Population Census Jamaica 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991

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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Minnesota Population Center

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Parish of previous residence, Jamaica (MIGJM)

Data file: JAM1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 165

End: 167

Width: 3

Range: -

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Kingston
2	St. Andrew
3	St. Thomas
4	Portland
5	St. Mary
6	St. Ann
7	Trelawny
8	St. James
9	Hanover
10	Westmoreland
11	St. Elizabeth
12	Manchester
13	Clarendon
14	St. Catherine
98	Unknown
99	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.

Description

Definition

MIGJM indicates the person's parish of previous residence within Jamaica. The migration could have occurred at any time in the past. Persons living in their parish of birth were to report that parish.

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Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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