Interviewer instructions
Question C5
Purpose
The purpose of this question is to get complete information on the date of birth for each individual.
How to ask the question
Ask this question as follows:
"What is the date of birth of ____ (name of member)?"
As far as possible you must get complete information on date of birth that is day, month and year.
How to record the answer
Write the information given on day, month, year in the relevant boxes provided.
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Nevertheless, you may come across cases where respondent cannot give complete information on date of birth as in the following examples:
Example 1: If the respondent informs that he/she was born on Jun 1931 but do not know the day, write the answer as follows:
_ _ Date 06 Month 1931 Year
Example 2: If the respondent informs that he/she was born in 1925 but do not know day and month, write the answer as follows:
_ _ Date _ _ Month 1925 Year
Example 3: If the respondent does not know his/her date of birth at all (day, month and year), leave all the boxes blank. Then ask Question C6 to get the estimated age on Census Day (in completed years).
_ _ Date _ _ Month _ _ _ _ Year
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Special Note: Information on date of birth is very important in census data collection. As far as possible, you must get complete and accurate information on date of birth.
