Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">15.3 Section III. People characteristics</span></p>
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
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<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">15. Understanding of indigenous language</span>
<br />This question identifies people who do not speak an indigenous language but do understand it.
<br />When the respondent answers: "a little", "a little bit", "too little", or "some", among others, investigate further and inquire, for example: "Does María understand a conversation between two people who speak the indigenous language?", if his/her answer is still "little", circle code 7. No.</p>
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<p>The question understanding of indigenous language is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
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