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Costa Rica, 2011
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Reference ID
CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of household members living abroad (CR2011A_ABRDNUM)
Data file: CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
244
End:
244
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
7. Does any member of this household live in another country?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">How many?<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />_ 5 or more, note</div>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">How many?<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />_ 5 or more, note</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 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 7: Emigration</span></p>
<p>7. Does any member of this household live in another country?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 yes</div><div class="i2">How many?<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />_ 5 or more, note</div><div class="i1">[] 2 no</div><p>This question allows you to count the people of the household that are found living in another country, whenever upon leaving they were habitual residents of the household being visited. If the response is affirmative, ask and clearly mark the number of people that went to live abroad. If the quantity of people is greater than five, not the number, if the quantity is greater than nine, note nine.</p>
<p>Do not include:</p>
<div class="i1">The case of those people that have been living in another country for less than six months and plan to return to this same household before the end of the six months, because in that case that person is a habitual resident of the household and should be counted as such.<br /><br />The case of deceased emigrants.</div>
<p>7. Does any member of this household live in another country?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 yes</div><div class="i2">How many?<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />_ 5 or more, note</div><div class="i1">[] 2 no</div><p>This question allows you to count the people of the household that are found living in another country, whenever upon leaving they were habitual residents of the household being visited. If the response is affirmative, ask and clearly mark the number of people that went to live abroad. If the quantity of people is greater than five, not the number, if the quantity is greater than nine, note nine.</p>
<p>Do not include:</p>
<div class="i1">The case of those people that have been living in another country for less than six months and plan to return to this same household before the end of the six months, because in that case that person is a habitual resident of the household and should be counted as such.<br /><br />The case of deceased emigrants.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of household members living abroad.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Private dwellings with household member living abroad [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |