Literal question
Section A: Information for persons in the household -- ask of everyone
[Section A of this form, each question has 10 answer rows for writing individual answers for up to 10 individuals in the household. Only the first is shown here, which is exactly the same as the other nine.]
P-09b. Country of birth (If no to P-09)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In which country was (the person) born? Write the present name of the country. Use capital letters only.
Interviewer instructions
Questions P-09, P-09a and P-09b -- Place of birth
This question is divided into three parts -- 9, 9a and 9b. Each person must answer two parts i.e. 9 and 9a or 9 and 9b. First we ask if the person was born in South Africa. If they say "Yes", we then ask in which province. If they say no, we ask instead for the country where they were born.
If "Yes" to P-09, go to P-09a, and then to Question 10. If "No" to P-09, skip P-09a and go to P-09b, and then to Question 10.
P-09b "In which country was (the person) born?"
Write the name of the country in the boxes provided. Use the name the country is presently known by. Do not add names of cities or provinces.
Remember to use capital letters for the answers to 9a and 9b, and not to leave spaces between words.
Some people are reluctant to tell you where they were born. If necessary, you can stress that the information is only used for statistical purposes and will never be released to the police or other government departments in an identifiable form, only as numerical totals.
