Census of Population and Housing 2010

Philippines, 2010

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PHL_2010_PHC_v01_M

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National Statistics Office

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Birth Registration (P6)

Data file: Common Population Items

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 33

End: 33

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Was ______'s birth registered with the Civil Registry Office?

1 Yes
2 No
3 Don't know

Categories

Value	Category
1	Registered
2	Not Registered
3	Don't Know
9	Not Reported

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Ask the respondent, "Was _____'s birth registered with the Civil Registry Office?" If the birth registration of a member of the household is unknown to the respondent, verify from the member himself/herself. If after probing the birth registration is still unknown, mark the box opposite "3" for Don't Know.

Question post text

WRITE X IN THE BOX.

Description

Definition

The recording of the occurrence of birth in the city/municipality civil registry office is called birth registration, and the proof of such registration is the birth certificate with a Local Civil Registry (LCR) number. The purpose of collecting this data is to determine the extent of birth registration in the country. Low registration of this vital event would prompt policy makers and program managers to devise measures to increase the level of birth registration in the country.

Universe

All persons

Others

Notes

Provisions of the Civil Code and other laws in the country are concerned with the legal or civil rights of an individual. Civil rights could be granted only by the government and the proof of one's claim to such rights is dependent on official registration, the legal purpose for which civil registration was designed. The birth of a person is one of the vital events subject to official registration.

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