Table 4.

Description of codes use for question and answers about death in general.

Code	Explanation	Sample question	Sample answers
Universality	Mentioning that everyone dies or that death is unavoidable.	“Are we all going to die?”	“Yes, we all are going to die.”
Non-functionality	Any reference to functions that a person is not able to perform when or because they are dead.	“Why they (dead) don’t walk?”	“He/ she is not breathing anymore”
Causality	Mentioning the reason behind a death, or what causes someone to die.	“Why did my grandfather died?”	“The person was maybe sick and he/she died or someone run over him/her”
Non-corporeal continuity	Mention of spirits or the death relatives coming back or still being around that does explicitly make a religious reference (e.g. God or Heaven).	“Did the dog went to heaven?”	“She won’t leave us completely and you will always feel her”
Religion	Any mention of God, Heaven or any other religious reference.		“He died because God wanted to take him so he could sleep”
Consequences	Mention of the consequences of the death to the people that are still alive or about their belongings	“If their father(neighbors’) died, was he (neighbor’s child) going to be left alone?”	“No, they were not left alone because they have a mother and other relatives.”
Emotions	Any mention of emotions or how to feel.	“Why are they sad?”	“Because grandmother died and they loved her so much and they didn’t want her to die”
Death ritual	Question or explanations about a ritual surrounding death (that is not dia de los muertos)	“Why was there a coffin?”	“That’s where his body would rest.”