General Population Census VI and Housing IV - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985
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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 residence 5 years ago (UY1985A_DEPT5YR)
Data file: URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
179
End:
180
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 (incl Galapagos islands) |
| 26 | Guyanas and Suriname |
| 27 | Paraguay |
| 28 | Peru |
| 29 | Venezuela |
| 31 | Caribbean |
| 32 | Central American countries |
| 35 | Mexico |
| 36 | United States |
| 37 | Canada |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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="UY85A411 UY85A412 UY85A413">For question No. 8 "In which locality or place were you living habitually five years ago, on this date?" you will write down the place where the person you are enumerating was living in October 1980.<br /><br />In order to register information corresponding to this question, follow the same criteria as No. 6.<br /><br />Take special care in writing down exactly the department and locality.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 51]</span><br /><br />Remember that the movements within the same city should not be registered, since the interest of this question is to determine movements from one city to another, from a rural place to a city or vice versa, or between rural places, like from outside this country to our country, done in the last 5 years.<br /><br />For this reason, in the case of a person who moved in the same city, locality or place, you should mark "Here".<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A411 UY85A412 UY85A413">For question No. 8 "In which locality or place were you living habitually five years ago, on this date?" you will write down the place where the person you are enumerating was living in October 1980.<br /><br />In order to register information corresponding to this question, follow the same criteria as No. 6.<br /><br />Take special care in writing down exactly the department and locality.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 51]</span><br /><br />Remember that the movements within the same city should not be registered, since the interest of this question is to determine movements from one city to another, from a rural place to a city or vice versa, or between rural places, like from outside this country to our country, done in the last 5 years.<br /><br />For this reason, in the case of a person who moved in the same city, locality or place, you should mark "Here".<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department/country of residence 5 years prior to the census.
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 age 5+ with a usual residence in Uruguay [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 0.1%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |