Population and Housing Census 2020 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2020
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MEX_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- Data files
- MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
State or country of birth (MX2020A_BPL)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
243
End:
245
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
3. Entity or country of birth: In what state of the Republic or in what country was [the respondent] born:</p>
<div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this State (go to 5)<br />[] 2 In another State (write the state and go to 5) ____<br />[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] 4 In another country (write the country) ____</div>
<div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this State (go to 5)<br />[] 2 In another State (write the state and go to 5) ____<br />[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] 4 In another country (write the country) ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Aguascalientes |
| 002 | Baja California |
| 003 | Baja California Sur |
| 004 | Campeche |
| 005 | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| 006 | Colima |
| 007 | Chiapas |
| 008 | Chihuahua |
| 009 | Mexico city |
| 010 | Durango |
| 011 | Guanajuato |
| 012 | Guerrero |
| 013 | Hidalgo |
| 014 | Jalisco |
| 015 | México |
| 016 | Michoacán de Ocampo |
| 017 | Morelos |
| 018 | Nayarit |
| 019 | Nuevo León |
| 020 | Oaxaca |
| 021 | Puebla |
| 022 | Querétaro |
| 023 | Quintana Roo |
| 024 | San Luis Potosí |
| 025 | Sinaloa |
| 026 | Sonora |
| 027 | Tabasco |
| 028 | Tamaulipas |
| 029 | Tlaxcala |
| 030 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
| 031 | Yucatán |
| 032 | Zacatecas |
| 099 | Mexico, state not specified |
| 100 | Africa, country not specified |
| 200 | Americas, country not specified |
| 204 | Argentina |
| 208 | Belize |
| 210 | Bolivia |
| 211 | Brazil |
| 213 | Canada |
| 214 | Colombia |
| 215 | Costa Rica |
| 216 | Cuba |
| 217 | Chile |
| 219 | Ecuador |
| 220 | El Salavdor |
| 221 | United States of America |
| 225 | Guatemala |
| 228 | Haiti |
| 229 | Honduras |
| 234 | Nicaragua |
| 235 | Panama |
| 236 | Paraguay |
| 237 | Peru |
| 238 | Puerto Rico |
| 239 | Dominican Republic |
| 247 | Uruguay |
| 250 | Venezuela |
| 300 | Asia, country not specified |
| 313 | South Korea |
| 315 | Chinanteco |
| 322 | Philippines |
| 325 | India |
| 329 | Israel |
| 330 | Japan |
| 400 | Europe, country not specified |
| 402 | Germany |
| 405 | Austria |
| 408 | Belgium |
| 415 | Spain |
| 419 | France |
| 425 | Italy |
| 436 | The Netherlands |
| 437 | Poland |
| 438 | Portugal |
| 439 | Great Britain |
| 442 | Russia |
| 446 | Switzerland |
| 447 | Ukraine |
| 501 | Australia |
| 998 | Abroad, country not specified |
| 999 | Unknown |
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="h2">15.3 Section III. People characteristics</span></p>
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">3. State or country of birth</span>
<br />The purpose of the question is to identify the state of the Mexican Republic or the country where the person was born.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 294]</span></p>
<p>This question applies to all habitual residents. Read the question, listen to the answer, and record.</p>
<p>Circle code 1 when the person was born in the same state where you are conducting the interview. If the person was born in the United States of America, circle code 3.</p>
<p>If the person was born in a state other than that of the interview (code 2) or in a country (code 4) other than the United States of America, circle the appropriate code and write the name of the state or country on the line.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>If the answer is the name of a municipality or city hall, neighborhood, or locality, find out to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country it belongs and write it down on the corresponding line. Do not use abbreviations.</p>
<p>If even after making the pertinent questions you obtained unclear information, record verbatim what the respondent says on the designated line for this purpose.</p>
<p>When they answer that they were born in Mexico, ask them to clarify whether they were born in Mexico City or the State of Mexico and record their answer.</p>
<p>The question state or country of birth is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">3. State or country of birth</span>
<br />The purpose of the question is to identify the state of the Mexican Republic or the country where the person was born.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 294]</span></p>
<p>This question applies to all habitual residents. Read the question, listen to the answer, and record.</p>
<p>Circle code 1 when the person was born in the same state where you are conducting the interview. If the person was born in the United States of America, circle code 3.</p>
<p>If the person was born in a state other than that of the interview (code 2) or in a country (code 4) other than the United States of America, circle the appropriate code and write the name of the state or country on the line.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>If the answer is the name of a municipality or city hall, neighborhood, or locality, find out to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country it belongs and write it down on the corresponding line. Do not use abbreviations.</p>
<p>If even after making the pertinent questions you obtained unclear information, record verbatim what the respondent says on the designated line for this purpose.</p>
<p>When they answer that they were born in Mexico, ask them to clarify whether they were born in Mexico City or the State of Mexico and record their answer.</p>
<p>The question state or country of birth is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the state or country of birth of the respondent.
Universe
Mexico 2020: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |