Literal question
C. Health
Ask the head of household or other eligible respondent. Circle the code of the correct answer.
C2. Mortality
Did any deaths occur in this household during the past two years, that is, from about January 1974 to the present time?
Be sure to include deaths to new babies, or to persons who usually lived in this household but who died while away from home.
[] Y Yes
[] T No
If "No", go to section D. If "Yes", ask the following questions about each person who died:
Interviewer instructions
C2. Death
Ask about any deaths during the past two years (2 years before the enumeration).
Ask the question like this:
a). "Has any member of this household died in the past two years, that is, from February 1974 until yesterday?"
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In order to emphasize that the death of anyone who had been a member of this household is being sought, mention that even if the household member had been traveling and died elsewhere, that would still be considered the death of a member of this household.
If the answer is "Yes" there was a death, then all questions below about death pertain to the person who died.
b). Ask about the person who died as follows:
Name of the person who died.
Deceased person's relation to the head of household.
Gender: Enter a code corresponding to the respondent's answer Male: "L"; Female: "P".
["L" for Laki laki and "P" for Perempuan in Indonesian]
Age: Enter the age of the person when he/she died.
Month and year of death: this can be written as month/year of the Christian calendar, the Islamic/Javanese calendar or some other calendar.
