1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- NIC1995_PHC-H-H.dat
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Department of residence in 1990 (NI1995A_DEPT5YR)
Data file: NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
237
End:
238
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="NI95A413 NI95A414 NI95A415 NI95A416 NI95A417 NI95A418 NI95A419 NI95A420 NI95A421 NI95A422 NI95A423 NI95A424 NI95A425 NI95A449">For persons age 5 or older<br />[Questions 5-11 were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A415 NI95A416 NI95A417 NI95A418 NI95A449"><span class="em">Previous place of residence</span><br />7. In what municipality was the person living five years ago (in 1990)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Here, in this municipality<br /><br />Elsewhere in Nicaragua?<br />Municipality: ____<br />Department: ____<br /><br />In another country?<br />Country: ____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A415 NI95A416 NI95A417 NI95A418 NI95A449"><span class="em">Previous place of residence</span><br />7. In what municipality was the person living five years ago (in 1990)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Here, in this municipality<br /><br />Elsewhere in Nicaragua?<br />Municipality: ____<br />Department: ____<br /><br />In another country?<br />Country: ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 05 | Nueva Segovia |
| 07 | Atlántico Norte |
| 08 | Atlántico Sur |
| 10 | Jinotega |
| 20 | Madriz |
| 25 | Estelí |
| 30 | Chinandega |
| 35 | León |
| 40 | Matagalpa |
| 50 | Boaco |
| 55 | Managua |
| 60 | Masaya |
| 65 | Chontales |
| 70 | Granada |
| 75 | Carazo |
| 80 | Rivas |
| 85 | Río San Juan |
| 98 | Lived abroad |
| 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 a="all" v="NI95A415 NI95A416 NI95A417 NI95A418 NI95A449"><span class="em">Question 7: Place of previous residence</span><br />This refers to the last municipality, department or country where the person resided immediately before moving to the municipality where he/she resides at the census moment.<br /><br />Ask: "In which municipality, department, or country did you reside in the year 1990?"<br /><br />If the municipality of habitual residency in 1990 is the same as at the moment of enumeration, select category 1, "Here, in this municipality" and you will leave the rest of this question blank.<br /><br />If the person resided in a different municipality from the current habitual residency, you will write the name of the municipality and department in the corresponding spaces.<br /><br />If the person resided in another country, you will write the name of the country in the respective space.<br /><br />Leave the boxes to the right blank; they are for office use.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the department where person lived in 1990.
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |