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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- MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
State or country where the person lived 5 years ago (2015) (MX2020A_STAT5YR)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
309
End:
312
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
25. Entity or country of residence in 2015: Five years ago, in March 2015, in which state of the Republic or in which country did [the respondent] live?</p>
<div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this State<br />[] 2 In another State (write the state) ____<br />[] 3 In the United States of America (go to 27)<br />[] 4 In another country (write the country, go to 27) ____</div>
<div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this State<br />[] 2 In another State (write the state) ____<br />[] 3 In the United States of America (go to 27)<br />[] 4 In another country (write the country, go to 27) ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0001 | Aguascalientes |
| 0002 | Baja California |
| 0003 | Baja California Sur |
| 0004 | Campeche |
| 0005 | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| 0006 | Colima |
| 0007 | Chiapas |
| 0008 | Chihuahua |
| 0009 | Ciudad de México |
| 0010 | Durango |
| 0011 | Guanajuato |
| 0012 | Guerrero |
| 0013 | Hidalgo |
| 0014 | Jalisco |
| 0015 | México |
| 0016 | Michoacán de Ocampo |
| 0017 | Morelos |
| 0018 | Nayarit |
| 0019 | Nuevo León |
| 0020 | Oaxaca |
| 0021 | Puebla |
| 0022 | Querétaro |
| 0023 | Quintana Roo |
| 0024 | San Luis Potosí |
| 0025 | Sinaloa |
| 0026 | Sonora |
| 0027 | Tabasco |
| 0028 | Tamaulipas |
| 0029 | Tlaxcala |
| 0030 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
| 0031 | Yucatán |
| 0032 | Zacatecas |
| 0099 | Mexico, state not specified |
| 0100 | Africa, country not specified |
| 0200 | Americas, country not specified |
| 0204 | Argentina |
| 0208 | Belize |
| 0210 | Bolivia |
| 0211 | Brazil |
| 0213 | Canada |
| 0214 | Colombia |
| 0215 | Costa Rica |
| 0216 | Cuba |
| 0217 | Chile |
| 0219 | Ecuador |
| 0220 | El Salvador |
| 0221 | United States of America |
| 0225 | Guatemala |
| 0228 | Haiti |
| 0229 | Honduras |
| 0234 | Nicaragua |
| 0235 | Panama |
| 0236 | Paraguay |
| 0237 | Peru |
| 0239 | Dominican Republic |
| 0247 | Uruguay |
| 0250 | Venezuela |
| 0300 | Asia, country not specified |
| 0313 | South Korea |
| 0315 | China |
| 0325 | India |
| 0330 | Japan |
| 0400 | Europe, country not specified |
| 0402 | Germany |
| 0415 | Spain |
| 0419 | France |
| 0425 | Italy |
| 0439 | United Kingdom |
| 0442 | Russia |
| 0446 | Switzerland |
| 0500 | Oceania, country not specified |
| 0998 | Abroad, country not specified |
| 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="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">Internal migration</span>
<br /><span class="em">25. State or country of residence in 2015 and 26. Municipality of residence in 2015</span></p>
<p>These questions allow us to identify the state and municipality of the Mexican Republic where the person resided 5 years ago, that is to say, in March 2015.</p>
<p>In addition, it distinguishes those who resided in the United States of America or in another country at that time. It is applied to people who are of 5 years of age or older.</p>
<p>If the person mentions that he/she does not remember, help him/her by providing information about related events such as births or ages of children, end of school years, village festivals, family or social celebrations, or any other useful event.
<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">Internal migration</span>
<br /><span class="em">25. State or country of residence in 2015 and 26. Municipality of residence in 2015</span></p>
<p>These questions allow us to identify the state and municipality of the Mexican Republic where the person resided 5 years ago, that is to say, in March 2015.</p>
<p>In addition, it distinguishes those who resided in the United States of America or in another country at that time. It is applied to people who are of 5 years of age or older.</p>
<p>If the person mentions that he/she does not remember, help him/her by providing information about related events such as births or ages of children, end of school years, village festivals, family or social celebrations, or any other useful event.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the country or state (in Mexico) where the person lived 5 years ago (March 2010).
Universe
Mexico 2020: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |