CPH FORM 7A

Republic of the Philippines

Approval Number : PSA-1962-02
Philippine Statistics Authority
7A-1
Expiry Date : 31 December 2020

SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR COMMON HOUSEHOLD

Dear Sir/Madam:

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is currently conducting the 2020 Census of Population
and Housing (CPH) to gather data on the basic characteristics of the population and housing units throughout
the country. Your cooperation in this census is of utmost importance to us. Rest assured that all information
collected in this undertaking will be held STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and will not be used for taxation,
investigation or law enforcement purposes, as stipulated in Section 26 of Republic Act No. 10625.
The information that will be published by the PSA based on the census will be in the form of statistical tables
or summaries in which no reference to an individual or household shall appear.

This CPH Form 7A is a Self-Administered Questionnaire that contains the census questions and
instructions.

Our Census Enumerator/Team Supervisor __________________________________, who is assigned

to cover this area will collect this form on:

Appointment Date (mm/dd/yy)

If you have any questions/concerns or if you need additional questionnaires, please contact the
Census Enumerator/Team Supervisor whose contact details are indicated below.

For further information about this census and for inquiries on how to accomplish this form, you may
also contact our PSA Provincial Statistical Office, the contact details of which are also found below.

Thank you very much for your cooperation and support for the success of the 2020 CPH.

CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.

Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

DO NOT FILL THIS OUT. FOR PSA USE ONLY

Census Enumerator/Team Supervisor

Name :

Designation :

Address :
Contact Number :

PSA Provincial Statistical Office

Address :

Contact Number :
Email :
7A-2 CPH Form 7A - SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR COMMON HOUSEHOLD (CPH FORM 2)

2020 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING

(Common Household Questionnaire)

General Information
What is CPH?
Census of Population and Housing (CPH) is the complete
process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analyzing, publishing, and
disseminating data about the population and housing units in the
country. It entails the listing and recording of the characteristics of
each individual and each living quarter as of a specified time and
within a specified territory. Other information gathered in the CPH are
selected household and barangay characteristics.

Uses and Importance of Census Data

IN GOVERNMENT:
1. allocation of resources and revenues;
2. formulation of policies and plans concerning various segments of the population
(infants, children, youth, elderly, women of reproductive age, and working age);
3. development of policies and programs relative to the delivery of basic services
on health, education, employment, housing, infrastructure, and other
socio-economic concerns;
4. providing inputs to monitor and evaluate the Philippine Development Plan and
the country’s compliance with Sustainable Development Goals;
5. creation/conversion of political and administrative units (barangay, city,
municipality or province); and
6. redistricting and apportionment of congressional seats.

IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY:

1. identification of sites for establishing businesses;
2. determination of consumer demands for various goods and services; and
3. improvement of supply of labor for the production and distribution of goods and
services.

IN RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS:

1. conduct of researches on population, housing, and related disciplines; and
2. study of population growth and geographic distribution as bases in preparing
projections at the national and subnational levels.

General Instructions on How to Fill Out the Census Questionnaire

• Refer to the last two pages of this form for the additional Concepts and Definitions on selected data
items. Please take time to read them as you accomplish the census questionnaire. If further
explanation is needed, please contact the Enumerator.
• The page number can be found on the top corner of each page.
Write the appropriate number/s in the box/es provided. Make sure that each digit is written neatly inside
3 each box.
Write the answers legibly on the line provided for each item requiring write-in entry. Answers should be
written in print or capital letters.
Some items are intended for members belonging to a specific age group. Check for the shaded header
for the age groups.
Some items are related to other items; there are cases wherein a member should skip an item that is
not applicable to him/her.
 7A-3

OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION:

Section 25 of Republic Act 10625 (Obligation to Provide Information) stipulates that all respondents whether
natural or legal persons are required to provide truthful and complete information to all statistical inquiries or
surveys conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PRIVACY:

The PSA adheres and commits to the confidentiality of information as stipulated in Section 26 of RA 10625
(Confidentiality of Information) and Section 8 of RA 10173 (Confidentiality). All data obtained herein shall be
held strictly confidential, and will not be used for taxation, investigation or law enforcement purposes.

Moreover, please be informed that Section 4(e) of RA 10173 (Data Privacy Act of 2012) states that data
privacy does not apply to “information necessary in order to carry out the functions of public authority which
includes the processing of personal data for the performance by the independent agencies of their
constitutionally and statutorily mandated functions.”

TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE ENUMERATOR

CERTIFICATION GEOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the data set forth
herein were personally obtained/reviewed BOOKLET OF BOOKLETS
by me and in accordance with the
instructions given by the PSA.
PROVINCE

CITY/MUNICIPALITY
ENUMERATOR
SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME

DATE ACCOMPLISHED BARANGAY

(mm/dd)

ENUMERATION AREA
TEAM SUPERVISOR
SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME
BUILDING SERIAL NUMBER
DATE REVIEWED
(mm/dd)
HOUSING UNIT SERIAL NUMBER

CAS/ACAS
SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME HOUSEHOLD SERIAL NUMBER

DATE REVIEWED LINE NUMBER

(mm/dd) OF THE RESPONDENT

NAME OF THE
CO/RSSO/PSO SUPERVISOR HOUSEHOLD HEAD
SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME LAST NAME FIRST NAME
ADDRESS
DATE REVIEWED
(mm/dd) HOUSE/BUILDING NUMBER AND STREET OR SITIO/PUROK NAME

INTERVIEW RECORD

VISIT NUMBER 1 2 3 SUMMARY OF VISIT

DATE
MONTH/DAY (mm/dd) (mm/dd) (mm/dd) NUMBER OF VISIT/S MADE
TIME BEGAN
HOUR:MINUTE AM/PM AM/PM AM/PM
RESULT OF FINAL VISIT *
TIME ENDED
HOUR:MINUTE AM/PM AM/PM AM/PM
RESULT
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
OF VISIT
NUMBER OF MALES
CODES FOR THE RESULT OF VISIT

1 COMPLETED * 4 REFUSED NUMBER OF FEMALES

2 NOT YET COMPLETED 5 OTHERS,SPECIFY *
(FOR CALLBACK)
ENUMERATOR’S CODE
3 ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD
IS ABSENT/AWAY DURING
THE ENUMERATION PERIOD * MODE OF DATA COLLECTION

APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT VISIT 1 PAPER AND PENCIL PERSONAL INTERVIEW (PAPI)
2 SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE (SAQ)
VISIT NUMBER 1 2 3
3 COMPUTER-ASSISTED PERSONAL INTERVIEW (CAPI)
DATE
MONTH/DAY (mm/dd) (mm/dd) (mm/dd)
TIME
HOUR:MINUTE AM/PM AM/PM AM/PM
 7A-4 POPULATION CENSUS QUESTIONS

FOR ALL PERSONS

Relationship
to the
L Name Household Sex Date of Birth Age Birth Registration Marital Status
I (SEE PAGE 7A-9.) Head
N
E P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8
Who is the head of this What Is ____ In what What Was Has ____ Is ____
N household? Who are is ____’s male month is ____’s ____’s ever had single, married,
U the persons usually relationship or and year age birth a copy common law/
M residing here to the head female? was ____ as of registered of his/her live-in, widowed,
B as of May 1, 2020? of this born? his/her with the birth or divorced/
E household? last Local certificate? separated/annulled?
R ORDER OF LISTING: 1 Male Month (MM) birthday? Civil
2 Female Year (YYYY) 1 Single
• Head Registry 1 Yes
2 Married
• Spouse of the head Office? 2 No
3 Don’t 3 Common-law/Live-in
• Never-married children 4 Widowed
of the head/spouse, from WRITE know
THE AGE 1 Yes 5 Divorced/Separated/
the oldest to the youngest
IN COMPLETED 2 No Annulled
• Ever-married children WRITE 3 Don’t 6 Unknown
YEARS IN THE
of the head/spouse and THE ANSWER
their families, from the WRITE BOXES. know
ON THE LINE.
oldest to the youngest THE ANSWERS IF LESS THAN
• Other relatives of the head SEE CODES WRITE IN THE BOXES ONE YEAR WRITE WRITE
• Nonrelatives of the head AT THE THE CODE CORRESPONDING OLD, WRITE THE CODE THE CODE WRITE
BOTTOM NUMBER TO THE MONTH “000” IN THE NUMBER NUMBER THE CODE NUMBER
OF THIS PAGE. IN THE BOX. AND YEAR. BOXES. IN THE BOX. IN THE BOX. IN THE BOX.

MM
1 LAST NAME SPECIFY

FIRST NAME YYYY

MM
2 LAST NAME SPECIFY

FIRST NAME YYYY

MM
3 LAST NAME SPECIFY

FIRST NAME YYYY

MM
4 LAST NAME SPECIFY

FIRST NAME YYYY

MM
5 LAST NAME SPECIFY

FIRST NAME YYYY

MM
6 LAST NAME SPECIFY

FIRST NAME YYYY

CHECK FOR PERSONS INDICATOR FOR

TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE ENUMERATOR CODES FOR ITEM P2 - RELATIONSHIP TO THE HOUSEHOLD HEAD
NOT YET LISTED ADDITIONAL BOOKLET

Are there other persons in this ARE THERE MORE THAN

01 Head 09 Grandson 15 Brother 21 Nephew
household who were not yet SIX (6) MEMBERS IN THIS
listed, such as infants, small 02 Spouse 10 Granddaughter 16 Sister 22 Niece
HOUSEHOLD?
children, elderly persons, and 03 Son 11 Father 17 Brother-in-law 23 Boarder
overseas workers? 04 Daughter 12 Mother 18 Sister-in-law 24 Domestic helper
05 Stepson 13 Father-in-law 19 Uncle 25 Other relative
1 Yes, ADD 1 Yes, USE 06 Stepdaughter 14 Mother-in-law 20 Aunt 26 Nonrelative
TO THE LIST. ADDITIONAL 07 Son-in-law
2 None BOOKLET. 08 Daughter-in-law
2 No
 POPULATION CENSUS QUESTIONS 7A-5

FOR ALL PERSONS FOR ALL PERSONS 5 YEARS OLD AND OVER

Religious
L Citizenship Ethnicity Functional Difficulty
Affiliation
I (SEE PAGE 7A-9.) (SEE PAGES 7A-9 AND 7A-10.)
N
P9 P10 P11 P12 P13
E
What Is ____ What What is ____’s The following questions ask about difficulties a person may have
N is ____’s a citizen country/ ethnicity doing certain activities because of a HEALTH PROBLEM.
U religious of the other by descent/
M affiliation? Philippines? country blood relation/ Does ____ have any difficulty/problem in…?
B is ____ consanguinity?
E 1 YES, Filipino a citizen of? Is he/she a b c d e f
R citizen a/an ____? Seeing, Hearing, Walking Remembering Self-care Communicating
2 YES, Filipino even if even or or (such as using his/her
with dual wearing if using climbing concentrating washing usual
citizenship glasses hearing steps all over (customary)
3 NO aid or dressing) language

WRITE
THE CODE CHOOSE AMONG THESE CATEGORIES*
WRITE NUMBER WRITE WRITE
THE ANSWER IN THE BOX. THE ANSWER THE ANSWER 1 – NO, 2 – YES, some 3 – YES, a lot 4 – Cannot
ON THE LINE. ON THE LINE. ON THE LINE. no difficulty difficulty of difficulty do it at all
IF CODE “1”,
LEAVE THE GO TO LEAVE THE LEAVE THE
BOXES BLANK. ITEM P12. BOXES BLANK. BOXES BLANK. WRITE THE CODE NUMBER IN THE BOX

a b c d e f

SPECIFY SPECIFY SPECIFY

1

SPECIFY SPECIFY SPECIFY

2

SPECIFY SPECIFY SPECIFY

3

SPECIFY SPECIFY SPECIFY

4

SPECIFY SPECIFY SPECIFY

5

6 SPECIFY SPECIFY SPECIFY

REMARKS
*Response Categories

The four (4) response categories indicate the

mildness or severity of the condition, that is, Mild if
there is some difficulty, Severe if there is a lot of
difficulty or Complete Inability if the member
cannot do it at all.
 7A-6 POPULATION CENSUS QUESTIONS

FOR ALL PERSONS

FOR ALL PERSONS 5 YEARS OLD AND OVER 15 YEARS OLD
AND OVER

L
I Residence of Mother Highest Grade/
Residence
N at the Time of Birth Literacy Year Completed Overseas Worker
Five (5) Years Ago
E of the Household Member (SEE PAGE 7A-10.)
P14 P15 P16 P17 P20
N
U
In what province In what province Can ____ read What is the highest Is ____
and city/municipality and city/municipality and write grade/year completed an overseas
M
did ____'s mother did ____ reside a simple message by ____ ? worker?
B
reside at the time on May 1, 2015? in any language
E
of ____'s birth? or dialect? 1 Yes
R 2 No
1 Yes
2 No

WRITE THE ANSWER WRITE THE ANSWER WRITE THE ANSWER

ON THE LINE. ON THE LINE. ON THE LINE.

IF FOREIGN COUNTRY, IF FOREIGN COUNTRY, REFER TO THE CODE

WRITE THE NAME WRITE THE NAME AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE COUNTRY OF THE COUNTRY OF THIS OF PAGE,
ON THE FIRST LINE. ON THE FIRST LINE. WRITE EXCEPT FOR THE CODE WRITE
THE CODE NUMBER FOR SPECIFIC TRACK/STRAND THE CODE NUMBER
LEAVE THE BOXES BLANK. LEAVE THE BOXES BLANK. IN THE BOX. OR COURSE. IN THE BOX.

PROVINCE PROVINCE

1
CITY/MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY SPECIFY

PROV CITY/MUN PROV CITY/MUN

PROVINCE PROVINCE

2
CITY/MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY SPECIFY

PROV CITY/MUN PROV CITY/MUN

PROVINCE PROVINCE

3
CITY/MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY SPECIFY

PROV CITY/MUN PROV CITY/MUN

PROVINCE PROVINCE

4
CITY/MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY SPECIFY

PROV CITY/MUN PROV CITY/MUN

PROVINCE PROVINCE

5
CITY/MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY SPECIFY

PROV CITY/MUN PROV CITY/MUN

PROVINCE PROVINCE

6 CITY/MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY SPECIFY

PROV CITY/MUN PROV CITY/MUN

CODES FOR ITEM P17 – HIGHEST GRADE/YEAR COMPLETED

00000 No grade completed INCLUSIVE/SPECIAL NEEDS COLLEGE
EDUCATION PROGRAM 68100 1st Year
10002 Elementary 68200 2nd Year
K TO 12 PROGRAM K TO 12 PROGRAM OLD CURRICULUM OLD CURRICULUM
24002 High School 68300 3rd Year
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRESCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL 68400 4th Year
PRESCHOOL CONTINUING/SECOND-CHANCE 68500 5th Year
24100 Grade 7 02000 Preschool 21000 1st Year EDUCATION PROGRAM
01000 Kindergarten 68600 6th Year
24200 Grade 8 22000 2nd Year 10003 Elementary
ELEMENTARY IF COLLEGE GRADUATE,
ELEMENTARY 24300 Grade 9 23000 3rd Year 24003 High School SPECIFY COURSE.
11100 Grade 1 24400 Grade 10 graduate 11000 Grade 1 24000 4th Year
12100 Grade 2 12000 Grade 2 25000 High school graduate POST SECONDARY POST BACCALAUREATE
13100 Grade 3 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 13000 Grade 3 48880 Post secondary undergraduate 78880 Master’s degree undergraduate
14100 Grade 4 IF GRADE 11 COMPLETER 14000 Grade 4 IF GRADUATE OF POST SECONDARY, IF GRADUATE OF MASTER’S DEGREE,
15100 Grade 5 OR GRADE 12 GRADUATE, 15000 Grade 5 SPECIFY COURSE. SPECIFY COURSE.
16100 Grade 6 graduate SPECIFY GRADE LEVEL 16000 Grade 6 SHORT-CYCLE TERTIARY 88880 Doctorate degree undergraduate
AND TRACK/STRAND
17000 Grade 6 graduate EDUCATION PROGRAM IF GRADUATE OF DOCTORAL DEGREE,
18000 Grade 7 graduate 58880 Short-cycle tertiary undergraduate SPECIFY COURSE
IF GRADUATE OF SHORT-CYCLE
TERTIARY, SPECIFY COURSE.
 HOUSING CENSUS QUESTIONS 7A-7
WRITE THE CODE NUMBER IN THE BOX/ES PROVIDED.

B1 Type of building

1 Single house 6 Commercial/industrial/agricultural (e.g. office, factory, barn)

2 Duplex 7 Institutional living quarter (e.g. hotel, hospital, convent, jail)
3 Apartment/accessoria/rowhouse 8 Other types of building (e.g. bus/trailer, boat, tent),
4 Condominium/condotel SPECIFY ________________________GO TO ITEM H11.
5 Other multi-unit residential

B2 Number of floors of the building

1 One floor (e.g. bungalow, including basement/ 4 Four floors

mezzanine floor)
2 Two floors 5 Five to 10 floors
3 Three floors 6 11 floors or more

B3 Construction materials of the roof

1 Galvanized iron/aluminum 5 Cogon/nipa/anahaw

2 Concrete/clay tile 6 Asbestos
3 Half galvanized iron and half concrete 7 Makeshift/salvaged/improvised materials
4 Wood/bamboo 8 Others, SPECIFY_______________________________

B4 Construction materials of the outer walls

01 Concrete/brick/stone 06 Asbestos
02 Wood 07 Glass
03 Half concrete/brick/stone and half wood 08 Makeshift/salvaged/improvised materials
04 Galvanized iron/aluminum 09 Others, SPECIFY _______________________________
05 Bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa 10 None

B5 Finishing materials of the floor of the housing unit

1 Ceramic tile/marble/granite 5 Vinyl/carpet tile

2 Cement/brick/stone 6 Linoleum
3 Wood plank 7 Others, SPECIFY _______________________________
4 Wood tile/parquet 8 None

B6 Construction materials of the floor of the housing unit

1 Concrete
5 Earth/sand/mud
2 Wood
6 Makeshift/salvaged/improvised materials
3 Coconut lumber
7 Others, SPECIFY _______________________________
4 Bamboo

B7 State of repair of the building

1 Needs no repair/needs minor repair 4 Under renovation/being repaired

2 Needs major repair 5 Under construction (ongoing)
3 Dilapidated/condemned 6 Unfinished construction

B8 Year building was built

When was this building built?

01 2020 07 2001 – 2010

02 2019 08 1991 – 2000
03 2018 09 1981 – 1990
04 2017 10 1980 or earlier
05 2016 11 Don’t know
06 2011 – 2015

D1 Floor area of the housing unit

What is the estimated floor area of this housing unit?

01 Less than 5 sq.m. or Less than 54 sq.ft.

02 5 – 9 sq.m. or 54 – 107 sq.ft.
03 10 – 19 sq.m. or 108 – 209 sq.ft.
04 20 – 29 sq.m. or 210 – 317 sq.ft.
05 30 – 49 sq.m. or 318 – 532 sq.ft.
06 50 – 69 sq.m. or 533 – 748 sq.ft.
07 70 – 89 sq.m. or 749 – 963 sq.ft.
08 90 – 119 sq.m. or 964 – 1,286 sq.ft.
09 120 – 149 sq.m. or 1, 287 – 1,609 sq.ft.
10 150 – 199 sq.m. or 1, 610 – 2,147 sq.ft.
11 200 sq.m. and over or 2,148 sq.ft. and over
7A-8 HOUSEHOLD CENSUS QUESTIONS

WRITE THE CODE NUMBER IN THE BOX/ES PROVIDED.

H1 Tenure status of the housing unit/lot

What is the tenure status of the housing unit and lot occupied by this household?
1 Own or owner-like possession of the house and lot
2 Own house, rent lot
3 Own house, rent-free lot with consent of owner
4 Own house, rent-free lot without consent of owner
5 Rent house/room, including lot
6 Rent-free house and lot with consent of owner
7 Rent-free house and lot without consent of owner

H11 Land ownership

Does any member of this household own the following…?

WRITE CODE “1” IF THE ANSWER IS “YES”; OTHERWISE, WRITE CODE “2” IF THE ANSWER IS “NO”.

a) Other residential land/s

b) Agricultural land/s

c) Agricultural land/s acquired through Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program,

as an agrarian reform beneficiary

d) Other land/s, SPECIFY _____________________________________________________________________

H12 Presence of operator in crop farming, livestock and poultry raising, aquaculture, fishing,
and other farm/activity (SEE PAGE 7A-10.)

In 2019, is there any member of this household who operated a/an…?

WRITE CODE “1” IF THE ANSWER IS “YES”; OTHERWISE, WRITE CODE “2” IF THE ANSWER IS “NO”.

a) Crop farm

b) Livestock and/or poultry farm

c) Aquafarm

d) Fishing activity

e) Other farm/activity, SPECIFY ________________________________________________________________

H13 Language/dialect generally spoken at home

What is the language/dialect generally spoken at home by the members of this household?
WRITE THE ANSWER ON THE LINE. LEAVE THE BOXES BLANK.

SPECIFY LANGUAGE/DIALECT _________________________________________________________________________

H14 Residence five (5) years from now

In what province and city/municipality does this household intend to reside
five (5) years from now, that is, by May 1, 2025?

WRITE THE ANSWERS ON THE LINE. IF FOREIGN COUNTRY, WRITE THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY
ON THE LINE FOR THE PROVINCE. LEAVE THE BOXES BLANK.

PROV CITY/MUN
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
PROVINCE CITY/MUNICIPALITY

REMARKS
 PLEASE READ THE CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS CAREFULLY 7A-9
TO GUIDE YOU IN FILLING OUT THE CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE

Household (for Items P1 and P2)

Household refers a social unit consisting of a person living alone or a group of persons who sleep
in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food.
In most cases, a household consists of persons who are related by kinship ties, such as parents
and their children. In some instances, several generations of familial ties are represented in one
household while, still in others, even more distant relatives are included as members of the household.
Some household members may have no relationship to the head of the household, such as
a household helper, boarder, and nonrelative. They are considered members of the household,
provided that they sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement for the preparation
and consumption of food with the household and that they do not go home to their respective family
at least once a week.

PERSONS TO BE INCLUDED AS MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD

• Infants
• Small children
• Elderly persons
• Overseas workers
• Members studying/working in other places, but going home at least once a week
• Stay-in Household helpers not going home at least once a week.

Ethnicity (for Item P12)

Ethnicity refers to the primary sense of belonging to an ethnic group based on descent/blood relation/
consanguinity. Ethnic group is consanguineous in nature, meaning, the ties are reckoned by blood and
traced through the family tree. Thus, ethnicity refers to the household member’s identity by descent/
blood/consanguinity and not by mere choice nor by adoption or confirmation by any ethnic group.
Ethnicity includes indigenous peoples, non-indigenous ethnic groups, and foreign descent. Examples of
indigenous peoples are Akeanon, Manobo, Subanen/Subanon, Ibanag, and Kankanaey while
non-indigenous ethnic groups includes Tagalog, Bisaya/Binisaya, Cebuano, Ilocano, and Ilonggo,
among others. American, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Koreans are some of the examples of foreign
descent.

Functional Difficulty (for Item P13)

Seeing refers to an individual using his/her eyes and vision capacity in order to perceive or observe
what is happening around him/her.
• seeing things close up or far away, and
• seeing out of one eye or only seeing directly in front but not to the sides.
Hearing refers to an individual using his/her ears and auditory (or hearing) capacity in order to know
what is being said to him/her or the sounds of activity, including danger that is happening around
him/her.
• hearing in a noisy or a quiet environment,
• distinguishing sounds from different sources, and
• hearing in one ear or both ears.
Walking or climbing steps refers to the use of lower limbs (legs) in such a way as to propel oneself
over the ground to get from point A to point B. The capacity to walk should be without assistance of any
device (wheelchair, crutch, walker, and others) or human. If such assistance is needed, the person has
difficulty walking.
• walking short (about 100 yards/meters) or long distances (about 500 yards/meters),
• walking any distance without stopping to rest is included, and
• walking up or down steps.
Remembering refers to the use of memory to recall incidents or events. It means the individual can
bring to mind or think again about something that has taken place in the past (either the recent past or
further back). With younger people, remembering is often associated with storing facts learned in school
and being able to retrieve them when needed.
• problems remembering what someone just said, or
• becoming confused or frightened about most things.
Concentrating refers to the use of mental ability to accomplish some tasks such as reading, calculating
numbers or learning something. It is associated with focusing on the task at hand in order to complete
the task.
• finding one’s way around,
• being unable to concentrate on an activity, or
• forgetting one’s whereabouts or the date.
7A-10 PLEASE READ THE CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS CAREFULLY
TO GUIDE YOU IN FILLING OUT THE CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE

Functional Difficulty - continuation (for Item P13)

Washing all over refers to the process of cleaning one’s entire body (usually with soap and water) in
the usual manner for the culture.
• cleaning hair and feet, or
• gathering any necessary items for bathing such as soap or shampoo, a wash cloth or water.
Dressing refers to all aspects of putting clothing or garments on the upper and lower body including
the feet, if culturally appropriate.
• acts of gathering clothing from storage areas (closet, dresser), or
• securing buttons, tying knots, zipping, and others.
Communicating refers to an individual’s exchanging information or ideas with other people through the
use of language. They may use their voices for their exchange or make signs or write the
information that they want to exchange.
• use of the voice for the exchange or using signs (including sign language) or writing the information to
be conveyed.
• problems making oneself understood, or problems understanding other people when they speak or
try to communicate in other ways.

Highest Grade/Year Completed (for Item P17)

Highest grade/year completed refers to the highest grade or year completed in school, college
or university as of May 1, 2020. This may be any one of the specific grades or years in elementary,
high school, and college. It may also be inclusive/special needs education program, continuing/
second-chance education program, postsecondary, short-cycle tertiary education program, college, and
post baccalaureate courses.

Agricultural Operator (for Item H12)

An agricultural operator is a person who takes the technical and administrative responsibility of
managing the day-to-day agricultural, aquafarm or fishing operation. He/she is responsible for making
major decisions, including the management and supervision of his/her hired labor. An operator may be
a farm owner or a hired manager.

• Crop farm - any member in the household who operated a crop farm or was a hired manager of
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllfarm/establishment involved in growing or crops.
• Livestock and/or poultry farm - any member in the household who operated a livestock and/or
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllpoultry farm or was a hired manager of farm/establishment involved in livestock and/or
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllpoultry raising.
• Aquafarm - any member in the household who operated a fishpond, fish cage, fish pen, fish tank,
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllseaweed farm or other aquafarm or was a hired manager of another household’s
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllaquafarm or an aquacultural establishment.
• Fishing ll - llany member in the household who operated a fishing activity such as catching/gathering
llllllllllllllllllllllllllfish,crab, shrimp, mussel, and other aquatic plants/animals or was a hired manager of
llllllllllllllllllllllllllanother household’s fishing operation or a fishing establishment.
• Other farm/activity, SPECIFY _____________ - any member in the household who was an operator
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllfor raising of breeder dogs and race horses for sale and for other agricultural activities
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllsuch as contract growing of trees, growing of orchids for sale, gardening of ornamental
llllllllllllllllllllllllllland flowering plants for sale, culturing of bee, earthworm, silkworm, and others.