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VIII National Population and Housing Census, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2002
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DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Place of birth (DO2002A_BPLLOC)

Data file: DOM2002_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 221
End: 221
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
31. Where was [the respondent] born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here, in this municipality<br />[] 2 In another municipality <br />[] 3 Abroad</div><div class="i2">If [the respondent] was born in another municipality, write the name of the municipality. If [the respondent] was born abroad, write the name of the country<br />____<br /><br />If born abroad, indicate year of arrival in the Dominican Republic (Skip to question 34)<br />_ _ _ _</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Municipality of current residence
2 Other municipality
3 Abroad
9 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
<span class="em">Question 31: Where was (NAME) born?</span></p>

<p>For the purpose of the census, the place where a person was born is the place where the mother of that person lived when she gave birth, even if the person was born in a hospital, clinic or house outside of the mother's house during that time. </p>

<p>There are three (3) possible options for this question:</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="em">Here</span>, in this Municipality. In case that the person was born in the same municipality in which he/she is being surveyed. After choosing this option skip to question 32.<br /><span class="em">In other</span> Municipality, in the case that the person was born in a different municipality than the one he/she is being surveyed. In this case you should ask: <br />The name of the municipality or municipal district in which the person was born, and then record it in the corresponding boxes. <br /><span class="em">Abroad</span>, if the person was born in a different country. In this case you should ask:</div><div class="i2">a) The name of the country in which the person was born, and then record it in the corresponding boxes.<br />b) The year that the person arrived to the Dominican Republic, record it in the corresponding boxes and then skip to question 34.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's place of birth.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2002: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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