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-09a. Place of birth (If yes to P-09)
_ In which province was (the person) born?
1 = Western Cape
2 = Eastern Cape
3 = Northern Cape
4 = Free State
5 = KwaZulu-Natal
6 = North West
7 = Gauteng
8 = Mpumalanga
9 = Northern Province
Go to P-10
Usually live
P-11. Does (the person) usually live in this household for at least four nights a week?
Dot the appropriate box.
[] Y = Yes
[] N = No
If yes go to P-12
P-11a. If no, where does (the person) usually live? If in the same place as the place of
enumeration, dot the S box.
[] S
If not the same place, write the province [P] [R], main place (city, town, tribal area, administrative area) and sub-place (suburb, ward, village, farm, informal settlement). If another country, write the name of the country in the boxes below. Use capital letters only.
_ _ Province
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Main Place
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sub-space
Interviewer instructions
P-09a "In which province was (the person) born?"
The nine provinces are pre-coded, so you write the correct code in the box. We have to capture the information according to the new provinces, not according to the old divisions, e.g. Gauteng, which is 7 on the list, or Northern Province, which is 9 on the list, and NOT Transvaal, which is not on the pre-coded list.
For elderly persons it might be difficult to define the place according to the present provincial division. Ask for the name of the place where the person was born and then locate that place in one of the present provinces. E.g. if born in Kimberley, write 3 = Northern Cape.
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.
