Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2010
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MEX_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2010_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Country of birth (MX2010A_BPLCNTRY)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
244
End:
246
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">III. Personal characteristics</span></p>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-10 are asked of all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A410 MX10A411">6. State or country of birth<br />In what state of the Republic or in what country was [the respondent] born?<br /><div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country.<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this state<br />[] In another state</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the state ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] In another country</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the country ____</div><br /></svar>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-10 are asked of all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A410 MX10A411">6. State or country of birth<br />In what state of the Republic or in what country was [the respondent] born?<br /><div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country.<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this state<br />[] In another state</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the state ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] In another country</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the country ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Africa, no country specified |
| 101 | Angola |
| 102 | Algeria |
| 109 | Cameroon |
| 113 | Republic of the Congo |
| 114 | Ivory Coast |
| 117 | Egypt |
| 122 | Ghana |
| 126 | Kenya |
| 129 | Libya |
| 135 | Morocco |
| 142 | Nigeria |
| 149 | Senegal |
| 154 | South Africa |
| 161 | Tanzania |
| 164 | Tunisia |
| 167 | Zambia |
| 168 | Zimbabwe |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 200 | Americas, no country specified |
| 202 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 204 | Argentina |
| 205 | Aruba |
| 208 | Belize |
| 209 | Bermuda Islands |
| 210 | Bolivia |
| 213 | Canada |
| 214 | Colombia |
| 215 | Costa Rica |
| 216 | Cuba |
| 217 | Chile |
| 218 | Dominica |
| 219 | Ecuador |
| 220 | El Salvador |
| 221 | USA |
| 222 | Grenada Island |
| 225 | Guatemala |
| 226 | British Guyana |
| 227 | French Guiana |
| 228 | Haiti |
| 229 | Honduras |
| 230 | Jamaica |
| 234 | Nicaragua |
| 235 | Panama |
| 236 | Paraguay |
| 237 | Peru |
| 238 | Puerto Rico |
| 239 | Dominican Republic |
| 243 | Santa Lucia |
| 247 | Uruguay |
| 250 | Venezuela |
| 300 | Asia, no country specified |
| 302 | Saudi Arabia |
| 303 | Armenia |
| 306 | Bangladesh |
| 312 | North Korea |
| 313 | South Korea |
| 315 | China |
| 316 | Taiwan |
| 322 | Philippines |
| 325 | India |
| 326 | Indonesia |
| 327 | Iran |
| 328 | Iraq |
| 329 | Israel |
| 330 | Japan |
| 331 | Jordan |
| 332 | Kazakhstan |
| 333 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 335 | Lebanon |
| 336 | Macao |
| 337 | Malaysia |
| 343 | Pakistan |
| 346 | Singapore |
| 347 | Syria |
| 349 | Thailand |
| 352 | Turkey |
| 354 | Vietnam |
| 400 | Europe, no country specified |
| 401 | Albania |
| 402 | Germany |
| 403 | Andorra |
| 405 | Austria |
| 407 | Belarus |
| 408 | Belgium |
| 409 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 410 | Bulgaria |
| 411 | Croatia |
| 412 | Denmark |
| 413 | Slovakia |
| 414 | Slovenia |
| 415 | Spain |
| 418 | Finland |
| 419 | France |
| 421 | Greece |
| 422 | Hungary |
| 423 | Ireland |
| 425 | Italy |
| 426 | Latvia |
| 427 | Liechtenstein |
| 428 | Lithuania |
| 429 | Luxembourg |
| 435 | Norway |
| 436 | Holland |
| 437 | Poland |
| 438 | Portugal |
| 439 | England |
| 440 | Czech Republic |
| 441 | Romania |
| 442 | Russia |
| 445 | Sweden |
| 446 | Switzerland |
| 447 | Ukraine |
| 448 | Yugoslavia |
| 452 | Serbia |
| 501 | Australia |
| 520 | New Zealand |
| 600 | Another country, not specified |
| 999 | 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
<span class="h3">6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people</span></p>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-11 are for all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A410 MX10A411"><span class="em">6. Entity or country of birth</span><br />Circle code 1 if the person was born in the same federal entity where you are performing the interview.<br /><br />Circle code 3 if the person was born in the United States of America.<br /><br />When the person was born in a different state than that of the interview, or in a country that is not the United States of America, write the name of the state or country on the line.<br /><br />If the response is the name of a municipality or delegation, neighborhood or locality, investigate to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country he/she belongs and register it. In case the exact information is not obtained, record what the informer tells you in the corresponding line.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 93]</span><br /><br />If the person tells you that he/she was born in Mexico or Mexico City, ask that he/she clarifies if it corresponds to the federal district or the state of Mexico.<br /></svar>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-11 are for all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A410 MX10A411"><span class="em">6. Entity or country of birth</span><br />Circle code 1 if the person was born in the same federal entity where you are performing the interview.<br /><br />Circle code 3 if the person was born in the United States of America.<br /><br />When the person was born in a different state than that of the interview, or in a country that is not the United States of America, write the name of the state or country on the line.<br /><br />If the response is the name of a municipality or delegation, neighborhood or locality, investigate to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country he/she belongs and register it. In case the exact information is not obtained, record what the informer tells you in the corresponding line.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 93]</span><br /><br />If the person tells you that he/she was born in Mexico or Mexico City, ask that he/she clarifies if it corresponds to the federal district or the state of Mexico.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the respondent's country of birth.
Universe
Mexico 2010: Foreign-born persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |