Interviewer instructions
These three questions pinpoint the place of birth of the respondent. It is important to remember that what is required is not the hospital or temporary residence of the mother at the time of the birth, but her place of normal residence at that time. Qs. 54 and 55 are intended to obtain the detailed address of the mother at time of birth if it was in this country. However, if the birth took place abroad shade oval 2 in Q. 54 and skip to Q. 57. Note that at no time will you ask both questions 55 and 57 (these are alternative questions) and you ask neither of them if the answer to Q. 54 was “not stated” or “don’t know”.
Remember that here, as throughout the entire questionnaire, “don’t know” and “not stated” are to be indicated/shaded only as a last resort when you have tried your best but failed to get a satisfactory answer.
NOTE: Question 57 is to be answered only by those shading oval 2 – abroad in Question 54 i.e. it applies to foreign born persons only.
