Interviewer instructions
6.2.3.9 Place of birth (Column P10)
The purpose of this question is to know the birthplace of household members. For this, the enumerator asks the CM the following question: "Where was [Name] born?" and writes out answer in full.
a. In the case where the person was born in Mali: the enumerator writes the name of the Circle of birth on the line provided. When a respondent gives place of birth as the name of a locality, the agent must determine the circle belonging to this locality. If the person and / or agent do not know the name of the Circle, write the name of the region.
[Omitted example]
b. If the individual was born abroad (outside of Mali), enter the name of the country of birth (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, France, etc.).
Instruction: Do not fill in the shaded boxes (reserved for codification)
In cases where the agent does not know the name of the circle of birth of the respondent, he can ask his team leader or his team.
If the place of birth coincides with the main regional location, the agent records: C / "name of circle" to designate the circle of birth. If the circle of birth is not known, the agent records R / "name of region" to designate the region of birth. This instruction is valid for P13 and P15 columns.
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If the place of birth is the district of Bamako, the agent writes the name of the municipality (eg CI for Commune I and CII for Commune II, etc).
