Count of Population and Dwellings, 2005 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2005
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MEX_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Indigenous language (MX2005A_LANGIND2)
Data file: MEX2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
106
End:
109
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MX05A413 MX05A414 MX05A415 MX05A416 MX05A417 MX05A418 MX05A419 MX05A420 MX05A424 MX05A425 MX05A426 MX05A427"><span class="em">For people 5 years old or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><span class="h3">3.6 Indigenous language</span>
<p><span class="h3">3.6 Indigenous language</span>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0111 | Paipai |
| 0112 | Kiliwa |
| 0113 | Cucap |
| 0114 | Cochimi |
| 0115 | Kumiai |
| 0121 | Seri |
| 0131 | Chontal de Oaxaca |
| 0200 | Chinanteco |
| 0211 | Chinanteco de Ojitlán |
| 0212 | Chinanteco de Usila |
| 0221 | Chinanteco de Quiotepec |
| 0222 | Chinanteco de Yolox |
| 0223 | Chinanteco de Sochiapan |
| 0231 | Chinanteco de Palantla |
| 0232 | Chinanteco de Valle Nacional |
| 0241 | Chinanteco de Lalana |
| 0242 | Chinanteco de Latani |
| 0243 | Chinanteco de Petlapa |
| 0311 | Pame |
| 0321 | Chichimeca jonaz |
| 0331 | Otomí |
| 0332 | Mazahua |
| 0341 | Matlatzinca |
| 0342 | Ocuilteco |
| 0400 | Zapoteco |
| 0411 | Zapoteco de Ixtlán |
| 0412 | Zapoteco Vijano |
| 0413 | Zapoteco del Rincón |
| 0421 | Zapoteco Vallista |
| 0422 | Zapoteco del Istmo |
| 0431 | Zapoteco de Cuixtla |
| 0432 | Solteco |
| 0433 | Zapoteco Sureño |
| 0441 | Chatino |
| 0442 | Papabuco |
| 0450 | Mixteco |
| 0451 | Mixteco de la Costa |
| 0452 | Mixteco de la Mixteca Alta |
| 0453 | Mixteco de la Mixteca Baja |
| 0454 | Mixteco de la Zona Mazateca |
| 0455 | Mixteco de Puebla |
| 0456 | Tacuate |
| 0461 | Cuicateco |
| 0471 | Triqui |
| 0481 | Amuzgo |
| 0482 | Amuzgo de guerrero |
| 0483 | Amuzgo de Oaxaca |
| 0491 | Mazateco |
| 0492 | Chocho |
| 0493 | Ixcateco |
| 0494 | Popoloca |
| 0511 | Huave |
| 0611 | Tlapaneco |
| 0711 | Totonaca |
| 0712 | Tepehua |
| 0800 | Popoluca |
| 0811 | Mixe |
| 0812 | Popoluca de oluta |
| 0821 | Popoluca de la sierra |
| 0822 | Popoluca de texistepec |
| 0823 | Zoque |
| 0824 | Ayapaneco |
| 0911 | Huasteco |
| 0921 | Lacandón |
| 0922 | Maya |
| 0931 | Chol |
| 0932 | Chontal de tabasco |
| 0933 | Tzeltal |
| 0934 | Tzotzil |
| 0935 | Tojolabal |
| 0936 | Chuj |
| 0941 | Mame |
| 0942 | Ixil |
| 0943 | Aguacateco |
| 0951 | Motocintleco |
| 0961 | Kanjobal |
| 0962 | Jacalteco |
| 0971 | Quiché |
| 0972 | Cakchiquel |
| 0981 | Kekchi |
| 1011 | Pima |
| 1012 | Pápago |
| 1013 | Tepehuano |
| 1014 | Tepehuano de Chihuahua |
| 1015 | Tepehuano de Durango |
| 1021 | Tarahumara |
| 1022 | Mayo |
| 1023 | Yaqui |
| 1025 | Guarijio |
| 1031 | Cora |
| 1032 | Huichol |
| 1041 | Náhuatl |
| 1111 | Purépecha |
| 1211 | Kikapú |
| 1311 | Chontal |
| 5001 | Acala |
| 5002 | Acaxee |
| 5003 | Achire |
| 5004 | Aguata |
| 5005 | Ahome |
| 5006 | Alazapa |
| 5007 | Apaneco |
| 5008 | Baciroa |
| 5009 | Bausarigame |
| 5010 | Bobol |
| 5011 | Bocalo |
| 5012 | Borrado |
| 5013 | Cabeza |
| 5014 | Cacaxte |
| 5015 | Cacoma |
| 5016 | Caliche |
| 5017 | Carrizo |
| 5018 | Cataara |
| 5019 | Catujano |
| 5020 | Cazcán |
| 5021 | Cazcano |
| 5022 | Chamalteca |
| 5023 | Chapaneco |
| 5024 | Chiapaneco |
| 5025 | Chicomucelteco |
| 5026 | Chinarra |
| 5027 | Chinipa |
| 5028 | Chizo |
| 5029 | Chumbia |
| 5030 | Coano |
| 5031 | Coca |
| 5032 | Cochin |
| 5033 | Cocomacaque |
| 5034 | Colotlan |
| 5035 | Comanito |
| 5036 | Comecrudo |
| 5037 | Comepescado |
| 5038 | Comopori |
| 5039 | Concho |
| 5040 | Conicare |
| 5041 | Contotor |
| 5042 | Cotoname |
| 5043 | Coxoh |
| 5044 | Cuauhcomeca |
| 5045 | Cucharete |
| 5046 | Cuitlateca |
| 5047 | Cuyumateco |
| 5048 | Cuyuteca |
| 5049 | Eudeve |
| 5050 | Guachichil |
| 5051 | Guamare |
| 5052 | Guasave |
| 5053 | Guaycura |
| 5054 | Guaycura baja California |
| 5055 | Guayma |
| 5056 | Guazapar |
| 5057 | Hine |
| 5058 | Hualahuis |
| 5059 | Huaynamota |
| 5060 | Hueyquetzal |
| 5061 | Huite |
| 5062 | Hume |
| 5063 | Huzco |
| 5064 | Iapaneco |
| 5065 | Icaiche |
| 5066 | Icaura |
| 5067 | Itzuco |
| 5068 | Janambre |
| 5069 | Jova |
| 5070 | Jumano |
| 5071 | Kaibil |
| 5072 | Kikima |
| 5073 | Lagunero |
| 5074 | Macoyahui |
| 5075 | Mancheño |
| 5076 | Maribichicoa |
| 5077 | Mocorito |
| 5078 | Negrito |
| 5079 | Nio |
| 5080 | Obayo |
| 5081 | Ocoroni |
| 5082 | Opata |
| 5083 | Pampuchin |
| 5084 | Panteco |
| 5085 | Pelón |
| 5086 | Pericú |
| 5087 | Piato |
| 5088 | Pihome |
| 5089 | Pison |
| 5090 | Sabaibo |
| 5091 | Sayulteca |
| 5092 | Suma |
| 5093 | Tahue |
| 5094 | Tamaulipeco |
| 5095 | Tamazulteco |
| 5096 | Tapachulteco |
| 5097 | Tebaca |
| 5098 | Teco |
| 5099 | Tecopala |
| 5100 | Tecoxquin |
| 5101 | Tecual |
| 5102 | Tecuexe |
| 5103 | Tehueco |
| 5104 | Temori |
| 5105 | Tepahue |
| 5106 | Tepetixteco |
| 5107 | Tepoca |
| 5108 | Tepocanteco |
| 5109 | Teposteco |
| 5110 | Tepoxteco |
| 5111 | Tepuzteca |
| 5112 | Texome |
| 5113 | Tezcateco |
| 5114 | Tiam |
| 5115 | Tlacotepehua |
| 5116 | Tlacotepehuateul |
| 5117 | Tlaltempaneca |
| 5118 | Tlatzihuizteco |
| 5119 | Toboso |
| 5120 | Tolimeca |
| 5121 | Tomateca |
| 5122 | Tortuga |
| 5123 | Totorame |
| 5124 | Tubar |
| 5125 | Tuxteco |
| 5126 | Ures |
| 5127 | Vacoreque |
| 5128 | Vigitega |
| 5129 | Xilotlatzinca |
| 5130 | Xixime |
| 5131 | Xocoteca |
| 5132 | Zapotlaneco |
| 5133 | Zayahueco |
| 5134 | Zoe |
| 5135 | Zoyateco |
| 5136 | Zuaque |
| 5501 | Añu |
| 5502 | Achi |
| 5503 | Aguaruna |
| 5504 | Akatako |
| 5505 | Alacalufe |
| 5506 | Andino |
| 5507 | Apache |
| 5508 | Araucano |
| 5509 | Arawako |
| 5510 | Arhuaco |
| 5511 | Ashaninka |
| 5512 | Atacameño |
| 5513 | Aymara |
| 5514 | Ayoreo |
| 5515 | Boruca |
| 5516 | Bribri |
| 5517 | Cabecar |
| 5518 | Calchaqui |
| 5519 | Cariña |
| 5520 | Chayahuitas |
| 5521 | Cheroke |
| 5522 | Cheyen, Cheyene |
| 5523 | Chibcha |
| 5524 | Chickasaw |
| 5525 | Chippewa |
| 5526 | Chiquitano |
| 5527 | Chiriguano |
| 5528 | Choctaw |
| 5529 | Choroti |
| 5530 | Chorti |
| 5531 | Colla |
| 5532 | Comanche |
| 5533 | Coyaima |
| 5534 | Creek |
| 5535 | Dakota |
| 5536 | Diaguito |
| 5537 | Embera |
| 5538 | Garifuna |
| 5539 | Guajibo |
| 5540 | Guajiro |
| 5541 | Guambiano |
| 5542 | Guarani, Huarani |
| 5543 | Guarayo |
| 5544 | Guaymi |
| 5545 | Gueremi |
| 5546 | Inga |
| 5547 | Inuit |
| 5548 | Itza |
| 5549 | Jibaro |
| 5550 | Kawaskar |
| 5551 | Keshua, Ketchua, Quechua, Kechua |
| 5552 | Lenca |
| 5553 | Makuxi |
| 5554 | Mapuche |
| 5555 | Mataco |
| 5556 | Mayu |
| 5557 | Metis |
| 5558 | Miskito |
| 5559 | Mocobi |
| 5560 | Mohawk |
| 5561 | Monimbo |
| 5562 | Mopan |
| 5563 | Moxeño |
| 5564 | Muisca |
| 5565 | Navajo |
| 5566 | Navaso |
| 5567 | Paez |
| 5568 | Pech |
| 5569 | Pemón |
| 5570 | Piaroa |
| 5571 | Pipil |
| 5572 | Poqoman |
| 5573 | Poqomchi |
| 5574 | Quillasinga |
| 5575 | Rapanui |
| 5576 | Sakapulteko |
| 5577 | Seminole |
| 5578 | Shipibo |
| 5579 | Shoshone |
| 5580 | Shuar |
| 5581 | Sikuani |
| 5582 | Sioux |
| 5583 | Sipakapense |
| 5584 | Subtiaba |
| 5585 | Sumu |
| 5586 | Tariana |
| 5587 | Tektiteko |
| 5588 | Ticuna |
| 5589 | Toba |
| 5590 | Tukura |
| 5591 | Tupiguarani |
| 5592 | Tzïutujil |
| 5593 | Uspanteko |
| 5594 | Warao |
| 5595 | Wayuu |
| 5596 | Xicaque |
| 5597 | Yagan |
| 5598 | Yamana |
| 5599 | Yanacona |
| 5600 | Yanomami |
| 5601 | Yuma |
| 5602 | Zenu |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 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
