Count of Population and Dwellings, 2005 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2005
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Reference ID
MEX_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Sep 29, 2011
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- MEX2005_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Age grouped (MX2005A_AGEG)
Data file: MEX2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
94
End:
95
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MX05A404 MX05A405"><span class="h3">3.3 Age</span><br /><span class="em">How many completed years old is (Name)?</span><br />Under one year, write down "000"<br /><br />Write down with a number<br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 0 to 4 years |
| 02 | 5 to 9 years |
| 03 | 10 to 14 years |
| 04 | 15 to 19 years |
| 05 | 20 to 24 years |
| 06 | 25 to 29 years |
| 07 | 30 to 34 years |
| 08 | 35 to 39 years |
| 09 | 40 to 44 years |
| 10 | 45 to 49 years |
| 11 | 50 to 54 years |
| 12 | 55 to 59 years |
| 13 | 60 to 64 years |
| 14 | 65 to 69 years |
| 15 | 70 to 74 years |
| 16 | 75 to 79 years |
| 17 | 80 to 84 years |
| 18 | 85 to 89 years |
| 19 | 90 to 94 years |
| 20 | 95 to 99 years |
| 21 | 100 or more years |
| 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="MX05A402 MX05A403 MX05A404 MX05A405 MX05A406 MX05A407 MX05A408 MX05A409 MX05A410 MX05A411 MX05A412"><span class="em">Questions 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 are asked to all people whatever their age.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX05A404 MX05A405"><span class="h3">3.3 Age</span><br /><br />The question makes reference to the age that people have in completed years.<br /><br />When a person is younger than a year, (is hours, days or weeks old or is still not a year), write down 000 in the boxes.<br /><br />If an informant does not remember the age of any person, help to think about any event (marriage, birth of a child, school year taken, among others) or ask him or her to consult the birth certificate, voter credential, driver's license or other document where the date of birth appears, to be able to calculate the age.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p 72]</span><br /><br />If an answer is not precise, investigate the age in complete years, asking for the date of birth.<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />If they tell you the year of birth, help the informant calculate the age.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX05A404 MX05A405"><span class="h3">3.3 Age</span><br /><br />The question makes reference to the age that people have in completed years.<br /><br />When a person is younger than a year, (is hours, days or weeks old or is still not a year), write down 000 in the boxes.<br /><br />If an informant does not remember the age of any person, help to think about any event (marriage, birth of a child, school year taken, among others) or ask him or her to consult the birth certificate, voter credential, driver's license or other document where the date of birth appears, to be able to calculate the age.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p 72]</span><br /><br />If an answer is not precise, investigate the age in complete years, asking for the date of birth.<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />If they tell you the year of birth, help the informant calculate the age.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates age grouped.
Universe
Mexico 2005: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |