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Box 31908, Lusaka, ZAMBIA August, 2010 Contents CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 WHAT IS A CENSUS? .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 WHY HOLD A POPULATION CENSUS? ................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 IMPORTANCE OF YOUR WORK AS AN ENUMERATOR ....................................................................................... 2 1.4 LEGAL POWERS .................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.5 CONFIDENTIALITY OF CENSUS INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 2 1.6 CENSUS ORGANISATION .................................................................................................................................... 2 1.7 MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 ENUMERATION AREA ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2.2 HOUSEHOLD ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 USUAL HOUSEHOLD MEMBER ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.4 HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD ....................................................................................................................................... 5 2.5 BUILDING ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.6 HOUSING UNIT .................................................................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 CENSUS PROCEDURES ......................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 STICKER ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.2 ETHICS AND RULES OF CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS .................................................................................. 10 3.2.1 Preparing for the Interview ............................................................................................................... 10 3.2.2 Establishing a Good Relationship ...................................................................................................... 10 3.2.3 Using the Questionnaire .................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.4 Asking the Questions ......................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.5 Instructions in the Questionnaire ...................................................................................................... 12 3.2.6 Probing .............................................................................................................................................. 12 3.2.7 Controlling the Interview................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.8 Recording Responses ......................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.9 Filling in the OMR/ICR Questionnaire ............................................................................................... 16 3.2.10 Ending the Interview ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.2.11 Summary Instructions ....................................................................................................................... 16 3.3 WHO SHOULD GIVE THE INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 17 3.4 WHO SHOULD BE ENUMERATED ............................................................................................................... 18 3.5 WHAT TO DO IF PEOPLE ARE NOT AT HOME ............................................................................................. 18 3.6 INSTITUTIONAL/COLLECTIVE LIVING QUARTERS ....................................................................................... 19 3.7 QUESTIONNAIRE HANDLING AND FILLING IN ........................................................................................... 19 3.7.1 Handling ............................................................................................................................................ 19 3.8 SCANNING .................................................................................................................................................. 20 3.9 PACKAGING OF COMPLETED CENSUS FORMS BY SEA .............................................................................. 20 3.10 WHAT TO DO IF YOU RUN OUT OF QUESTIONNAIRES .............................................................................. 20 3.11 POPULATION SUMMARY COUNT SHEET ................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................................................... 23 4.1 PRELIMINARY STEPS .................................................................................................................................. 23 4.2 QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................................................ 23 4.2.1 Province Name .................................................................................................................................. 23 4.2.2 District Name ..................................................................................................................................... 23 4.2.3 Constituency ...................................................................................................................................... 23 i 4.2.4 Ward .................................................................................................................................................. 24 4.2.5 Region ............................................................................................................................................... 24 4.2.6 Census Supervisory Area (CSA) .......................................................................................................... 24 4.2.7 Standard Enumeration Area (SEA)..................................................................................................... 24 4.2.8 Census Building Number (CBN) ......................................................................................................... 24 4.2.9 Housing Unit Number (HUN) ............................................................................................................. 24 4.2.10 Household Number (HHN) ................................................................................................................ 25 4.3 AREA IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................................................ 25 4.3.1 Village/Locality .................................................................................................................................. 25 4.3.2 Residential Address ........................................................................................................................... 25 4.3.3 Chief’s Area ....................................................................................................................................... 25 4.4. INTERVIEW STATUS ..................................................................................................................................