<svar v="MX05A413 MX05A414 MX05A415 MX05A416 MX05A417 MX05A418 MX05A419 MX05A420 MX05A425 MX05A424 MX05A426 MX05A427"><span class="em">Questions 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9 and 3.10 are asked to people who are 5 years old or older. For this, check the answer that you wrote down in question 3.3 Age.</span><br /><br />If a person who you are interviewing is less than 5 years old, go to the next person in the list.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX05A414 MX05A415 MX05A416"><span class="h3">3.6 Indigenous language</span><br /><br />The first question permits us to identify if a person speaks any indigenous language or dialect.<br /><br />Although you think that in your work area no one speaks an indigenous language, always ask this question.<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />When they answer No, mark and go to question 3.7 Illiteracy.<br /><br />When they answer Yes, you should ask the next two questions about indigenous language.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 76]</span><br /><br />With the second question the name of the indigenous language or dialect is obtained. It is important that you know that in Mexico more than 80 indigenous languages are spoken, among them are the following:<br /><br />[Below the text is a list of indigenous language.]<br /><br />If at the moment of the interview you do not know how to spell the name of the indigenous language, write it down as you hear it, without using abbreviations.<br /><br />If they tell you that they speak a dialect, ask what dialect and write down the answer.<br /><br />With the purpose of getting the correct answer, clarify the following situations.<br /><br /><div class="i1">- In the case that they answer Chontal, ask if it is Chontal from Oaxaca or Chontal from Tabasco and write down the answer.<br /><br />- If they answer Amuzgo, ask if it is Azmugo from Guerreo or Azmugo from Oaxaca and write down the answer.<br /><br />- If they answer Tepehuano or Tepehuán, ask if it is from Chihuahua or Durango and write down the answer.<br /><br />- With the third question, find out if the person, along with the indigenous language, speaks Spanish.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX05A414 MX05A415 MX05A416"><span class="h3">3.6 Indigenous language</span><br /><br />The first question permits us to identify if a person speaks any indigenous language or dialect.<br /><br />Although you think that in your work area no one speaks an indigenous language, always ask this question.<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />When they answer No, mark and go to question 3.7 Illiteracy.<br /><br />When they answer Yes, you should ask the next two questions about indigenous language.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 76]</span><br /><br />With the second question the name of the indigenous language or dialect is obtained. It is important that you know that in Mexico more than 80 indigenous languages are spoken, among them are the following:<br /><br />[Below the text is a list of indigenous language.]<br /><br />If at the moment of the interview you do not know how to spell the name of the indigenous language, write it down as you hear it, without using abbreviations.<br /><br />If they tell you that they speak a dialect, ask what dialect and write down the answer.<br /><br />With the purpose of getting the correct answer, clarify the following situations.<br /><br /><div class="i1">- In the case that they answer Chontal, ask if it is Chontal from Oaxaca or Chontal from Tabasco and write down the answer.<br /><br />- If they answer Amuzgo, ask if it is Azmugo from Guerreo or Azmugo from Oaxaca and write down the answer.<br /><br />- If they answer Tepehuano or Tepehuán, ask if it is from Chihuahua or Durango and write down the answer.<br /><br />- With the third question, find out if the person, along with the indigenous language, speaks Spanish.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of indigenous language spoken by the respondent.
Universe
Mexico 2005: Persons age 5+ that speak an indigenous language [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |