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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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Urban status 5 years ago (DO2002A_URB5YR)

Data file: DOM2002_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 276
End: 276
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For persons of 5 years old and more</span>
<br />[Question 45 was asked for persons age 5+.]</p>

<p>45. Where was [the respondent] living in October of 1997? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here in this municipality<br />[] 2 In another municipality</div><div class="i2">The place of residence [in October of 1997] was:</div><div class="i3">[] c The countryside<br />[] p Town/city</div><div class="i1">[] 3 Abroad</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">If [the respondent] was living in another municipality, write the name of the municipality.<br />If [the respondent] was living abroad, write the name of the country.<br />____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Rural
2 Urban
8 Unknown
9 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="em">For People Age 5 or Older</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 45: Where did (NAME) reside 5 years ago?</span></p>

<p>This question has three (3) possible answers; you should only record one of the following:</p>
<div class="i1">HERE, in this Municipality, in case that the person lived since five years ago in the same municipality he/she is being surveyed. <br />In ANOTHER municipality, in case that the person lived five years ago in a different municipality different from the one he/she is being surveyed. In this case, you should ask if the municipality where he/she lived was a rural zone, town/city and then fill in the correct answer. <br />ABROAD, if the person lived abroad five years ago. (You should fill in the corresponding answer to one of the given options)</div><p>If the person lived in ANOTHER municipality, you should ask the name of the municipality and write it down in the corresponding boxes.</p>

<p>If the person lives ABROAD, ask the name of the country and write it down in the corresponding boxes.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if a person lived in a rural or urban area five years ago.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2002: Persons who lived in another municipality 5 years ago [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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