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
Metadata
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Dec 20, 2012
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- NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat
- NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat
Department or country of current residence (NI1971A_RESDEPT)
Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
194
End:
195
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A409 NI71A410"><span class="em">9. Current place of habitual residence</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">In what municipality do you currently live? If residing in Nicaragua, write the name of the municipality and department. If residing 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 |
| 19 | Nicaragua, department unknown |
| 20 | Costa Rica |
| 21 | Guatemala |
| 23 | El Salvador |
| 24 | Panama |
| 29 | Central America, country unknown |
| 30 | Cuba |
| 31 | Jamaica |
| 39 | Caribbean, country unknown |
| 41 | United States |
| 42 | Mexico |
| 49 | North America, country unknown |
| 50 | Argentina |
| 59 | South America, country unknown |
| 60 | Germany |
| 61 | Austria |
| 63 | Denmark |
| 65 | France |
| 67 | Hungary |
| 70 | Switzerland and other teritories in Europe |
| 71 | Asia |
| 80 | Africa |
| 90 | Oceania |
| 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>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department or country of current residence.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |