Literal question
503. Has a birth occurred in this household within the last year?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No [go to Q.506]
505. Has the household received a birth statement letter from the village office for the birth reported?
[Question 505 was asked of households with a birth occurrence in the last year that has been reported to the village office, as per questions 503-504.]
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 Yes, partly
[] 3 No
Interviewer instructions
7.5 Block V.A. Reporting vital events
This block is used to record whether there is a Family Card in the household and to measure the level of awareness of the population in reporting births, deaths and relocations to the village office.
Question 503: Have there been any births in the past year
Ask if there have been any births in this household in the past year. A birth has occurred in this household if at least one member of this household has given birth. If the answer is yes, circle code "1" and continue to the next question. If the answer is no, circle code "2", and go to Q 506.
Example: Mr. Aji, Mrs. Aji and their children live in Bojong Gede. Previously, they lived in the house of Mr. Aji's parents in Otista region. Mr. Aji's child was born in November 2004 when Mr. Aji and his wife lived in his parents' house. In this case Mr. Aji's parents' household as well as Mr. Aji's household experienced a birth event.
Question 505: Birth reporting to obtain a letter confirming the birth event
Ask if a letter confirming the birth event was obtained from the village office when the report of the birth event was made. When a birth event is reported to the village office, the village office should issue a letter confirming the birth event. Such a letter may be used for various purposes, such as, an attachment to an application for a birth certificate to the Civil Registration Office. Another example of the use of this letter is in Jakarta where such a letter may be used to obtain a personal identification number issued by the Civil Administration Office. It may well be that in other areas, the civil administration procedures are different; however, there should be a common basic rule that should be followed.
If the respondent says he has a birth certificate issued by the Civil Registration Office, even though he says he did not receive the letter confirming the birth event from the village office, then this household is considered to have reported to the village office and has obtained the letter confirming the birth event.
