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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
Year of arrival in Costa Rica (CR2011A_ARRYR)
Data file: CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
200
End:
203
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
6. In what year did [the respondent] arrive to live in Costa Rica?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ _ _ If the year is unknown, ask:</div>
<div class="i1">_ _ _ _ If the year is unknown, ask:</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1960 | 1960 or earlier |
| 1961 | 1961 |
| 1962 | 1962 |
| 1963 | 1963 |
| 1964 | 1964 |
| 1965 | 1965 |
| 1966 | 1966 |
| 1967 | 1967 |
| 1968 | 1968 |
| 1969 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1970 |
| 1971 | 1971 |
| 1972 | 1972 |
| 1973 | 1973 |
| 1974 | 1974 |
| 1975 | 1975 |
| 1976 | 1976 |
| 1977 | 1977 |
| 1978 | 1978 |
| 1979 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1980 |
| 1981 | 1981 |
| 1982 | 1982 |
| 1983 | 1983 |
| 1984 | 1984 |
| 1985 | 1985 |
| 1986 | 1986 |
| 1987 | 1987 |
| 1988 | 1988 |
| 1989 | 1989 |
| 1990 | 1990 |
| 1991 | 1991 |
| 1992 | 1992 |
| 1993 | 1993 |
| 1994 | 1994 |
| 1995 | 1995 |
| 1996 | 1996 |
| 1997 | 1997 |
| 1998 | 1998 |
| 1999 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2000 |
| 2001 | 2001 |
| 2002 | 2002 |
| 2003 | 2003 |
| 2004 | 2004 |
| 2005 | 2005 |
| 2006 | 2006 |
| 2007 | 2007 |
| 2008 | 2008 |
| 2009 | 2009 |
| 2010 | 2010 |
| 2011 | 2011 |
| 9999 | 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 6: Year of arrival to country</span></p>
<p>6. In what year did [name] arrive to live in Costa Rica?
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">_ _ _ _ If the year is unknown, ask:</div><div class="i2">Did he/she arrive to live in Costa Rica<br />[] 1 before 1980<br />[] 2 between 1980 and 1989<br />[] 3 between 1990 and 1999<br />[] 4 in 2000 or later</div><p>You must ask this question to people born in another country.</p>
<p>You must ask for the exact year in which the person arrived to live in the country. If the response is known, then register it in the corresponding boxes.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 142]</span></p>
<p>If, on the other hand, the informant does not know nor remember the exact year of arrival to the country, leave these spaces blank and proceed to ask the question by periods.</p>
<p>If the person entered the country various times, you must register the year or the most recent period, based on the one in which the person decided to establish his/her fixed residency.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that, even though the question provides two ways of obtaining the answer, only one of these should have a response.
<p>6. In what year did [name] arrive to live in Costa Rica?
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">_ _ _ _ If the year is unknown, ask:</div><div class="i2">Did he/she arrive to live in Costa Rica<br />[] 1 before 1980<br />[] 2 between 1980 and 1989<br />[] 3 between 1990 and 1999<br />[] 4 in 2000 or later</div><p>You must ask this question to people born in another country.</p>
<p>You must ask for the exact year in which the person arrived to live in the country. If the response is known, then register it in the corresponding boxes.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 142]</span></p>
<p>If, on the other hand, the informant does not know nor remember the exact year of arrival to the country, leave these spaces blank and proceed to ask the question by periods.</p>
<p>If the person entered the country various times, you must register the year or the most recent period, based on the one in which the person decided to establish his/her fixed residency.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that, even though the question provides two ways of obtaining the answer, only one of these should have a response.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's year of arrival in Costa Rica.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Persons born in a foreign country [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |