Chapter 2
ROLES OF CENSUS ENUMERATOR This chapter provides the details of the roles and specific duties and responsibilities of an Enumerator (EN) in the census. It also provides information on an EN’s designation, training time, working time, and how the role of the Team Supervisor (TS) relates to the tasks of an EN.
2.1 CENSUS ENUMERATOR As an Enumerator (EN), you play a very vital role in ensuring the success of the 2022 CAF, particularly the completeness of census coverage and accuracy of data collected. The quality of data that will be collected in this census will depend on how well you understand the concepts and how well you execute the interview techniques and procedures that will be discussed during this training. You will be trained to gather census information that are accurate, complete, and strictly in accordance with the instructions, concepts, and definitions laid out in this Manual and 2022 CAF-IS Users’ Manual. Your acceptance of the job as an EN for the 2022 CAF entails a commitment on your part to perform your job with utmost diligence, sincerity, and dedication. Your work as an EN requires tact in approaching people, attention to the smallest detail, and a sense of responsibility to keep confidential all the information that you will obtain from individuals and households during your interview. As an EN, you should always bear in mind that the data that you will gather in this census will be used as basis for the formulation of plans and policies for the benefit of the country.
2.2 DESIGNATION OF AN ENUMERATOR As an EN, you will sign a Contract of Service stipulating the scope of your service, the schedule and documentary requirements for wages, the obligations of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), duration of the contract, termination clause, and other conditions. You will also be issued a 2022 CAF Identification (ID) Card (See Illustration 2.1). The contract and ID card will attest to your legitimacy as a CAF fieldworker. You are required to wear your ID card whenever you are at work. This will help you not only in soliciting the help and cooperation of local officials but more importantly in convincing the respondent to grant an interview. You are always required to comply with the health and safety protocols set by the national and/or local government such as wearing of face mask while observing proper physical distancing during your fieldwork. The interview will last for about 30 minutes, on the average. Avoid going inside the house if the interview can be conveniently done at the gate or yard/open space. Further, if the respondent refuses to be interviewed face-to-face, mention the other options available for interviewing (refer to Section 3.5.2. for the instructions on administering alternative interview methods). Your contract as an EN will be effective officially at the start of the training. As an EN, you are required to complete an eight-day training before going out on fieldwork. However, there will be an additional one-day training if you are selected as a team supervisor. You are expected to complete the tasks assigned to you within the specified enumeration period. Being designated as an EN means that you will be the one who will perform all the fieldwork that will be assigned to you. Allowing any unauthorized person to do the listing and interviewing on your behalf is strictly prohibited. In no instance, therefore, should you ask anybody else