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Costa Rica, 2011
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Reference ID
CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Jan 18, 2017
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- CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Arrival to Costa Rica by intervals (CR2011A_ARRYRCAT)
Data file: CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
204
End:
204
Width:
1
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="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>
<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>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Before 1980 |
| 2 | Between 1980 and 1989 |
| 3 | Between 1990 and 1999 |
| 4 | 2000 or later |
| 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 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 in intervals.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Persons born in a foreign country [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |