Literal question
IV. Place of birth
If born in the country, write the name of the province. If born abroad, write the name of the country.
(4) ____ Province or country
Interviewer instructions
Columns 4 and 5: Place of birth. For all Ecuadorians, record the name of the province where they were born in column "4", and for foreigners record the name of the country.
In column 5, write the name of the city or rural parish where the person you are enumerating was born. In case the person gives you the name of the town, village, hamlet, municipality, hacienda, etc. where they were born, record the name of the parish to which that town, village, hamlet, municipality, hacienda, etc. belongs. For foreigners, draw a horizontal line.