1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1971
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Reference ID
NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat
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Department or country of birth (NI1971A_BPLDEP)
Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
186
End:
187
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A406 NI71A407"><span class="em">7. Place of birth</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">In what municipality were you born? If born in Nicaragua write the names of the municipality and department. If born abroad, write the name of the country.<br /><br />____ Municipality<br />____ Department or country</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Chinadenga |
| 02 | León |
| 03 | Managua |
| 04 | Masaya |
| 05 | Granada |
| 06 | Carazo |
| 07 | Rivas |
| 08 | Chontales |
| 09 | Boaco |
| 10 | Matagalpa |
| 11 | Jinotega |
| 12 | Estelí |
| 13 | Madriz |
| 14 | Nueva Segovia |
| 15 | Río San Juan |
| 16 | Zelaya |
| 21 | Guatemala |
| 22 | Honduras |
| 23 | El Salvador |
| 24 | Panamá |
| 29 | Central America, other country |
| 39 | Caribbean |
| 42 | Mexico |
| 49 | North America, other country |
| 54 | Chile |
| 59 | South America, other country |
| 61 | Austria |
| 63 | Denmark |
| 70 | Europe, other country |
| 79 | Asian country |
| 89 | Other foreign |
| 99 | 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
<svar v="NI71A406 NI71A407 NI71A408 NI71A409 NI71A410 NI71A411 NI71A412"><span class="em">Geographic characteristics</span><br />Questions related to geographical characteristics (place of birth, year of arrival to Nicaragua of the foreign-born population, current usual place of residence,<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 51]</span><br /><br />place of usual residence in April of 1966) are presented in order to study the internal and international migration of the population. The total number of migrants, the direction and tendency of the movements, as well as the principal characteristics of this population are investigated.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A406 NI71A407"><span class="em">Question #7: Place of birth</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />In which municipality was the person born?<br /><br />If the person was born in Nicaragua, the name of the department to which the municipality corresponds is requested.<br /><br />If the person was born abroad, the name of the country is requested.<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span><br />If the enumerated person was born in Nicaragua, the following information is recorded in order:</div><br /><div class="i2">1) The name of the municipality where born; and<br />2) The name of the department to which the municipality corresponds.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If the person was born abroad, the name of the birth country is recorded.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 7 on the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A406 NI71A407"><span class="em">Question #7: Place of birth</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />In which municipality was the person born?<br /><br />If the person was born in Nicaragua, the name of the department to which the municipality corresponds is requested.<br /><br />If the person was born abroad, the name of the country is requested.<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span><br />If the enumerated person was born in Nicaragua, the following information is recorded in order:</div><br /><div class="i2">1) The name of the municipality where born; and<br />2) The name of the department to which the municipality corresponds.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If the person was born abroad, the name of the birth country is recorded.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 7 on the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department or country of birth.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |