Interviewer instructions
The number of people who died in the household since the 30th of Chinese new year last year (1/27/1998) until now (question 1 to 6)
This item is asked generally for the whole household. The form was designed to record up to a maximum of eight deceased members per household. In cases where a household has nine deceased members or more, the investigator has to use a second form to continue to record. If the whole household died, write "The whole household is deceased" on the cover of the form, under "Investigation Form".
In order to accurately collect the information concerning the number of household members who have died, the investigator needs to directly ask the question to the head of the household or the representative of the household: "Since the 30th of the Chinese New Year last year (on 1/27/1998 of the Gregorian calendar) until now, did anyone or any child die in the household?"
Death information of the population is usually hard to collect, especially information about deceased or stillborn children. Therefore, in order to collect this information fully and accurately, the investigator needs to ask the questions skillfully to obtain the necessary information.
Question 5: Date (name) was born, in the Gregorian calendar?
To obtain information concerning the birth date of each person who died, the investigator has to use the interview process and a recording method similar to that used in Question 4. The investigator must write the birth month of the deceased person in the two available boxes matching with the line for the birth month, and last three digits of the birth year in the three boxes matching with the line for the birth year. In cases when the birth month of the deceased person is not available, write "**" in the appropriate boxes with the line for the birth month (mark one "*" in each box). In cases when the birth year of the deceased person is not available, leave the three boxes blank for the "birth year", and go to Question 6.
