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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 515485

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
LASTBMO
Month of last birth
LASTBYR
Year of last birth
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
YRIMM
Year of immigration
YRSIMM
Years since immigrated
YRSIMM2
Years since immigrated, categorized
BPLNI
Department of birth, Nicaragua
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
INDIG
Member of an indigenous group
ETHNICNI
Ethnicity, Nicaragua
SPEAKIND
Speaks indigenous language
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCNI
Educational attainment, Nicaragua
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
ISCO88A
Occupation, ISCO-1988, 3-digit
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
WRKCONTRCT
Type of work contract (indefinite or fixed term)
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGCTRY5
Country of residence 5 years ago
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_5_NI
Department of residence 5 years ago, Nicaragua; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_5_NI
Municipality of residence 5 years ago, Nicaragua; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
NI2005A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
NI2005A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
NI2005A_SEX
Sex
NI2005A_AGE
Age
NI2005A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
NI2005A_BIRTHYR
Year of birth
NI2005A_MARST
Marital status
NI2005A_INDIG
Indigenous group (self-assessment)
NI2005A_INDIGGRP
Indigenous or ethnic group
NI2005A_INDLANG
Speaks indigenous language
NI2005A_BPLSTAT
Lives in municipality of birth
NI2005A_BPLDEPT
Department of birth
NI2005A_YRIMMIG
Year of arrival to Nicaragua
NI2005A_BPLTYPE
Urban status of place of birth
NI2005A_MIG5YR
Lived in same municipality as 2000
NI2005A_DEPT5YR
Department where lived in 2000
NI2005A_IMMIG5YR
Year arrived in Nicaragua (living abroad in 2000)
NI2005A_PL5YRTYPE
Urban status of place where lived in 2000
NI2005A_RELIG
Religion
NI2005A_LIT
Literacy
NI2005A_SCHOOL
Currently attends school
NI2005A_EDLEVEL
Highest educational level completed
NI2005A_EDYEAR
Year or grade passed
NI2005A_EDATTAN
Educational attainment
NI2005A_UNIVTECH
Completed university or technical studies
NI2005A_STUDY2
Course of studies or major (2-digit)
NI2005A_WORKED
Work status last week
NI2005A_ABSENT
Absent from job last week
NI2005A_WORK2WK
Looking for work last two weeks
NI2005A_NOLOOKWK
Reason for not looking for work
NI2005A_NONWORK
Activity performed last week (inactive persons)
NI2005A_WORKPAST
Previous job
NI2005A_OTHACTIV
Informal work last week
NI2005A_WORKHERE
Workplace location
NI2005A_TEMPWORK
Permanent or temporary job
NI2005A_OCC3
Occupation (ISCO 88, 3 digits)
NI2005A_CLASSWRK
Class of worker
NI2005A_IND3
Industry (ISIC 3.1, 3 digits))
NI2005A_HRSWORK
Hours of work last week
NI2005A_CHILDREN
Has had live-born children
NI2005A_CHBORN
Total live-born children
NI2005A_CHBORNM
Total live-born males
NI2005A_CHBORNF
Total live-born females
NI2005A_CHSURV
Total children currently alive
NI2005A_CHSURVM
Total males currently alive
NI2005A_CHSURVF
Total females currently alive
NI2005A_BTHMO
Month of birth of last live-born child
NI2005A_BTHYR
Year of birth of last live-born child
NI2005A_BIRTHLOC
Location where last child was born
NI2005A_BTHCERT
Certificate from Ministry of Health for last live-born child
NI2005A_BTHREG
Registration in civil registry office for last live-born child
NI2005A_ECON
Employment status
Total: 125
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