POPULATION CENSUS COMMISION OF ETHIOPA

NATIONAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2018

SECTION 1: ENUMERATION AREA IDENTIFICATION

[Is there additional questionnaire used for this household?] Yes = 1 | No = 2

1.1. Enumerator ID 1.2. Area ID

R z W T Sub Sp. En. Id Q101.Region/ Q 102. Q Q Q 105.sub- Q 106. Q 107. Sup. Q 108. Q 109. En Area
city area City Zone 103wer 104.Tow City Principal Area kebele
Administration eda n/City S.Area

1.3. Respondent’s consent:

Hello! My name is [Enumerator’s Name]. I hope you are aware of the on-going national population census programme? (If not
please make the respondent aware).I am conducting the Census in this area. I would like to ask you a few questions about you
and your household members. The questions will take about 30-40 minutes. The information you provide will support
development activities in Ethiopia. Your answers are strictly confidential and your name or those of other household members
will not appear in any reports hereafter. Please allow me to proceed with the interview. Thank you.
 SECTION 2: TYPE OF RESIDENCE AND HOUSING UNIT IDENTIFICATION

[Please record the type of residence by observing and asking] [Please copy from household listing [Please copy from household listing form question
form question No. 10] No. 13]

Q201. What is the Type of residence? Q202. Housing Unit Serial Number. Q203. Households/Hotel/Hostel/Other
Collective Quarter Serial Number.

Residential ------ ---------------------------------------------01

Hotel/Hostel --------------------------------------------------02
Orphanage --------------------------------------------------03 [Fill sections 1-6 for
Boarding School/College/University ---------------------04 codes “2” to “6”]
Prison ---------------------------------------------------------05
Other Collective Quarter ------------------------------ -----06
Households wondering in search of Water and grass ---07
Homeless -----------------------------------------------------08[Fill Q201,
Q301,Q302, Q307-Q319].
Foreigner/Diplomats residence-----------------------------09 [Fill Q301,Q302, 307,
308, 310, 317 and 318 only using English Questionnaire].
Refugee camps---------------------------------------10 [Fill sections 1-6]

Q206. Status of interview completion: Q204. Date of interview: Day-------Month-------Year---------

Completed---------------------------------------------------------1 Q205a. Time at start of interview----------- / ----------
No (responsible) household member at home----------------2 (Hour) (Minute)
Entire household absent for extended period of time--------3 Q205b. Time at end of interview-------------/-----------
Dwelling Vacant--------------------------------------------------4 (Hour) (Minute)
Refusal-------------------------------------------------------------5
Partially completed-----------------------------------------------6

Q207. Number of household members:

Q207a. Male = Q207b. Female = Q207c. Total =

 Q301.Serial No of household member

0
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Q

Head

Name
related
Spouse

Visitors
who have

Other relatives
listed as follows
please tell me the
and Visitors.

living in this house

of households

As at 17th June./2018
Usual member

names of all persons

302. Name of

Children living in the

starting with the head

Members who are not

of the household, then

F. Name M. Name L.
for cooking and dining
common arrangements

household in age order

Q303 .What is NAME’s Residence Status?
Usual resident present on the Census day--------------------1 skip to Q306
Usual resident absent on the census day in Ethiopia--------2 skip to Q306
Usual resident absent on the census day outside Ethiopia--3 skip to Q306
Refugee--------------------------------------------------------------4 skip to Q306
Visitor from Ethiopian---------------------------------------------5
Visitor outside Ethiopian-----------------------------------------6 5skip to Q305

R egion [If visitor from Ethiopia in Q303, (i.e. code 5) ]

Q304. Write usual place of residence (Region and Zone) and skip to Q306.
Zone

[If visitor from outside Ethiopia i.e code “6” in Q303]

Q305. Write usual Country of Residence.

Q306. What is [NAME’s] relationship to the

Head of the household?
Head----------------------------------------------------------01
Spouse ------------------------------------------- -----------02
Partner (cohabiting or living together with head)-------03
Daughter of Head and/or Spouse-------------------------04
Son of Head and/or Spouse--------------------------------05
Head/Spouse brother/Sister--------------------------------06
Parents of head/spouse---------------------------------------07
Niece/nephew------------------------------------------------08
Grandchild --------------------------------------------------09
Other relative ------------------------------------- ---------10
Non-Relative -----------------------------------------------11
Domestic employee----------------------------------------12

Q307. What is [NAME’s] Sex?

Male-------------1
Female----------2
0
Age?

follows:
code 97]

2
to 97 enter

the age of
NAME is 2
[Record age
in completed

years fill it as
is [NAME’s]

years - if less
Q308. What

than one year

more or equal

EXAMPLE: If
old code 00, if
Religion?
[NAME’s]

Other------10
Muslim---04

Jova--------06
Jew---------07
Catholic---03
Protestant 02
Orthodox--01

Wakefena--05

No religion--09
Traditionalist-08
Q309. What is
SECTION 3: DETAILS OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
[For ALL household members. For visitors ask up to Q308]

Q 310. What is [NAME’s] Ethnic Group? Refer code list

Q 311. What is [NAME’s] Mother Tongue? Refer code list

Q 312. Is [NAME’’s] biological MOTHER alive? Yes—1 ; No—2 ; Don’t know—8

Q 313. [Indicate biological MOTHER’s line No. for children under 18

years old. If mother doesn’t live in the same household or for all aged 18+
years fill 88 ].
Q 314. Is [NAME’’s] biological FATHER alive? Yes—1; No—2 ; Do not
know-8
 Q301. Serial No of household member

0
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Q315a. Does [NAME] have
difficulty in seeing?

below]:
Q316a. What was the Cause of
[NAME’s] seeing difficulty?

Q315b. Does [NAME] have

difficulty in hearing?

Q316b. What was the Cause of

[NAME’s] hearing difficulty?

Yes, It cannot do at all------------------4

No I do not have any difficulty---------1

Yes , I have a lot of difficulty----------3

Yes , I have some difficulty-------------2
Q315c. Does NAME have
[if the answer for all is code "1" Skip to 317]

difficulty in Speaking or
Communicating?

QQ316c. What was the Cause of

[NAME’s] speaking or
communicating difficulty?
Q315. [ Please choose the level or severity for each type of difficulty

Q315d. Does [NAME] have

difficulty in Walking or climbing
steps?

Q316d. What was the Cause of [Please choose the cause

Disability

[NAME’s] walking difficulty? for each type of difficulty

below]:
Q315e. Does [NAME] have
difficulty in Remembering or Q316. What was the
concentrating? MAIN Cause of
[NAME’s] Difficulty?
Q316e. What was the Cause of
Car /motor accident ---1
[NAME’s] remembering difficulty?
Other accident /injury--2
Illness/disease-----------3
Violence/war related ---4
Q315f. Does [NAME] have Congenital---------------5
difficulty in self-care? Old age------- -----------6
Do not know------------7
Q316f. What was the Cause of Others--------------------8
[NAME’s] self-care difficulty?

Q315g. Does [NAME] have others

types of difficulty?
[Please record level/severity and cause for each type of difficulty]

Q316g. What was the Cause of

[NAME’s] other types of
difficulty?
SECTION 3: DETAILS OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

above].
Residence?

skip to Q324].
than one year].

code “99”, and

current Place of

year and above].

continuously in the

[If since birth Enter

[Enter 97 for 97 and
[Enter 01-97 for one
[NAME] been living

[Enter “00” for Less

Q317. How long has

Birth?

[If not in

to Q320].
[Enter the
[NAME’s]
Country of

the country
Ethiopia fill
country code
from the code
list provided].

code then skip

Q318. What is
Migration

Region
in Q318:

provided].
the code list
Zone codes from

Zone
Q319. What was

[Use Region and

and Zone of birth?
[NAME’s] Region
.If born in Ethiopia
 SECTION 3: DETAILS OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

. Migration Marital Status

[For all person aged 10 years
and above]
Q320.What is If Country of Previous Q322. Was this Q323. What was [NAME’s] Q 324 What is [NAME’s] Q325. What was
Q301. Serial No. of household member

[NAME’s] Country of Residence is Ethiopia in place in Q321 Reason for Migration? current Marital Status? [NAME’s] Age at
Previous Residence? Q320: mostly Rural or First Marriage
Seek work--------------------------1 Never married—1 [skip to Q401] (Cohabiting/Living
(If not in Ethiopia skip Urban?
Q321. What was Married----------2 Together)?
to Q323. [NAME’s] Region and Seek land---------------------------2
Cohabiting/Living
Zone of Previous Urban = 1 To join family/with family-------3
Together---------3 [Please record
[Use the code book Residence? Education---------------------------4 Divorced--------4 Age in completed
provided] [Please use Region and Rural = 2 Marriage/Divorce-----------------5 Separated-------5 years, in double
Drought/environmental hazard--6 Widowed--------6
Zone code list digits].
Conflict-----------------------------7
provided] Health related----------------------8
Others-------------------------------9
Region zone
Country code

0
 SECTION 4: EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Literacy and Education Information, communication and Technology (ICT) Use

[For persons aged three (3) years and above] [For persons aged 10 years and above]
Q301. Serial No of household member

Q401. Is Q402. Is [NAME] Currently Q403. What is Q404. Is Q405 Is [NAME] able to use Q406. Is [NAME]
[NAME] Attending school? the Highest [NAME] able Internet? currently using Cell
able to Read and Write in Grade
[If yes, enter the code for the [NAME] has to use Phone?
any language?
grade Completed? Computer/ Yes = 1
If not attending, ask if attended Laptop/ No = 2 Yes = 1
Yes-----1 before.
No------2 [Use the code Tablet? No = 2
Code “98” if attended before. list card]
Code “99” if never attended
school and Yes = 1
skip to Q404]
No = 2
[Use the code list card].

0
 SECTION 5: ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS

[For persons aged 10 years and above]

Q501. Was Q502. [If "No" (code 06) in Q504. If" No" in 503 Q505. In the last seven (7) days Q506. During most of the last 12 [[f code 05 in 506]:
[NAME] During the Q501]: what was [NAME’s] Status in months, did [NAME] mainly engage
engaged in why was [NAME] not in the following economic activity? Q507. What was [NAME’s] main
last 7days, Employment in the main job?
economic available to work? reason for not working during most of
for how the last 12 months?
activity for at Q503. Is [NAME] [(Note: I worked fill in codes from 01-
many hours Employee- Government------------01
least one (1) hour Home maker ----------01 04 , if No, fill-in code 05 and ask the
did [NAME] available to work Employee –Government [If unemployed fill in code 01 or 02, and
during the last 7 Pregnancy/delivery---02 next Q507]
during the next four Deve. org----------------------------02 if not available for work fill in code 03-
days? work in Student (full time)----03
(4) weeks? Employee -Private organization---03 12)]
his/her main Disabled/injury--------04 Yes, work for pay----------------------1
Employee - NGO/International
Q301. Serial No of household member

