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12-01-2010, 02:00 PM
For the second time, the National Statistical Office (ONE) will try and start the fieldwork for the IX National Census of Population and Housing. As a result, starting today and until the 7th of this month, some 65,000 members of the census team will go from house to house all over the country, collecting data. Census takers and supervisors interviewed by Diario Libre say that this time the census will take off, after serious logistical problems and delays in payments were overcome. A Presidential Decree gave them a postponement from the original 24-20 November dates.
The agency points out that it would be convenient for the person interviewed to have a list with the birthdates of the residents of the house, the places they were born and where they had lived for five years previously. Remember that the questionnaire has 60 questions that take about 30 minutes to answer and fill out the forms. The main questions of the form are related to information about the population, age, area and geographic location, the demographic, economic, social and characteristics of the house, including the appliances and services it has.
During the week that the census will be carried out, the nation's daily activities will continue to operate normally (schools, businesses, and other institutions). The census takers will be identified with a nametag with the census and ONE logos, a blue and cream-colored baseball cap, which also will have the logos and the Dominican flag on one side and they will carry a special portfolio. If the census taker does not find anyone in the house, he or she has instructions to return to visit at another time. If the residents are out of the country, it is recommended that there should be someone to answer the questions.
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The agency points out that it would be convenient for the person interviewed to have a list with the birthdates of the residents of the house, the places they were born and where they had lived for five years previously. Remember that the questionnaire has 60 questions that take about 30 minutes to answer and fill out the forms. The main questions of the form are related to information about the population, age, area and geographic location, the demographic, economic, social and characteristics of the house, including the appliances and services it has.
During the week that the census will be carried out, the nation's daily activities will continue to operate normally (schools, businesses, and other institutions). The census takers will be identified with a nametag with the census and ONE logos, a blue and cream-colored baseball cap, which also will have the logos and the Dominican flag on one side and they will carry a special portfolio. If the census taker does not find anyone in the house, he or she has instructions to return to visit at another time. If the residents are out of the country, it is recommended that there should be someone to answer the questions.
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