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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Mother tongue (NI1995A_MTONGUE)

Data file: NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 234

End: 234

Width: 1

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 [Questions 5-11 were asked of persons age 5 or older] </svar>

<svar a="all" v="NI95A413">Mother tongue 5. Which language does the person speak from childhood at home? <div class="i1">[] 1 Spanish [] 2 Miskito [] 3 Sumo or Sumu [] 4 English [] 5 Other</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Spanish
2	Miskito
3	Sumo or Sumu
4	English
5	Other
9	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 a="all" v="NI95A413">Question 5: Mother tongue We consider the mother tongue as the language that was habitually spoken in the dwelling of the person since the person's infancy or childhood. For mutes, you will note the language of the mother. You should mark only one of the alternatives with an "X". </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates person's mother tongue.

Universe

Nicaragua 1995: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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