worked for pay --1 job Illness------------------05

Yes-available and org.------------------------------------04 Yes, work for profit on own/family Unemployed with work experience----01
worked for profit Too young-------------06
excluding actively looking for Employee – Domestic--------------05 business)--------------------------------2 Unemployed without work
on own/family Old age-----------------07
lunch and work----------------------1 Employee – others------------------06 Yes, work for own consumption in experience---------------------------------02
business-----------2 Pensioned--------------08
travel time? Yes-available but not Self employed-----------------------07 agri./non-agri. Activities--------------3 Home maker------------------------------03
Worked for own Remittance-------------09 Unpaid family worker--------------08 Worked without payment on own Pregnancy/delivery-----------------------04
consumption in looking for work------2 Others------------------10 Apprentice---------------------------09 consumption in agri./non-agri. Student (full time)------------------------05
agri./non [Fill it in No-------------------------3 Member of Micro enterprise------10 Activities-------------------------------4 Disabled/ injury--------------------------06
agricultural--3 completed [For all skip to Q506]. Member of Co-operatives---------11 Illness--------------------------------------07
Worked without hours Employer----------------------------12 No---------------------------------------5 Too young---------------------------------08
payment for worked and Other---------------------------------13 Old age/ retired---------------------------09
family
Consumption in skip to Pensioned---------------------------------10
[if code 1&2 skip to
agri/non agri..----4 Q505]. [If code 1-4 skip to section-6] Remittance--------------------------------11
Q506].
Has job but not Others (specify)--------------------------12
worked---------5
[skip to Q505]. [Skip all to section-6]
No--------------6
[If code 6 skip to
Q503]
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0

[Questions to be asked directly to each woman aged 10 years and above]
Q601. What is the total number of
male and /or female children you
have ever born alive?
[Please record number of male,
female, and total children in the
spaces provided below.
Record “0” if none].
Q3 01 Serial No of household member
SECTION 6: FERTILITY AND CHILDHOOD MORTALITY
[Questions to be asked directly to each woman aged
10-49 years]
Q 602. Of the children Q603. Of the children Q604. Of the children Q605. How Q606. Of the Q607. What is the date of birth of Q608. What is the sex Q609. What is the survival Q610. What was
you have born alive, how you have born alive, you have born alive how many children children you the last child you have born alive? of the last child you status of your age at the
many males and females how many males and many have died? have you born have born alive have born alive? the last child you have born birth of your first
are now living with you females are [You must at least provide a valid alive? child born alive?
alive in the last in the last three
in this house? living elsewhere?. [Please record number
three (3) years (3) years (since the month (M) and year(Y).
of male, and female, Male------------------1 Alive----------------------------1 [Enter age in
[Please record number children in the spaces (since June June. 2015) Record MONTH in two digits e.g. Female----------------2 Dead ----------------------------2 completed year].
of male, and female, [Please record number provided below. 2015)? how many are May "05",and YEAR in four digits Male twins-----------3 Dead _ male twin-------------3
children in the spaces of male and female, Record “0” if none. Female Dead _ Female
still alive? e.g. 2008. If the respondent
provided below]. children in the spaces Also record “0” for all twins -----------------4 twin-----------------------------4
[Please record

provided below]. doesn’t know the DAY please

women who have had no the total number Male/Female Dead _ both twins-------------5
[Record “0” if none]. [Please record enter "99" in the box]. twins -----------------5 Dead _ one of the multiples-6
live birth]. of children in the
[Also Record “0” for all women [Record “0” if none. the total
spaces provided Multiple Dead_ two of the multiples--7
who have had no live birth.] Also record “0” for all number of Births------ ----------6 Dead _ all of the multiples---8
below.
women who have had Record “0” if children in the
[Also record “0” for all no live birth]. [Please note that [Please note that codes 1”
none. spaces
women who have had no Also record “0” codes “1” and “2” and “2” are for single birth;
provided
live birth]. for all women are for single birth; “3”, “4” and “5” for twin
below].
who have had no “3”, “4” and “5” for births; and “6, “7”, and “8”
twin births; and “6, for multiple births].
live birth]
[Record “0” if for multiple births].
Male Female Total Male Female Male Female Male Female none.
[if the response Also record
for Q601-Q605 “0” for all
is “0” skip to women who
section-7] have had no Day M Y
live birth].
Male Female

Male Female

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
 SECTION 7: DEATHS IN THE HOUSEHOLD DURING THE LAST 12
MONTHS
Q701. Did a death occur to a member of the household in the last 12 months (since June 2017)? Yes = 1 | No = 2
[If yes, record number of deaths in the space on the right and further details below]. Number of total Death
[If no, record “0” and go to Section 8].

Q702b. What was the Name of the deceased? Q703. What was the Sex of Q704. What was the age at [only for women
the Deceased? death of the deceased? who died between
age 10-49]
Q702a Serial Number of deaths

Male = 1 [Record Age in completed years].

Female = 2
[If less than one year old code 00,
if equal or greater than 97 enter
code 97. You must enter a valid
age for each respondent.]
EXAMPLE: If the age of NAME
is 2 years fill it as follows:
0 2
Q705. Did (NAME) die during
pregnancy, childbirth or within
42 days (6 weeks) after childbirth?
Yes during pregnancy = 1
Yes during Child birth = 2
Yes after Child birth = 3
No =4
 SECTION 8: EMIGRATION (those who left the country 5 years ago since June 2013)

SECTION:8 EMIGRATION
[Ethiopians living abroad since Jun e 2013]
Q801. Are there any previous members of this household currently living abroad who left the country during the last five (5)
years (since June 2013)
Yes =1 | No = 2.
[If “Yes” continue to ask Q802-Q808 for each previous household member now living abroad. If “No” skip questions Q802-Q808].

Q802b. What Q803. What is Q804. What Q805. What was Q806 What was Q807. What is Q808. What was [NAME’s]
is the Name? [NAME’s] Sex? was [NAME’s] Year of [NAME’s] Educational [NAME’s] Country Reason for Migration?
[NAME’s] Departure? Level at the time of of current
Male= 1 Age at the leaving Ethiopia? Residence? Seek work---------------------1
[Record the year in Join family -------------------2
time of
Female =2 Ethiopian calendar] Pre-school—-------------1 [Refer to the code Education---------------------3
leaving
Q802a Serial Number

Primary--------------------2 list provided]. Marriage or divorce ---------4

Ethiopia?
Secondary----------------3 Environmental hazard ------5
Technical/Vocational---4 Conflict -----------------------6
Higher----------------------5 Health related-----------------7
None/Never attended--6 Others--------------------------8
[Please record year in
four (4) digits e.g. 2013].
Section 9: Housing Characteristics [Please mark by observation and/or by asking]
Q905 What is the major material
Q901. What is the type of housing unit? Q902. How many ROOMS are Q903. What is the type of TENURE Q904. What is the major material used for the Used for the construction of WALL?
in the housing unit? of the housing unit? construction of the major part of the ROOF Wood and mud 1
Conventional 1 of the housing unit? Wood and thach/Wood only 2
Improvised 2 Owner occupied 1 Corrugated iron sheet 1 Stone and mud 3
Mobile 3 Rent free 2 Concrete or cement 2 Stone and cement 4
Other 4 Rented from kebele 3 Thatch 3 Plastered Hallow Blocks 5
Rented from agency of rented houses 4 Wood and mud 4 UnPlastered Hallow Blocks 6
Rented from other organization 5 Bamboo or reed 5 Bricks 7
Rented from private household 6 Plastic/Shera 6 Currecated Iron 8
Occupied by paying rent difference 7 Asbestos 7 Reed/Bamboo 9
Other 8 Mud Brick 10
sheet metal 11
Others 12

Q906. What is the major material used for Q907. What is the main source of DRINKING Q908. What type of TOILET facility If coded 2 - 6 only in Question 908 Q910. What type of BATHING facility Q911. What type of KITCHEN
the construction of the major part of the WATER for members of this housing unit? does this housing unit have? Q909. Does the household share the toilet does the housing unit have? does the housing unit have?
FLOOR of the housing unit? facility with other household?
Mud 1 Tap inside the house 1 No toilet facility 1 Yes
N No bathing facility 1 No kitchen 1
Bamboo/Reed 2 Tap in compound, private 2 VIP Latrine 2 o Bathtub private 2 A room used for traditional kitchen
Wood planks 3 Tap in compound, shared 3 Flush toilet inside the housing unit 3 Bathtub shared 3 in side housing unit 2
Parquet or polished wood 4 Tap outside compound/From private tap, public Flush toilet outside the housing unit 4 Shower private 4 A room used for traditional kitchen
Cement screed/Cement screed tap, other organisation/(bought or free of charge) 4 Pit Latrine inside the housing unit 5 Shower shared 5 outside the housing unit 3
not applied 5 Botteled water 5 Pit Latrine outside the housing unit 6 A room prepared for bathing 6 A room used for modern kitchen
Plastic tiles 6 Delivered water Tanker water provided by truck 6 inside the housing unit 4
Cement tile/Brick tile 7 Protected well or spring 7 A room used for modern kitchen
Ceramic/Marble tiles 8 Unprotected well or spring 8 outside the housing unit 5
Other 9 River/Lake/Pond 9

[more than one ansewr is possible] [more than one ansewr is possible] Q917. Does the household currently own [……]? yes No
If coded 2 - 5 only in Question 911 Q913. During in the last 12 months what types of Q914 what is the MAIN source of cooking Q915. What type of LIGHTING does the housingQ916. What is the MAIN type Radio/stereo 1 2
the following source of energy was used for
Q912 Does the household share the energy for the household? unit have? [circle the correct answers]. of lighting for the househod? Fixed Telephone/Wireless Telephone 1 2
cooking ?
kitchen with other households? yes No yes No Mobile phone 1 2
Electricity 1 2 Electricity 1 Electricity/Meter private 1 2 Electricity/Meter private 1 Television 1 2
Yes 1 Gas/cylinder for cooking 1 2 Gas/cylinder for cooking 2 Electricity/Meter shared 1 2 Electricity/Meter shared 2 car (only for family use not for business) 1 2
No 2 Kerosene for cooking 1 2 Kerosene for cooking 3 Electricity from generator private 1 2 Electricity from generator private 3 Motor cycle 1 2
Charcoal for cooking 1 2 Charcoal for cooking 4 Electricity from generator Shared 1 2 Electricity from generator Shared 4 Bicycle 1 2
Firewood/Leaves/Sawdust for cooking 1 2 Firewood/Leaves/Sawdust for cooking 5 Solar energy 1 2 Solar energy 5 Refergrator 1 2
Dung/manure for cooking 1 2 Dung/manure for cooking 6 Lantern 1 2 Lantern 6 washing machine 1 2
Bio-gas for cooking 1 2 Bio-gas for cooking 7 Bio-gas 1 2 Bio-gas 7 Personal computer/lap Top 1 2
Other items than listed above 1 2 Other items than listed above 8 Kerosene 1 2 Kerosene 8 Internet connection 1 2
Candle/Wax candle 1 2 Candle/Wax candle 9 Tractor 1 2
[please circle the correct answers] Firewood 1 2 Firewood 10 Animal driven cart 1 2
Dry cell Battery 1 2 Dry cell Battery 11 Donkey/mule/camel 1 2
Other 1 2 Others 12

Q918What is the household's main means Q919. How does the housing unit dispose of Q920. Do livestock spend the night in the
of sewerage Disposal? SOLID WASTE? room(s) where members spend the night? Name Signature Date
No disposal System-------------------------1 Collected by Municipality (Public Dump) 1 Enumerator
Piped system connected to public Collected by private establishments/individuals 2 Yes 1
sewarage disposal plant ----------------------2 Dumped in street/Open space 3 No 2 Supervisor
Bores hole-----------------------------------3 Dumped in river 4 No livestock 3
in to Ditch-----------------------------------4 Burned solid waste 5
Piped system connected to individual Buried solid waste 6
sewage disposal septic tank Cesspool-------5 Occupant composte solid waste 7
Other toilet empties , river, lake, pond-------6 Solid waste collected by self-appointed collcectors 8
Other 9