Informe Censo de Población vereda Los Soches

Abstract

As a result of the project entitled "Co-creation of self-sustainability strategies for the life plans of farmers in the village of Los Soches, Usme-Bogotá", a census of the population living in the four sectors of the village of Los Soches was carried out: Porvenir, La Escuela, Mangueras and Rincón Grande. The census was carried out in October 2021 by students and teachers of the School of Public Accounting of the Universidad Santo Tomás, with the support of the people mentioned above. The survey instrument focused on a sociodemographic characterization, which includes some environmental and social aspects. The categories addressed in its structure are detailed below: 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics * Identification: Contains the respondent's name and contact information. ξ Information on the dwelling: The sector of the dwelling within the village, the social stratum of the dwelling, the number of households living in the dwelling and the number of people living in each dwelling were identified. * Information on the inhabitants of each dwelling: for each of the people living in the dwellings, the name, age, sex, place of birth, time spent in the village, whether they know how to read and write, level of schooling, marital status and occupation were asked. 2. Occupational aspects: the respondent's current occupation was determined, as well as the means of transportation used to get around and the time it takes to get to work. Health: We inquired about the social security system to which the inhabitants are affiliated, their participation in health promotion activities and whether they suffer from chronic diseases. 4. Environmental aspects: questions related to training in environmental care were included, as well as environmental risks within the village. 5. Housing: The type of housing tenure, the year of purchase and the accessibility of housing to public or private services were determined. 6. Enterprises and/or projects: We inquired about the knowledge of the inhabitants about the various enterprises and/or projects developed within the village.