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X Population Census and V Housing Census of 1994 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 1994
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GTM_1994_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Wears Mayan outfit (GT1994A_MAYACLTH)

Data file: GTM1994_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 276
End: 276
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">VII. People in the census household</span></p>

<p><span class="em">12. Ethnic characteristics</span></p>

<p>d. Use traditional Mayan outfit?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Questions for persons aged three and older</span>
<br />[Questions 11 - 12 were asked of persons age three or older.]</p>

<p><span class="em">12. Ethnic characteristics</span>
<br />This question set is a new one which combines related variables and is intended to determine the ethnic make-up of the population. It is distinct from the "ethnic group" question, which is based on self-identification.</p>

<p>Only ask people who are three years old or older the questions these questions, which are about the first language learned; the ability to speak one of the Mayan languages or Spanish; and Mayan outfit.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question D</span>
<br />Ask all persons in the institutional dwelling who are three years old or older if they wear Mayan outfit, then mark an X in the appropriate box.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person wears a Mayan outfit.
Universe
Guatemala 1994: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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