* Please ask the Census Taker/Enumerator to present his/her identification card for your scrutiny and satisfaction before the interview can proceed.

* Any concerns of the householders at this point must be addressed through recourse to the area Supervisor/Coordinator as well as to the Bureau of Statistics at the numbers provided for immediate resolution.

* Staff members of the Bureau will be continuously monitoring the progress of field enumeration through random checks with the coordinators, supervisors and enumerators as well as householders in the area of enumeration to address and resolve all concerns.

* Remember, each householder is required by law under the Statistics Act, to supply the information requested by the Census Taker, once he/she has satisfied him/herself of the Census Taker's credentials.

* Please select a location on your premises that would both facilitate the Census Taker / Enumerator in carrying out the interview as well as ensure your own feeling of personal security.

* Remember, there is no requirement for you to invite the census taker right into your home. The interview could be conducted at your gate, in the yard or the steps, wherever is safe and convenient to you.

* Please cooperate with the Census Taker/Enumerator and Answer Truthfully all the questions you are asked.

* Please provide information on each person who was alive on Census Day, September 15, 2002, even if he/she dies after Census Day and before the Census Taker/Enumerator arrives at your home.

* Please note that a major part of the interviews are expected to be in the afternoons (16:30 - 18:30 hrs).

* Confidentiality - please remember, the information is confidential and can only be used for the purposes for which it is intended.