General Population Census VI and Housing IV - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985
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Reference ID
URY_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Office of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- URY1985_PHC-H-H.dat
- URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Department/country of birth (UY1985A_BPLDEPT)
Data file: URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UY85A408 UY85A409 UY85A410 UY85A411 UY85A412 UY85A413">[Questions 7 and 8 are asked only for those who live habitually in this country]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A408 UY85A409 UY85A410">7. In what locality or place did you begin living habitually when you were born?<br /><div class="i1">If it was in the locality of enumeration, mark the box corresponding to "Here".<br /><br />If it was "Another place in this country", specify the department and locality.<br /><br />If it was "Abroad", write down the name of the country and the year of arrival to live here habitually.<br /><br />[] 00 001 Here<br />[] Another place in this country</div><br /><div class="i2">Department ____<br />Locality ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Abroad</div><br /><div class="i2">Country ____<br />Year of arrival _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A408 UY85A409 UY85A410">7. In what locality or place did you begin living habitually when you were born?<br /><div class="i1">If it was in the locality of enumeration, mark the box corresponding to "Here".<br /><br />If it was "Another place in this country", specify the department and locality.<br /><br />If it was "Abroad", write down the name of the country and the year of arrival to live here habitually.<br /><br />[] 00 001 Here<br />[] Another place in this country</div><br /><div class="i2">Department ____<br />Locality ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Abroad</div><br /><div class="i2">Country ____<br />Year of arrival _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Montevideo |
| 02 | Artigas |
| 03 | Canelones |
| 04 | Cerro Largo |
| 05 | Colonia |
| 06 | Durazno |
| 07 | Flores |
| 08 | Florida |
| 09 | Lavalleja |
| 10 | Maldonado |
| 11 | Paysandu |
| 12 | Rio Negro |
| 13 | Rivera |
| 14 | Rocha |
| 15 | Salto |
| 16 | San Jose |
| 17 | Soriano |
| 18 | Tacuarembo |
| 19 | Treinta y Tres |
| 20 | Argentina |
| 21 | Bolivia |
| 22 | Brazil |
| 23 | Colombia |
| 24 | Chile (incl Easter island) |
| 25 | Ecuador (inc Galapagos islands) |
| 26 | Guyanas and Suriname |
| 27 | Paraguay |
| 28 | Peru |
| 29 | Venezuela |
| 31 | Caribbean islands |
| 32 | Central American countries |
| 35 | Mexico |
| 36 | United States |
| 37 | Canada |
| 39 | Other Americas countries |
| 40 | Spain |
| 41 | Portugal |
| 42 | France |
| 43 | Great Britain |
| 44 | Italy |
| 45 | Switzerland |
| 46 | Austria |
| 47 | Germany |
| 48 | Benelux |
| 49 | Greece |
| 50 | USSR |
| 51 | Yugoslavia |
| 52 | Bulgaria |
| 53 | Scandinavia |
| 54 | Poland |
| 55 | Czechoslovakia |
| 56 | Albania |
| 57 | Hungary |
| 58 | Romania |
| 59 | Other European countries |
| 61 | Egypt |
| 62 | Libya |
| 63 | Turkey |
| 64 | Israel |
| 69 | Other Middle Eastern countries |
| 70 | China |
| 71 | Japan |
| 79 | Other Asian countries |
| 80 | Australia |
| 81 | New Zealand |
| 90 | Morocco |
| 91 | Tunisia |
| 92 | Algeria |
| 98 | Other African countries |
| 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 v="UY85A400 UY85A401 UY85A402 UY85A403 UY85A404 UY85A405 UY85A406 UY85A407 UY85A408 UY85A409 UY85A410 UY85A411 UY85A412 UY85A413"><span class="h3">I -- General characteristics -- all persons</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A408 UY85A409 UY85A410">Question No. 7 is: "In what locality or place did you begin living habitually when you were born?"<br /><br />With this question we look to get information about the locality or place that constituted the first habitual residence of a person being enumerated.<br /><br />To register information corresponding to this question, follow the same criteria as for No. 6, insisting on getting the name of the locality or place. If a person does not know the name, write this down in observations.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br />In the case of people born abroad, you should write down the country and ask "In what year did you arrive in Uruguay in order to reside in it?"<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A408 UY85A409 UY85A410">Question No. 7 is: "In what locality or place did you begin living habitually when you were born?"<br /><br />With this question we look to get information about the locality or place that constituted the first habitual residence of a person being enumerated.<br /><br />To register information corresponding to this question, follow the same criteria as for No. 6, insisting on getting the name of the locality or place. If a person does not know the name, write this down in observations.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br />In the case of people born abroad, you should write down the country and ask "In what year did you arrive in Uruguay in order to reside in it?"<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department in Uruguay/country of birth.
Some countries were combined together into regional groupings:"Central American countries" included: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Panama, Salvador, and Panama Canal zone."Other Americas countries" included Falkland Islands, Bahamas Islands, and others not elsewhere classified."USSR" included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bessarabia (historical region which included areas of Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania), Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Turmenia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan."Scandinavia" included Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland."Other European countries" included Ireland, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Malta, Vatican City, and others not elsewhere classified."Other Middle Eastern countries" included Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Persia, Qatar, Syria, Trucial Oman, Yemen, Cyprus, and others not elsewhere classified."Other Asian countries" included Afghanistan, Burma, North Borneo, Brunei, Burma, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Korea, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines, Guam, India, Indochina, Indonesia (historical region which included mainland regions of Southeast Asia), Laos, Malaysia, West Malaysia and East Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, West and East Pakistan, Sikkim (Indian state), Singapore, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Thailand, Timor (Island), North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and others not elsewhere classified."Other African countries" included all other countries in the African continent excluding Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.Spain included Andorra, Baleares Islands, and Canary Islands.Guyana included Suriname.Portugal included Azores Islands and Madera Islands.France included Corsica Island and Monaco.Italy included Cardena Island and San Marino.China included Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.Some countries included autonomous regions and territories:
Some countries were combined together into regional groupings:"Central American countries" included: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Panama, Salvador, and Panama Canal zone."Other Americas countries" included Falkland Islands, Bahamas Islands, and others not elsewhere classified."USSR" included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bessarabia (historical region which included areas of Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania), Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Turmenia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan."Scandinavia" included Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland."Other European countries" included Ireland, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Malta, Vatican City, and others not elsewhere classified."Other Middle Eastern countries" included Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Persia, Qatar, Syria, Trucial Oman, Yemen, Cyprus, and others not elsewhere classified."Other Asian countries" included Afghanistan, Burma, North Borneo, Brunei, Burma, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Korea, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines, Guam, India, Indochina, Indonesia (historical region which included mainland regions of Southeast Asia), Laos, Malaysia, West Malaysia and East Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, West and East Pakistan, Sikkim (Indian state), Singapore, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Thailand, Timor (Island), North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and others not elsewhere classified."Other African countries" included all other countries in the African continent excluding Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.Spain included Andorra, Baleares Islands, and Canary Islands.Guyana included Suriname.Portugal included Azores Islands and Madera Islands.France included Corsica Island and Monaco.Italy included Cardena Island and San Marino.China included Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.Some countries included autonomous regions and territories:
Universe
Uruguay 1985: Persons with a usual residence in Uruguay [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |