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
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Indigenous language spoken (MX2010A_INDLANG)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
275
End:
278
Width:
4
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><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For persons age 3 or older</span><br />[Questions 12-20 were asked of persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A432 MX10A435">13. Name of the indigenous language<br />What indigenous language or dialect does [the respondent] speak?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 13 was asked of persons age 3 or older who speak an indigenous dialect or language, as per question 12.]<br /><br />Write the name of the indigenous language or dialect ____</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><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For persons age 3 or older</span><br />[Questions 12-20 were asked of persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A432 MX10A435">13. Name of the indigenous language<br />What indigenous language or dialect does [the respondent] speak?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 13 was asked of persons age 3 or older who speak an indigenous dialect or language, as per question 12.]<br /><br />Write the name of the indigenous language or dialect ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0101 | Kickapoo |
| 0201 | Papago |
| 0202 | Pima |
| 0203 | North Tepehuano |
| 0204 | South Tepehuano |
| 0205 | Tarahumara |
| 0206 | Guarijío |
| 0207 | Yaqui |
| 0208 | May |
| 0209 | Cora |
| 0210 | Huichol |
| 0211 | Nahuatl |
| 0301 | Paipai |
| 0303 | Cocopah |
| 0304 | Kumiai |
| 0305 | Kiliwa |
| 0401 | Seri |
| 0501 | Otomi |
| 0502 | Mazahua |
| 0503 | Matlatzinca |
| 0504 | Tlahuica / Ocuilteco |
| 0505 | Pame |
| 0506 | Jonaz Chichimeco |
| 0507 | Chinanteco |
| 0508 | Tlapaneco |
| 0509 | Mazatec |
| 0510 | Ixcateco |
| 0511 | Chocholteco / Chocho |
| 0512 | Popoloca |
| 0513 | Zapotec |
| 0514 | Chatino |
| 0515 | Amuzgo |
| 0516 | Mixteco |
| 0517 | Cuicateco |
| 0518 | Triqui |
| 0601 | Huasteco |
| 0602 | Maya |
| 0603 | Lacandon |
| 0604 | Chol |
| 0605 | Tabasco Chontal |
| 0606 | Tseltal |
| 0607 | Tsotsil |
| 0608 | Q'anjob'al |
| 0609 | Akateko |
| 0610 | Jakalteko |
| 0611 | Qato'k / Motocintleco |
| 0612 | Chuj |
| 0613 | Tojolabal |
| 0614 | Q'eqchi |
| 0615 | K'iche |
| 0616 | Kaqchikel |
| 0617 | Teko |
| 0618 | Mam |
| 0619 | Awakateko |
| 0620 | Ixil |
| 0701 | Totonac |
| 0702 | Tepehua |
| 0801 | Tarasco / Purépecha |
| 0901 | Mixe |
| 0902 | Sayulteco |
| 0903 | Oluteco |
| 0904 | Texistepequeño |
| 0905 | Ayapaneco |
| 0906 | Sierra Popoluca |
| 0907 | Zoque |
| 1001 | Oaxaca Chontal |
| 1101 | Huave |
| 8000 | Other languages of the Americas |
| 9000 | Language insufficiently specified |
| 9010 | Chontal, insufficiently specified |
| 9020 | Tepehuano, insufficiently specified |
| 9030 | Popoluca, insufficiently specified |
| 9999 | 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><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For people age 3 or older.</span><br />[Questions 12-20 are for persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A435"><span class="em">12. Indigenous language, 13. Name of indigenous language, 14. Speaks Spanish</span><br />These questions find out if some person who lives in the dwelling speaks some dialect or indigenous language, and if so, the name of it and if he/she speaks Spanish as well.<br /><br />It's important that you emphasize in the phrase of the first question, "Now I want to ask you", so that you are introducing a new theme to the informer.<br /><br />Always ask the first question, even though you consider that in your work area indigenous languages are not spoken. Record the name of the indigenous language just as you hear it, without using abbreviations.<br /><br />When the response is "He/she speaks the language", "The one that is spoken in the area", "The one of his/her parents", among others, ask, "What dialect or indigenous language is it?" and record it. If he/she responds: "A little", "Almost none", "A few words", among others, circle code 3.<br /><br />In the case of the following languages, ask for clarifications: if it's Chontal, ask if it is from Oaxaca or Tabasco; if it's Amuzgo, ask if it's from Oaxaca or Guerrero, and if it's Tepehuano, if it's from Chihuahua or Durango.<br /><br />Foreign languages like English, French, German, Italian, or Japanese are not indigenous languages.<br /><br />In question 14, Speaks Spanish, record that he/she doesn't speak it if the answer is "A little", "Almost none", "A few words", among others.<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><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For people age 3 or older.</span><br />[Questions 12-20 are for persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A435"><span class="em">12. Indigenous language, 13. Name of indigenous language, 14. Speaks Spanish</span><br />These questions find out if some person who lives in the dwelling speaks some dialect or indigenous language, and if so, the name of it and if he/she speaks Spanish as well.<br /><br />It's important that you emphasize in the phrase of the first question, "Now I want to ask you", so that you are introducing a new theme to the informer.<br /><br />Always ask the first question, even though you consider that in your work area indigenous languages are not spoken. Record the name of the indigenous language just as you hear it, without using abbreviations.<br /><br />When the response is "He/she speaks the language", "The one that is spoken in the area", "The one of his/her parents", among others, ask, "What dialect or indigenous language is it?" and record it. If he/she responds: "A little", "Almost none", "A few words", among others, circle code 3.<br /><br />In the case of the following languages, ask for clarifications: if it's Chontal, ask if it is from Oaxaca or Tabasco; if it's Amuzgo, ask if it's from Oaxaca or Guerrero, and if it's Tepehuano, if it's from Chihuahua or Durango.<br /><br />Foreign languages like English, French, German, Italian, or Japanese are not indigenous languages.<br /><br />In question 14, Speaks Spanish, record that he/she doesn't speak it if the answer is "A little", "Almost none", "A few words", among others.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the indigenous language spoken by the respondent.
Universe
Mexico 2010: Speakers of indigenous languages [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |