Chapter 6 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS IN ACCOMPLISHING CAF FORM 2 –HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE

This chapter provides the detailed instructions on how you will accomplish CAF Form 2Household Questionnaire to be administered to every household with at least one agricultural, aquaculture, or fishing operator. This questionnaire will be used to record the socio-economic characteristics of all household members, including the agricultural/aquaculture/fishing operators as identified in columns 14a, 20a, 26a, and 32a of CAF Form 1, engagement on agricultural/aquaculture/fishing activities, agricultural land ownership, and social assistance and support.

See Appendix 2 for a copy of this questionnaire.

6.1CONTENTS OF CAF FORM 2

CAF Form 2 is aten-page booklet type questionnaire which contains thefollowing parts:

 Title Panel

 Interview Record

 Certification Portion

 Section A- Geographic Identification

 Section B- Characteristics of Household Members

 Section C- Household Agricultural/Aquafarm/Fishing Population

 Section D- Social Assistance and Support

The listing records of CAF Form 2 has atotal of 13 rows.

6.2TITLE PANEL AND GEOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION

6.2.1. Title Panel

ThispanelisfoundattheupperpartofthefrontpageofCAFForm2.Itcontainstheparticulars about the questionnaire including the following:

 PSA Logo, Name of the Country/Agency, ISO Certification Logo of TüV Rheinland

 Form Type, PSA Approval Number, and Expiration Date

 Legal Provisions

 Name and Logo of the Census, Form Title

 Letter from the National Statistician and Civil Registrar General.

NOTE: All booklets of CAF Form 2 given to you are recorded and will be accounted for at the end of enumeration. Ensure to keep and not lose any booklet ofCAFForm2as allaccomplishedandunusedquestionnaireswillbe returnedtoPSAthroughyourTeamSupervisor(TS)afterenumerationperiod.

6.3SECTION A - GEOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION (Geo-ID)

This is the portion where you will write the geographic names and codes of your area of assignmentandindicatethenumberofquestionnairesusedforabarangay/EnumerationArea (EA).

The Geo-ID panel contains the following:

 Questionnaire Number

 Name and Code of Province/HUC, City/Municipality, and Barangay

 Enumeration Area (EA) Number

 Building Serial Number (BSN), Housing Unit Serial Number (HUSN), and Household Serial Number (HSN)

 Address of the Household, Name and Line Number of the Household Head

 Name and Line Number of Respondent and Relationship to the HouseholdHead

 Contact Numbers

A01 Questionnaire Number

A booklet of CAF Form 2 is designed to accommodate at most 13 household members. Hence, if a household has more than 13 members, additional booklet/s will be used. In order to properly account all the booklets utilized to record the information about the household, you must always fill out this portion after accomplishing the last section of the questionnaire.

Therearetwosetsofboxesforthequestionnairenumber.Thefirstsetofboxesisintended for thenumberthat willindicatetheorder ofthequestionnairebeingaccomplished andthe secondsetofboxesisforthetotalnumberofquestionnairesusedforthehousehold.Refer to the following example:

Example:Iftwo(2)questionnairesareused,numberthesequestionnairesinconsecutive order as follows:

Questionnaire No. 0 1 of 0 2 Questionnaires for the first questionnaire

Questionnaire No. 0 2 of 0 2 Questionnairesforthesecondquestionnaire

A02 Province/Highly Urbanized City (HUC), A03 City/Municipality, A04 Barangay, A05 Enumeration Area

Copythenamesandcodesoftheprovince/HUC,city/municipality,andbarangayfromA02 to A05 of CAF Form 1. Write also the EA code in the corresponding box. Fill out these Geo-ID items before going to your area of assignment.

A06 Building Serial Number (BSN), A07 Housing Unit Serial Number (HUSN), A08 Household Serial Number (HSN)

Copy the BSN, HUSN and HSN from Columns 3, 4, and 5 of CAF Form 1, respectively. See Illustration 6.2.

A09 Address of the Household and A10 Name of Household Head

Copy correctly the name of the household head and address of the household from Column6ofCAFForm1.Attheendofinterview,thelinenumberofhouseholdhead(A10a) shouldbecopiedfrom thelinenumber ofmemberslistedin2B02of SectionB. Makesure that the household head was listed first in the member roster, thus filling out row 1 or line number “01”.

