X Population Census and V Housing Census of 1994 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1994
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Reference ID
GTM_1994_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1994_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1994_PHC-P-H.dat
Year of arrival to the country (GT1994A_YRIMMIG)
Data file: GTM1994_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
309
End:
312
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">VII. People in the census household</span></p>
<p><span class="em">8. Place of birth</span><div class="i1">In what municipality and department were you born?<br /><br />[] 00 In this municipality<br />[] [If born in this country write the name of the municipality and department]</div><div class="i2">____ _ _ Municipality<br />____ _ _ Department</div><div class="i1">[] [If born abroad, write the country and year of arrival in this country]</div><div class="i2">Country____ _ _<br />Year of arrival in the country_ _</div>
<p><span class="em">8. Place of birth</span><div class="i1">In what municipality and department were you born?<br /><br />[] 00 In this municipality<br />[] [If born in this country write the name of the municipality and department]</div><div class="i2">____ _ _ Municipality<br />____ _ _ Department</div><div class="i1">[] [If born abroad, write the country and year of arrival in this country]</div><div class="i2">Country____ _ _<br />Year of arrival in the country_ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1907 | 1907 |
| 1912 | 1912 |
| 1914 | 1914 |
| 1915 | 1915 |
| 1918 | 1918 |
| 1920 | 1920 |
| 1921 | 1921 |
| 1922 | 1922 |
| 1923 | 1923 |
| 1924 | 1924 |
| 1925 | 1925 |
| 1926 | 1926 |
| 1927 | 1927 |
| 1928 | 1928 |
| 1929 | 1929 |
| 1930 | 1930 |
| 1931 | 1931 |
| 1932 | 1932 |
| 1933 | 1933 |
| 1934 | 1934 |
| 1935 | 1935 |
| 1936 | 1936 |
| 1937 | 1937 |
| 1938 | 1938 |
| 1939 | 1939 |
| 1940 | 1940 |
| 1941 | 1941 |
| 1942 | 1942 |
| 1943 | 1943 |
| 1944 | 1944 |
| 1945 | 1945 |
| 1946 | 1946 |
| 1947 | 1947 |
| 1948 | 1948 |
| 1949 | 1949 |
| 1950 | 1950 |
| 1951 | 1951 |
| 1952 | 1952 |
| 1953 | 1953 |
| 1954 | 1954 |
| 1955 | 1955 |
| 1956 | 1956 |
| 1957 | 1957 |
| 1958 | 1958 |
| 1959 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1960 |
| 1961 | 1961 |
| 1962 | 1962 |
| 1963 | 1963 |
| 1964 | 1964 |
| 1965 | 1965 |
| 1966 | 1966 |
| 1967 | 1967 |
| 1968 | 1968 |
| 1969 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1970 |
| 1971 | 1971 |
| 1972 | 1972 |
| 1973 | 1973 |
| 1974 | 1974 |
| 1975 | 1975 |
| 1976 | 1976 |
| 1977 | 1977 |
| 1978 | 1978 |
| 1979 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1980 |
| 1981 | 1981 |
| 1982 | 1982 |
| 1983 | 1983 |
| 1984 | 1984 |
| 1985 | 1985 |
| 1986 | 1986 |
| 1987 | 1987 |
| 1988 | 1988 |
| 1989 | 1989 |
| 1990 | 1990 |
| 1991 | 1991 |
| 1992 | 1992 |
| 1993 | 1993 |
| 1994 | 1994 |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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">8. Place of birth</span>
<br />For the purposes of the census the enumerated person's place of birth is the municipality in which the mother was residing at the time of birth. This is so even if the mother gave birth in a municipality other than that of her residence for medical or other reasons.
<br />Ask, "In which department, municipality or country were you born?"</p>
<p>[A graphic of box 8, "place of birth," is reproduced on the right-hand side of the page.]</p>
<p>If the person you are enumerating was born in the municipality in which you are interviewing him/her, mark an X in the circle for the 00 option, "In this municipality," and leave the rest of the question set blank.</p>
<p>If the person was born in a different municipality, write the name and department of the municipality.</p>
<p>The box for country is only for people born abroad. Write the year of their arrival. </p>
<p>Leave the grid spaces on the right of the box blank; they are for office use only.
<br />For the purposes of the census the enumerated person's place of birth is the municipality in which the mother was residing at the time of birth. This is so even if the mother gave birth in a municipality other than that of her residence for medical or other reasons.
<br />Ask, "In which department, municipality or country were you born?"</p>
<p>[A graphic of box 8, "place of birth," is reproduced on the right-hand side of the page.]</p>
<p>If the person you are enumerating was born in the municipality in which you are interviewing him/her, mark an X in the circle for the 00 option, "In this municipality," and leave the rest of the question set blank.</p>
<p>If the person was born in a different municipality, write the name and department of the municipality.</p>
<p>The box for country is only for people born abroad. Write the year of their arrival. </p>
<p>Leave the grid spaces on the right of the box blank; they are for office use only.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the year the person arrived in Guatemala.
Universe
Guatemala 1994: Persons born abroad [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |