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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Municipality of residence in 1966 (NI1971A_RESPMUN)
Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
202
End:
205
Width:
4
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 |
|---|---|
| 0101 | Chinandega |
| 0102 | Chichigalpa |
| 0103 | Cinco Pinos |
| 0104 | Corinto |
| 0105 | Puerto Morazán |
| 0106 | Posoltega |
| 0107 | El Realejo |
| 0108 | San Francisco |
| 0109 | San Pedro |
| 0110 | Santo Tomás |
| 0111 | Somotillo |
| 0112 | El Viejo |
| 0113 | Villa Nueva |
| 0199 | Department of Chinandega, municipality unknown |
| 0201 | León |
| 0202 | Achuapa |
| 0203 | El Jicaro |
| 0204 | Larreynaga |
| 0205 | Nagarote |
| 0206 | La Paz Central |
| 0207 | Quezalguaque |
| 0208 | El Sauce |
| 0209 | San Nicolás |
| 0210 | Santa Rosa del Peñón |
| 0211 | Telica |
| 0299 | Department of Leon, municipality unknown |
| 0301 | Managua |
| 0302 | Managua (Arco Urbanizado) |
| 0303 | El Carmen |
| 0304 | Mateare |
| 0305 | San Francisco del Carnicero |
| 0306 | San Rafael del Sur |
| 0307 | Tipitapa |
| 0399 | Department of Managua, municipality unknown |
| 0401 | Masaya |
| 0402 | Catarina |
| 0403 | La Concepción |
| 0404 | Masatepe |
| 0405 | Nandasmo |
| 0406 | Nindirí |
| 0407 | Niquinohomo |
| 0408 | San Juan de Oriente |
| 0409 | Tisma |
| 0499 | Department of Masaya, municipality unknown |
| 0501 | Granada |
| 0502 | Diriá |
| 0503 | Diriomo |
| 0504 | Nandaime |
| 0599 | Department of Granada, municipality unknown |
| 0601 | Jinotepe |
| 0602 | La Conquista |
| 0603 | Diriamba |
| 0604 | Dolores |
| 0605 | La Paz de Oriente |
| 0606 | El Rosario |
| 0607 | San Marcos |
| 0608 | Santa Teresa |
| 0699 | Department of Carazo, municipality unknown |
| 0701 | Rivas |
| 0702 | Altagracia |
| 0703 | Belén |
| 0704 | Buenos Aires |
| 0705 | Cardenas |
| 0706 | Moyogalpa |
| 0707 | Potosí |
| 0708 | San Jorge |
| 0709 | San Juan del Sur |
| 0710 | Tola |
| 0799 | Department of Rivas, municipality unknown |
| 0801 | Juigalpa |
| 0802 | Acoyapa |
| 0803 | Comalapa |
| 0804 | San Pedro de Lóvago |
| 0805 | La Libertad |
| 0806 | Santo Domingo |
| 0807 | Santo Tomás |
| 0808 | Villa Somoza |
| 0899 | Department of Chontales, municipality unknown |
| 0901 | Boaco |
| 0902 | Camoapa |
| 0903 | San José |
| 0904 | San Lorenzo |
| 0905 | Santa Lucía |
| 0906 | Teustepe |
| 0999 | Department of Boaco, municipality unknown |
| 1001 | Matagalpa |
| 1002 | Ciudad Darío |
| 1003 | Esquipulas |
| 1004 | Matiguás |
| 1005 | Muy Muy |
| 1006 | Sébaco |
| 1007 | San Dionisio |
| 1008 | San Isidro |
| 1009 | San Ramón |
| 1010 | Terrabona |
| 1099 | Department of Matagalpa, municipality unknown |
| 1101 | Jinotega |
| 1102 | La Concordia |
| 1103 | San Rafael del Norte |
| 1104 | San Sebastián de Yalí |
| 1199 | Department of Jinotega, municipality unknown |
| 1201 | Estelí |
| 1202 | Condega |
| 1203 | Pueblo Nuevo |
| 1204 | San Juan de Limay |
| 1205 | La Trinidad |
| 1299 | Department of Esteli, municipality unknown |
| 1301 | Somoto |
| 1302 | Palacagüina |
| 1303 | Las Sabanas |
| 1304 | San José de Cusmapa |
| 1305 | San Lucas |
| 1306 | San Juan de Río Coco |
| 1307 | Telpaneca |
| 1308 | Totogalpa |
| 1309 | Yalagüina |
| 1399 | Department of Madriz, municipality unknown |
| 1401 | Ocotal |
| 1402 | Ciudad Antigua |
| 1403 | Dipilto |
| 1404 | Jalapa |
| 1405 | Macuelizo |
| 1406 | El Jícaro |
| 1407 | Mozonte |
| 1408 | Murra |
| 1409 | Quilalí |
| 1410 | San Fernando |
| 1411 | Santa María |
| 1499 | Department of Nueva Segovia, municipality unknown |
| 1501 | San Carlos |
| 1502 | Morrito |
| 1503 | San Juan del Norte |
| 1504 | San Miguelito |
| 1599 | Department of Rio San Juan, municipality unknown |
| 1601 | Bluefields |
| 1602 | Corn Island |
| 1603 | La Cruz de Río Grande |
| 1604 | Prinzapolka |
| 1605 | Puerto Cabezas |
| 1606 | Rama |
| 1607 | Cabo Gracias a Dios |
| 1608 | Waspán |
| 1699 | Department of Zelaya, municipality unknown |
| 9997 | Person living abroad in 1966 |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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 municipality 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 |