Philippine Community-Based Monitoring System Survey

Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS)

• The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is conducting the CBMS to gather information on household living conditions, including health, nutrition, water, sanitation, shelter, education, income, employment, security, participation, and disaster preparedness.
• The data collected will be used by the national government and local government units to craft evidenced-based policies and programs for community development.

Purpose of the CBMS

• The CBMS aims to provide a basis for targeting beneficiaries of social and economic development programs of the government.
• The data collected will be kept confidential and will not be used for taxation, investigation, or law enforcement purposes.

Household Profile Questionnaire

• The 2024 CBMS Household Profile Questionnaire is designed to collect information on household demographics, including core demographic characteristics, education, and ethnicity.
• The questionnaire is divided into sections, including Section A: Core Demographic Characteristics, and Section B: Education.

Core Demographic Characteristics

• Information to be collected includes the relationship of household members to the household head, age, sex, birthdate, and ethnicity.
• The questionnaire will also ask about the household head's marital status, religious affiliation, and ability to read and write.

Education

• The questionnaire will ask about the highest grade completed by each household member and the year of completion.
• The questionnaire will also ask about the type of education completed, such as a Bachelor's degree or a vocational course.

Confidentiality

• The PSA ensures that all information provided will be kept confidential and will not be used against the respondent or any household member.
• The confidentiality of the data is protected by the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and the CBMS Act.### Household Members and Their Relationships
• A household member's relationship to the household head is categorized into 26 types, including household head, spouse, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, etc.
• The relationship types also include non-relatives, such as boarder, domestic helper, and others.

Education Levels

• Education levels are categorized into 8 levels:
  • Level 0: Early Childhood Education
  • Level 1: Primary Education (Elementary)
  • Level 2: Lower Secondary/Junior High School
  • Level 3: Upper Secondary (Senior High School)
  • Level 4: Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education
  • Level 5: Short Cycle Tertiary Education
  • Level 6: Bachelor Level Education or Equivalent
  • Level 7: Master Level Education or Equivalent
  • Level 8: Doctoral Level Education or Equivalent

Additional Information

• The form asks about the household member's age, whether they have a solo parent, and their citizenship status.

• It also asks about the household member's education level, including the highest grade/year completed and the type of education (e.g., Academic Track, Arts and Design Track, etc.).

• The form also asks about the household member's disability status and type of disability.### Demographic Characteristics

• Unmarried and unemployed individuals are categorized based on their plastic ID or e-PhilID, and their children or dependents aged 22 years old or below, or those with disabilities.

Codes for Relationship to Nuclear Family Head

• Codes for relationship to nuclear family head:
  • 00: One member HH
  • 01: Family head
  • 02: Spouse
  • 03: Partner
  • 04: Son
  • 05: Daughter
  • 06: Brother
  • 07: Sister
  • 08: Father
  • 09: Mother
  • 10: Other family member

Codes for PhilSys Card Number

• Codes for PhilSys card number:
  • 9999999999999996: Lost national ID/PhilID info
  • 9999999999999997: Not open to sharing national ID/PhilID info
  • 9999999999999998: Don't know, not available

Codes for Type of Disabilities

• Codes for type of disabilities:
  • A: Visual disability
  • B: Deaf or hearing disability
  • C: Intellectual/learning/mental/psychosocial disability
  • D: Physical disability (orthopedic)
  • E: Speech and language impairment
  • F: Cancer
  • G: Rare disease
  • Z: Others, specify

Migration Experience

• Questions about household members' migration experience and overseas Filipinos in the household.
• Questions about citizenship, migration in the past 3 years, and reasons for migration.

Difficulties due to Health Problems

• Questions about difficulties in doing certain activities due to health problems, such as:
  • Seeing
  • Hearing
  • Walking or climbing
  • Remembering
  • Self-care
  • Communicating

This quiz is based on the 2024 Community-Based Monitoring System Household Profile Questionnaire. It covers topics related to household and community surveys in the Philippines.