Pre question
Repeat greeting if not already read to this woman:
We are from the National Statistical Office of Mongolia. We are working on a project concerned with family health and education. I would like to talk to you about this. The interview will take about 40 minutes. All the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and your answers will never be identified. Also, you are not obliged to answer any question you don't want to, and you may withdraw from the interview at any time.
May I start now?
If permission is given, begin the interview. If the woman does not agree to continue, thank her, complete WM7, and go to the next interview. Discuss this result with your supervisor for a future revisit.
Literal question
In what month and year were you born?
Interviewer instructions
If the respondent knows her month of birth, enter it in the appropriate spaces for 'Month'. You will need to convert the month into numbers. For this, January is '01,' February is '02,' March is '03,' etc. If the month contains only one digit, use a leading zero to fill in the first space. For example, the month of March is coded as '03'. If the respondent is unable to provide this information, ask whether she has any documentation such as an identification card, horoscope, or a birth certificate that might give her date of birth. If such documentation is available, ask the woman if the information on the document(s) is correct. Only when it is absolutely impossible to even estimate the month of birth you should circle '98' for 'DK'.
