Interviewer instructions
3.8 Condition of residence
This is a filter question, its objective is to specify or distinguish people on the list who are habitual residents from those who are not, with the goal of avoiding omissions or duplications of the listed people because there should always be an answer for this question.
The concept of habitual residence is the basis of this question.
Habitual residents are considered to be people who normally live in a dwelling, that is, people who sleep, prepare their food, eat and are protected from the environment and because of this recognize it as their place of residence.
Habitual residence is a specific lodging (dwelling or abode in which one sleeps and/or eats habitually) that a person has and to which he or she can return at any desired moment, that is, the place that a person gives as an answer to the question "Where do you live?"
The question is asked reading the five answer options to the informant. The first two refer to those who are not habitual residents; the three remaining options allude to habitual residents of the household.
The non habitual residents are registered in the following options:
Lives in another place, although is here for now?...1
In this option people who at the moment of the interview are visiting in the selected dwelling and do not recognized (or did not recognize) the interviewed dwelling as their place of habitual residence are registered.
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Lives in another place because of working, studying or other reasons?...2
People who for reasons of work, study, or for other reasons (family, economic, health reasons, etc), live in another place and do not recognized (or did not recognize) the interviewed dwelling as their place of habitual residence.
If the answer is code 1 or 2 go to question 5.1.
Habitual residents are registered in the following options according to their specific situation.
Lives here normally?...3
In this option people who being present or not at the moment of the interview, normally inhabit the dwelling are registered.
Also included in this option are people who work in the dwelling and normally sleep in it, like domestic employees and guests that recognize it as their habitual residence.
Lives here, but is in another place for now?...4
In this option people absent temporarily because of being on vacation, on a business trip, study etc are included.
Also, those people who in their job require frequent trips to other cities like rail road workers, drivers of automobiles (chauffeurs), traveling salespeople etc are included.
In these pointed out cases the people recognize (or recognized) the interviewed dwelling as their place of habitual residence.
Lives here temporarily because of not having another place to live?...5
Here people are included who are temporarily in the dwelling and who do not have another place of residence. Examples of this are relatives or friends who are looking for a house or work or are waiting for another place of residence; the father or mother who spend time with each child and at the moment of the interview live here and do not have another dwelling.
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For this question keep the following in mind:
If when asking the question to the first member of the list, interrupt with phrases like "live here" or "we all live here," read all the options slowly for this person and for the following, ask the question in a confirming manner: "Manuel normally lives here."
If after having read all the options the informant does not know where the person is located who is asked about, apply the following criteria, respecting the order in which they are presented:
Say to the informant: "if you directly asked this person where they live, what would they answer?" If they say "here" write down in option 4, if other dwelling is mentioned write down option 2.
If this condition of residence of the person is not cleared up with this criterion, apply the following:
Ask where the person with doubts sleeps the majority of days. If he or she sleeps the majority of time in the interviewed dwelling, write it down as habitual resident of the dwelling (option 4), on the contrary write down option 2.
Only when the other previous criteria do not resolve the doubt with respect to the condition of residence of the person, apply the following:
Ask about the time of absence of the person and if it is more or equal to six months, write down option 2.
For example, if upon finishing reading the options the informant shows doubt, keep in mind the following situation:
Informant: Well he leaves for at times to work but returns.
Interviewer: If I asked him where he lives, what would he say?
Informant: Here
Interviewer: (Write down option 4)
But is the answer is "I don't know," continue with the following criterion:
Informant: I don't know.
Interviewer: Where does he sleep the majority of days?
Informant: Well no, there.
Interviewer: Register option 2
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On the contrary, if the response is "here" write down option 4.
But if the answer is "I wouldn't know what to tell you," apply the last criterion:
Informant: I wouldn't know what to tell you.
Interviewer: About how long did he leave the last time?
Informant: For a year.
Interviewer: Register option 2
If the response is less than six months register it as option 4.
4.1 and 4.2 Condition of migration
Question 4.1 identifies the number of people who lived in a state or country different than their current residence, that is, people who at some moment in their life have had a migratory movement, even having been for a short time.
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If an informant answers yes in 4.1, circle code 1 and go to question 4.3, in the contrary case, circle code 2 and continue with 4.2.
When an informant declares never to have migrated, that is, has not lived in another federal entity or country, and the place of birth does not coincide with the entity of the interview, do not correct the written information and continue with question 4.2.
Vacation trips, commission work, visiting relatives or another cause are not considered migration, since it is not a change of residence.
When an informant doubts when considering whether the person who works or studies in another city migrates or not, ask the following questions in the order they are presented.
"If I ask (Name) where he or she lived, what would he or she say?" if the answer is the place to which they went to work or study, consider them migrants if contrary, register as non migrant.
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If this is not sufficient to know if a person left to live or not in this place, ask for the time absent from the household; if this is more or equal to six months, consider them migrants, if it is less do not register as migrant.
The phrase "even for a short time" refers to the movements made with the intention of leaving to live in another entity and for any reason have returned or changed residence to another entity or country and only lived there days, weeks or a few months.
Question 4.2 verifies that a person has always lived in the entity of the interview. When the answer is "yes," circle the corresponding code. In the case of the answer being "no," clarify with the informant about having lived in another entity or country. After doing this, correct question 4.1 and continue with 4.3.
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If it is not possible to get the answer because the informant reiterates "does not know," circle code 9 and continue to 4.7.
