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2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 2011
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TTO_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Number of persons who migrated internationally since the 2000 census (TT2011A_MIGPERN)

Data file: TTO2011_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 247
End: 247
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 13: International Migration (Emigration) - Head of Household</span></p>

<p><span class="em">In this section we wish to know how many persons have left the country to live abroad since last census.</span></p>

<p>56. How many persons moved?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 None
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4 or more
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">2.1. Place of birth</span></p>

<p>The place of birth is the geographical location in which the mother of the individual resided at the time of the person's birth.</p>

<p><span class="em">2.2. Foreign born</span></p>

<p>This is defined as any person not born in Trinidad and Tobago.</p>

<p><span class="em">2.3. Foreign born ? Duration of residence in Trinidad and Tobago</span></p>

<p>This is the interval of time up to the date of the census expressed in completed years during which each foreign born person has lived in Trinidad and Tobago.</p>

<p><span class="em">2.4. Place of usual residence</span></p>

<p>Usual residence is defined as the place where the person lives at the time of the census, and has been there for some time, or intends to stay there for some time.</p>

<p><span class="em">2.5. Place of residence at a specified time in the past</span></p>

<p>This refers to the geographic location in which the individual resided at a specified time preceding the census. National circumstances such as hurricanes, civil unrest etc. may make it possible for the time reference to be easily remembered.</p>

<p><span class="em">2.6. Place of previous residence</span></p>

<p>This is the locality or foreign country in which the individual resided prior to returning to or migrating to the person's present place of usual residence.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of persons in the household who left to live abroad (and still lives abroad) since the last census in 2000.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2011: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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