A11 Name of Respondent and A11a LineNumber of Respondent

AsdiscussedinChapter3,anELIGIBLERESPONDENTfortheHouseholdQuestionnaire (CAF Form 2) is any responsible member of the household who can provide accurate answers to the CAF Form 2 questions regarding the household members’ demographic characteristics,involvement inagricultural,aquaculture,and/orfishingactivitiesingeneral, and engagement as operators of agricultural/aquaculture farms and/or fishing operations among others.

Interview the head of the household or his/her spouse since they are often the most qualifiedrespondent.Ifthehouseholdheadorhis/herspousearenotavailable,youshould ask for any adult member of the household who can provide accurate information for the household and all its members and each member’s engagement in agricultural, aquaculture, and/or fishing activities, either as operator or farm/fishing related tasks.

Askthenwritethelastandfirstname,andmiddleinitialoftherespondentinA11.ForA11a, correctly copy the line number from 2B02.

If the respondent is not a member of the household, write “00”. This happens when, as a lastresort,anon-householdmemberorthecaretakerisinterviewedbecausenohousehold member is available for interview after several callbacks.

A12 Relationship of Respondent to Household Head

If the respondent is a household member, copy corresponding code of relationship of the eligible respondent to the household head from 2B04 of Section B (Characteristics of Household Members) after the interview or after you have ascertained the completeness of all the household members.

If the answer in A11a is “00”, meaning that the respondent is not a member of the household, also write “00” in the box provided in A12 then specify the relationship of the respondent to the household head in the line provided.

NOTE: If thisform wasaccomplished after callback and youhave interviewed a different respondent, ask for his/her name and relationship to the household head then change the entries in A11, A11a, and A12.

A13 Contact Information

Write the contact information of the household on the space provided. If the space is not enough, use the remarks column on the last page of CAF Form 2. However, TAKE NOTE

THATTHISITEMISOPTIONAL.Iftherespondentrefusedtogiveanycontactinformation, draw a line ( ) on the space provided.

This information is useful in contacting the household for clarifications. This can also be used in the verification of data collected during supervision. Ask and record as many contact numbers of any household members as possible. This should also be written in Column 7 of CAF Form 1.

6.4INTERVIEW RECORD

Below the Geo-ID Panel is the Interview Record. This portion has four columns intended for four visits. For each visit, you will record the details of your visit such as the date of visit,time when you started and ended the interview, resultof visit, the summary of visit, data collection method, and operator indicator in the household.

Date ofVisit

For each visit – Visit 1, Visit 2, Visit 3 or Visit 4 – you should record the date when you visitedthehouseholdtoadministerCAFForm2. Writeinthefirstlinethenumericcodefor the month and the day of visit in the next line.

Interview Time

For each visit, record the duration of the interview, that is, the time of the start of interview and end of interview. Before you begin the interview, write on the boxes corresponding to the “Time Started” the hour and minute using the 24-hour format. Once the interview has been completed, write on the corresponding boxes the time the interview ended.

Result of Visit

Entercorrespondingcodeintheboxprovidedfortheresultofvisit. Avisitcanresulttoany of the following situations, depending on the availability and cooperation of the qualified respondent:

Code

Description of Result of Visit

1 Completed* The interview was successfully finished through personal interview (CAPI or PAPI), telephone interview, or thequestionnairehasbeen completely accomplished by the respondent through SAQ

2 Not yet completed (for callback) The following are included in this result of visit:

 households that could not be interviewed at the time ofvisitortheinterviewthathasbeenstartedbutcould not be completed,

 households that are temporarily away, not at home, or on vacation, and

 households with no responsible respondent around.

This code must not be used for the result of final visit.

3 Entire household is absent/away during the enumeration period*

The entire household is away for extended period of time thatnomemberwillbebackwithinonemonthorwithinthe enumeration period.

Finalresultofvisit depends ontheresultsofallnecessary verifications done as discussed below.

Verifyfromtheneighborsifthehouseholdwillnot beback beforetheendoftheenumeration.Ifso,listthehousehold in CAF Form 1. Ask the neighbor the name of the household head, the number of householdmembers, and contact numbers. Write this information in CAF Form 1. Write any other necessary information inthe “REMARKS” portion. Using the contact information provided by the neighbor, call or text the household head. If he/she confirms that they will not be back within the enumeration

Code

Description of Result of Visit

period, ask him/her for an interview to be conducted via CATI/PATI or SAQ.

4 Refused Thehouseholdrefusedtobeinterviewedatthetimeofvisit and could not be convinced to set an appointment for an interview inthe future.

Ifafteralleffortshavebeenexertedbutthehouseholdstill refused to be interviewed, ask the help of your TS or higher supervisor, a barangay official or any influential personinthecommunitytoturnthisrefusaltoasuccessful interview.

9 Other Result of Visit* The householdcouldnot be interviewed for reasons other than those given above, such as when the entire household is quarantined because of an infectious diseases, and peace and order, among others.

Summary of Visits

After the final visit to the household, record the following information in the Summary of Visit portion:

 Number of visits made tothe household

 Result of final visit

Number of Visits Made

Write in the box provided the number of total visits to the household. The total number of visits can exceed four if more than four visits to the household were made.

Result of Final Visit

Writetheappropriatecodefortheresultofthefinalvisitintheboxprovided.Notethatcode 2 for “Not yet completed (for callback)” or code 4 for “Refused” is not acceptable as code for the result of final visit. Only codes with asterisk (*), that is, codes "1”, “3”, and “9” will be accepted as result of final visit.

Data Collection Method

Enter corresponding code on the box provided for the mode of data collection. The code and description for the data collection method is listed as follows:

Code Description

1 Paper and Pencil Personal Interview (PAPI). The respondent was personally interviewed by the EN and the responses are recorded in the printed questionnaire.

2 Self-administered questionnaire (SAQ). The respondent was the one who accomplished the CAF questionnaires (CAF Forms 2 to 5).

Operator Indicator in the Household

This item will be filled-out after accomplishing CAF Form 2.

Enter code 1 for “With at least one operator” or code 2 for “No operator” for each box corresponding to the presence of operator of crops (CROPS), livestock/poultry and/or insects/worms (LPIW), aquaculture (AQUA), and fishing (FISH). Note that all categories should have an answer or entry.

The operator indicator should be consistent with the answers in CAF Form1 (Columns 14a, 20a, 26a, and 32a). Ensure that at least onebox of operator indicator has code 1.

6.5CERTIFICATION PANEL

Filloutthisportiononlyafteryouhavesuccessfullycompletedtheinterviewinthehouseholdand reviewed/edited the questionnaire. Print your full name in the capital letters clearly on the line provided and sign over it. Your signature attests to the completeness and accuracy of the data you have collected in CAF Form 2. Indicate also your EN code and the date (MM/DD) when you affixed your signature. All questionnaires that you have accomplished should bear your name, your EN code, and your signature. Use of stamp pad is strictly not allowed.

Your Team Supervisor (TS) and Census Area Supervisor (CAS) will also write their full name with signature in this portion after they had reviewed the booklet for completeness and correctness of entries.

PersonnelwhoserveassupervisorfromtheProvinceStatisticsOffice(PSO),RegionalStatistical Services Office (RSSO), or Central Office (CO) will likewise sign in this certification if they have done supervision during the interview and/or reviewed the questionnaire. These personnel will printtheirfullnameandaffixtheirsignatureoncetheyhavecompletelyverifiedthequestionnaire.

The CAPI System will automatically record your name as the enumerator who conducted the interview and the time and date it was accomplished. Hence, this will be filled out in paper questionnaires only.

Illustration 6.3. Filled Out Interview Record Portion and Certification Panel(Page 2A)

6.6SECTION B - CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

The general purpose of CAF Form 2 is to obtain the demographic/socio-economic characteristics of agricultural/aquaculture/fishing households and the household composition of agricultural/aquaculture/fishing operators.

This questionnaire should be administered to households with at least one operator of crop farm, livestock/poultry and/or insects/worms farm, aquaculture, and/or fishing operation. This household should be interviewed for this section only once.

2B01 Number of Household Members (2B01a Total, 2B01b Male, 2B01c Female)

Count and record the total number of household members (2B01a), number of males (2B01b), and number of females (2B01c) after accomplishing 2B01 to 2B12. Prefix “0” if the number is below 10.

2B01 aims to provide valuable input for social and economic development planning. It is also useful in understanding and identifying the major factors that determine or influence households engaged in agricultural, aquaculture, and fishery activities.

Thenumber ofmalesandfemales must beconsistentwiththecountofmales andfemales in 2B05. Likewise, the total number of household members must also be equal to the total household members reported in Column 8 of CAF Form 1. In case of inconsistency, the numbers reported in CAF Form 2 should prevail.

General Instructions Inasking Items 2b03 To 2b12

Beguidedbythegeneralinstructionsandillustrationsdiscussedinsucceedingsectionswhen accomplishing 2B03 to 2B12.

2B03 to 2B06 will be filled out for all household members, 2B07 and 2B09 to 2B12 is for all members5yearsandover,and2B08isforallmembers10yearsoldandover

As arule, youshouldaskquestions 2B03aand2B04 first to record all household members and every member’s relationshiptothehouseholdhead,accordingtotheorder of listing specified in 2B03a. After listing all household members and determining if there are more than 13 householdmembersin2B03b,recordtheansweranduse additional booklet of CAF Form 2 if there are more than 13 members, then continue asking 2B05 and 2B06 for every household member.

Refertotheage(2B06)ofeachmemberbeforeasking2B07to2B12.2B07and2B09to2B12 should be asked only for every member aged 5 years and over, while 2B08 should be asked only for every member aged 10 years and over.

If all household members had already been listed using PAPI, affix your initial on the space below the name of the last householdmember.

2B02 Line Number

2B02 is numbered consecutively from 01 to 13. Each line number corresponds to a householdmember.Encirclethelinenumberoftherespondent.Iftherearetwoormore respondents, encircletheline numberof the person who providedmost of the answersyou recorded in the questionnaire.

Theremaybeaninstancewhenaninterviewofahouseholdcouldnotbecompletedduring the first visit, hence, it necessitates a callback. As such, the respondent during your first visitandduringyourcallbackmaynotbethesame.Inthisinstance,encirclethelinenumber of the respondent who provided you with most of the answers.

Remember to copy this line number of the respondent to A11a of the Geo-ID portion on page 2A.

If there are more than 13 members in the household, use additional CAF Form 2. For the second booklet of CAF Form 2, line out the preprinted line number and write above it the line number that follows, that is, beginning with “14” and so on.

2B03a Who isthe head of this household? Who are the persons usually residing in this house, including newborn babies and overseas workers as of today?

Beginbyaskingtherespondent,“Who is the head of this household?”and“Who are the persons usually residing in this house, including newborn babies and overseas workers as of today?”

The HOUSEHOLD HEAD is an adult member of the household, male or female who is responsible for the organization and care of the household, or who is regarded as such by the members of the household

List allthe householdmembers in 2B03a according tothis order:

 Head

 Spouse

 Never-married children of head/spouse from the oldest to youngest including toddlers and infants

 Ever-married children ofhead/spouseandtheirfamilies from oldest totheyoungest

 Other relative

 Non-relative

Itisimportantthatyoulistthenamesofthehouseholdmembersfollowingthisordersothat you will be able to list all the qualified householdmembers, and no one will be missed.

In writing the name of the householdmember, be guided by the following: a. Write the surname name followed by the givenname b. If the last name of the member is the same as the one immediately preceding him/her,drawahorizontalline( )inplaceofhis/hersurnameandwritehis/her given name. However, on the succeeding booklet, write again the surname of the member on the space provided in the booklet as applicable. c. In some parts of the country where people do not have surnames, write the name as given on the space provided.

If the head has more than one spouse who is living in the same household, list down the name of the first spouse and their children, followed by the second spouse and their children, and so on, keeping the nuclear family together, as intact as possible.

Inform the respondent that you need to include in the list of household members who are overseasworkersandundocumentedworkersorso-calledTNT(Tago Nang Tago).Include household members in the listing if the household still considers them as members and if the respondent still mentions theirnames when you ask aboutthe names of the household members, provided that he/she is expected to return within five years from the date of last departure. However, immigrants are excluded from the census.

WHEN YOU ARE IN DOUBT as to whether a person should be included or excluded as member of a household, INCLUDE that person but write the necessary remarks/explanations. Refer this matter to your supervisor.

2B03a ARE THERE MORE THAN 13 MEMBERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD?

1 Yes

2 No

Enter corresponding code in the box provided. If there are more than 13 members in the household, use an additional CAF Form 2. Otherwise, proceed tothe next question.

2B03aisaninstructiontoyouasanenumerator.Alwaysfilloutthisitemtoproperlyaccount thenumberofquestionnairesutilizedinrecordingthecharacteristicsofthehousehold.This is useful in checking the completeness of questionnaires during folioing.

2B04 What is ___’s relationship to the household head?

2B04 should be asked immediately after askingthe name of the household member. Refer to 2B03a (Nameof Household Member) when you ask this question.

Write the appropriate code in the boxes provided.

In the interpretation of the relationship to the head, the category “SON” or “DAUGHTER” referstothechildrenofthehead,regardlessoftheirageormaritalstatus,whetherbiological or adopted. A married son, together with his family who lives with his father’s household should be reported as “SON”, his wife as “DAUGHTER-IN-LAW”, and his children as “GRANDSON” or “GRANDDAUGHTER” of the household head.

“OTHER RELATIVE” includes cousins and grandparents. Meanwhile, “NON-RELATIVE” includes same-sex partner and friends of any of the household members.

Household/domestic helpers should be listed as “DOMESTIC HELPERS” even if they are related tothe head or to other members of the household by blood or affinity.

2B05 Is ___ male or female?

1 Male

2 Female

Enter corresponding code in the box provided.

2B05 aims to determine the SEX AT BIRTH of each householdmember.

Most often, the sex of each household member can be determined by his/her name. In some cases, however, there is a need to ask the respondent whether the person is indeed a male or a female. Some names such as Charlie, Florence, Alex, Joy, Tony, Frances, Jackie, Dany, George, Rosario, Joey, and others have been commonly given to either a male or female persons.

2B06 What is ___’s age as of September 01, 2023?

Write the age of the household member in the boxes provided.

For the purpose of the 2022 CAF, age as of September 01, 2023, refers to the person’s age prior to September 01, 2023. It is expressed in completed years or whole number.

If the exact age is not known, ask for an ESTIMATE. It may also help to estimate his/her age based on the ages of his/her siblings if these are known. In some cases, you may ask therespondenttorecallsomewell-knownlocal,national,orworldeventinthepastbywhich thedateofbirthofthemembermaybeassociatedwith. If allpossiblemeanshavealready been exhausted and the respondent is still unable to give the age of the member, record the respondent’s best estimate.

2B07 What is ___’s highest educational attainment?

2B07 will only be asked to all household members aged 5years old and over.

Enter correspondingcodeintheboxprovided. Refertothelast pageof CAFForm 2for the categories and corresponding codes of 2B07 as shown below:

HIGHEST EDUCATIONALATTAINMENT refers to the highest grade or year completed in school, college, or university as of September 01, 2023.Thismaybeanyoneofthespecific grades or years in elementary, high school, K to 12 Program, and college. It may also be special needs education program, second-chance education program, or any of the postsecondary, short-cycle tertiary, college, and post baccalaureate courses.

NOTE:Code16000(Grade6)willonlybeapplicableifthehighesteducational attainmentofthehouseholdmemberisGrade6giventhathe/sheisexpected to take Grade 7 of the old curriculum.

2B08 What is ___’s marital status?

1

2B08 will only be asked to all household members aged 10 years old andover.

Entercorrespondingcodeintheboxprovided.Regardlessofyourknowledgeofanyofficial record or of your personal knowledge about the marital status of a person, record his/her marital status as reported by the respondent. The person’s marital status shall be as of September 01, 2023.

MARITAL STATUS refers to the personal status of an individual with reference to the marriage laws or customs of the country. It is the same as civil status, the term usually used in official and private records, documents, and transactions in the country.

Below are the categories for maritalstatus and their corresponding codes and definitions:

1 Single/Never Married A person who has neverbeen married.

2 Married

A person married in a religious, civil ceremony or tribal rites, either living with his/her spouse at the time of visit or temporarily living apart because his/her spouse is employed elsewhere (as in the case of a person whose spouse is an overseas worker or works in the Armed Forces and residing somewhere else).

3 Common-law/Live-in

4 Widowed

5 Divorced

6 Separated

A person cohabiting or living consensually with another person as husband and wife without the benefit of a legal marriage.

A married person whose spouse has died and who has not married up tothe time of visit

A personwhose bondof matrimonyhasbeen dissolved legally and who therefore can remarry.

A person separated legally or not from his/her spouse because of marital discord or misunderstanding.

7 Annulled A person whose bond of matrimony is dissolved and who therefore can remarry

8 Not Reported

A person whose marital status is unknown to the respondent, or whose marital status is being concealed by the respondent/person himself/herself.