reporting births, deaths and relocations to the village office.
Question 503: Have there been any births in the past year
Ask if there have been any births in this household in the past year. A birth has occurred in this household if at least one member of this household has given birth. If the answer is yes, circle code "1" and continue to the next question. If the answer is no, circle code "2", and go to Q 506.
Example: Mr. Aji, Mrs. Aji and their children live in Bojong Gede. Previously, they lived in the house of Mr. Aji's parents in Otista region. Mr. Aji's child was born in November 2004 when Mr. Aji and his wife lived in his parents' house. In this case Mr. Aji's parents' household as well as Mr. Aji's household experienced a birth event.
Question 504: Births reported to the village office
If there has been a birth in the household (Q 503 code 1), then ask if this event was reported to the village office.
Yes: If all birth events occurring in the household were reported to the village office.
Yes, some: If there were more than one birth event in the household and at least one birth event was reported to the village office.
No: If the household did not report any of the birth events to the village office.
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In this survey, report to village office does not mean that the respondent must report in person; he may ask someone else to report (for example: broker service, neighbor, etc). If the answer is code "1" or "2", there is an event reported, continue to the next question. If the answer is code "3", no birth event reported, go to question 506.
