1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Department or country of residence in 1966 (NI1971A_RESPDEP)
Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
200
End:
201
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A411 NI71A412"><span class="em">10. Habitual residence in April, 1966:</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Only for those 5 years of age or older<br /><br />In what municipality did you live in April of 1966? 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 |
| 20 | Costa Rica |
| 21 | Guatemala |
| 22 | Honduras |
| 23 | El Salvador |
| 24 | Panamá |
| 29 | Central America, country unknown |
| 30 | Cuba |
| 31 | Jamaica |
| 32 | Puerto Rico |
| 33 | Dominican Republic |
| 34 | Other territories in the Caribbean islands |
| 39 | Caribbean, country unknown |
| 41 | United States |
| 42 | Mexico |
| 49 | North America, country unknown |
| 51 | Bolivia |
| 52 | Brazil |
| 53 | Colombia |
| 54 | Chile |
| 55 | Ecuador |
| 56 | Peru |
| 57 | Venezuela |
| 59 | South America, country unknown |
| 60 | Germany |
| 61 | Austria |
| 62 | Belgium |
| 63 | Denmark |
| 64 | Spain |
| 65 | France |
| 68 | England |
| 69 | Italy |
| 71 | Asia |
| 72 | China |
| 73 | Israel |
| 76 | Turkey |
| 79 | Other territories in Asia |
| 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.
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="NI71A411 NI71A412"><span class="em">Question #10: Place of usual residence in April of 1966</span><br />This question is only presented to those persons age 5 or older.<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />In what municipality did you reside in April of 1966?<br /><br />The name of the department to which the municipality corresponds is requested.<br /><br />If the person resided abroad, the name of the country of usual residence is requested.<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span><br />If the person resided in Nicaragua, the following information is recorded:</div><br /><div class="i2">1) The name of the municipality;<br />2) The name of the department</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If the person resided abroad, a line "--" is drawn in the space designated for the municipality and the name of the country is recorded in the space provided for the Department or country.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 10 on the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A411 NI71A412"><span class="em">Question #10: Place of usual residence in April of 1966</span><br />This question is only presented to those persons age 5 or older.<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />In what municipality did you reside in April of 1966?<br /><br />The name of the department to which the municipality corresponds is requested.<br /><br />If the person resided abroad, the name of the country of usual residence is requested.<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span><br />If the person resided in Nicaragua, the following information is recorded:</div><br /><div class="i2">1) The name of the municipality;<br />2) The name of the department</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If the person resided abroad, a line "--" is drawn in the space designated for the municipality and the name of the country is recorded in the space provided for the Department or country.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 10 on the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department or country of residence in April 1966.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: type I 0.2%, type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |