Interviewer instructions
Questions 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9 and 3.10 are asked to people who are 5 years old or older. For this, check the answer that you wrote down in question 3.3 Age.
If a person who you are interviewing is less than 5 years old, go to the next person in the list.
3.6 Indigenous language
The first question permits us to identify if a person speaks any indigenous language or dialect.
Although you think that in your work area no one speaks an indigenous language, always ask this question.
[Below the text is a filled out form.]
When they answer No, mark and go to question 3.7 Illiteracy.
When they answer Yes, you should ask the next two questions about indigenous language.
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With the second question the name of the indigenous language or dialect is obtained. It is important that you know that in Mexico more than 80 indigenous languages are spoken, among them are the following:
[Below the text is a list of indigenous language.]
If at the moment of the interview you do not know how to spell the name of the indigenous language, write it down as you hear it, without using abbreviations.
If they tell you that they speak a dialect, ask what dialect and write down the answer.
With the purpose of getting the correct answer, clarify the following situations.
- In the case that they answer Chontal, ask if it is Chontal from Oaxaca or Chontal from Tabasco and write down the answer.
- If they answer Amuzgo, ask if it is Azmugo from Guerreo or Azmugo from Oaxaca and write down the answer.
- If they answer Tepehuano or Tepehuán, ask if it is from Chihuahua or Durango and write down the answer.
- With the third question, find out if the person, along with the indigenous language, speaks Spanish.
