Population and Dwelling Count 1995 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 1995
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MEX_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX1995_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Duration in previous residence in years (MX1995A_PRESPRY)
Data file: MEX1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
240
End:
241
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MX95A410 MX95A411"><span class="h3">Time of previous residence</span><br />4.4 How many months or years did (Name) live in (the previous location)?<br /><div class="i1">Write down a single answer<br /><br />Less than a month 00 write down in 4.4A<br />Does not know 99 Write down in 4.4A<br /><br />4.4A Months ____<br />4.4 B Years ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 |
| 53 | 53 |
| 54 | 54 |
| 55 | 55 |
| 56 | 56 |
| 57 | 57 |
| 58 | 58 |
| 59 | 59 |
| 60 | 60 |
| 61 | 61 |
| 62 | 62 |
| 63 | 63 |
| 64 | 64 |
| 65 | 65 |
| 66 | 66 |
| 67 | 67 |
| 68 | 68 |
| 69 | 69 |
| 70 | 70 |
| 71 | 71 |
| 72 | 72 |
| 73 | 73 |
| 74 | 74 |
| 75 | 75 |
| 76 | 76 |
| 77 | 77 |
| 78 | 78 |
| 79 | 79 |
| 80 | 80 |
| 81 | 81 |
| 82 | 82 |
| 83 | 83 |
| 84 | 84 |
| 85 | 85 |
| 86 | 86 |
| 87 | 87 |
| 89 | 89 |
| 90 | 90 |
| 94 | 94 |
| 95 | 95 |
| 98 | 98 |
| 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="MX95A406 MX95A407 MX95A408 MX95A409 MX95A410 MX95A411 MX95A412 MX95A413 MX95A414 MX95A415"><span class="h3">IV Migration</span><br /><br />In this section the changes of habitual residence of the population from one entity to another or to a country other than Mexico are registered.<br /><br />[graphic of the question from the census form]<br /><br />Migration is understood to be a change in habitual residence from one entity to another or from one municipality (delegation) to another (internal migration); also from one country to another (international migration).<br /><br />This section contains two focuses described below:<br /><br />To investigate the state and international migration (number of people who came to or left Mexico), based on the previous place of residence (questions 4.1 to 4.5).<br /><br />To know the place of residence on a set date (November 1990) and therefore the migration at the municipal and state level as well as international immigration (questions 4.6 to 4.7).<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX95A410 MX95A411"><span class="em">4.4 Time of previous residence</span><br /><br />It is the time that a person lived in the entity or country declared in question 4.3.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 98]</span><br /><br />The notations in this question are only made in months or years. When the answer is in years and in months, write down only the years in the corresponding space; for example, if an informant reports that a person has lived in the previous entity one year and six months, write down 01 in column 4.4B.<br /><br />If they declare the time only in months, write it down in 4.4A.<br /><br />In cases in which the answer is 12 months or more, convert it to years and write it down in 4.4B.<br /><br />When there is doubt, clarify that it refers to the time of living in the state or country declared in 4.3.<br /><br />If a person lived less than a month in a previous place, write 00 only in the column of months (4.4A).<br /><br />When an informant does not remember the time of previous residence, guide by helping as in the following example:<br /><br />A person is 31 years old and born in Mérida, Yucatán, who at six years old changed place of residence to the place of the interview (entity of Jalisco).<br /><br />Interviewer: How many months or years did José live in Yucatán?<br />Informant: Well, he came here when he was six years old.<br />Interviewer: Before living in Jalisco, did he live in another entity or country?<br />Informant: No.<br />Interviewer: Then José lived in Yucatán for six years.<br />Informant: Yes, that's it.<br /><br />Also, if after investigating, the time of previous residence cannot be determined, write down 99 in column 4.4A.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX95A410 MX95A411"><span class="em">4.4 Time of previous residence</span><br /><br />It is the time that a person lived in the entity or country declared in question 4.3.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 98]</span><br /><br />The notations in this question are only made in months or years. When the answer is in years and in months, write down only the years in the corresponding space; for example, if an informant reports that a person has lived in the previous entity one year and six months, write down 01 in column 4.4B.<br /><br />If they declare the time only in months, write it down in 4.4A.<br /><br />In cases in which the answer is 12 months or more, convert it to years and write it down in 4.4B.<br /><br />When there is doubt, clarify that it refers to the time of living in the state or country declared in 4.3.<br /><br />If a person lived less than a month in a previous place, write 00 only in the column of months (4.4A).<br /><br />When an informant does not remember the time of previous residence, guide by helping as in the following example:<br /><br />A person is 31 years old and born in Mérida, Yucatán, who at six years old changed place of residence to the place of the interview (entity of Jalisco).<br /><br />Interviewer: How many months or years did José live in Yucatán?<br />Informant: Well, he came here when he was six years old.<br />Interviewer: Before living in Jalisco, did he live in another entity or country?<br />Informant: No.<br />Interviewer: Then José lived in Yucatán for six years.<br />Informant: Yes, that's it.<br /><br />Also, if after investigating, the time of previous residence cannot be determined, write down 99 in column 4.4A.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the time in years in previous residence.
Universe
Mexico 1995: Persons that have lived in another state or country [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |