Literal question
III. Personal characteristics
Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
Copy the name of the person from section II
For all persons
[Questions 1-10 are asked of all persons.]
6. State or country of birth
In what state of the Republic or in what country was [the respondent] born?
Circle only one code or write the state or country.
[] 1 Here, in this state
[] In another state
Write the name of the state ____
[] 3 In the United States of America
[] In another country
Write the name of the country ____
Interviewer instructions
6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people
In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.
Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.
For all persons
[Questions 1-11 are for all persons.]
6. Entity or country of birth
Circle code 1 if the person was born in the same federal entity where you are performing the interview.
Circle code 3 if the person was born in the United States of America.
When the person was born in a different state than that of the interview, or in a country that is not the United States of America, write the name of the state or country on the line.
If the response is the name of a municipality or delegation, neighborhood or locality, investigate to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country he/she belongs and register it. In case the exact information is not obtained, record what the informer tells you in the corresponding line.
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If the person tells you that he/she was born in Mexico or Mexico City, ask that he/she clarifies if it corresponds to the federal district or the state of Mexico.