National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) staffers started knocking on doors this week in this month’s campaign to collect data on Mexico’s population and living standards. Agency reps report that half of the 30 canvassers selected to conduct the surveys at 3,224 Chapala area households have sufficient command of English to guide foreign residents through the lengthy questionnaire. While stressing that all data compiled by INEGI is strictly confidential and not shared with other government agencies, they point out that citizen cooperation is voluntary and participants are permitted to withhold responses to any questions that make them uncomfortable about revealing personal information.
