Censo de Población y Viviendas 1962 - IPUMS Subset
Paraguay, 1962
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Reference ID
PRY_1962_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), Minnesota Population Center
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Jun 26, 2017
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- PRY1962-H-H
- PRY1962-P-H
Department of birth (PY1962A_0417)
Data file: PRY1962-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
144
End:
145
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
General characteristics
For individuals of all ages
6. Place of birth:
If born in Paraguay, write the name of the district of birth. If born abroad write the name of the country.
____ District or country
For individuals of all ages
6. Place of birth:
If born in Paraguay, write the name of the district of birth. If born abroad write the name of the country.
____ District or country
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Asunción |
| 1 | Concepción |
| 2 | San Pedro |
| 3 | Cordillera |
| 4 | Guairá |
| 5 | Caaguazú |
| 6 | Caazapá |
| 7 | Itapua |
| 8 | Misiones |
| 9 | Paraguarí |
| 10 | Alto Paraná |
| 11 | Central |
| 12 | Ñeembucú |
| 13 | Amambay |
| 14 | Presidente Hayes |
| 15 | Boquerón |
| 16 | Olimpo |
| 90 | Foreign country |
| 99 | 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
Item VI: Place of birth
136 - For those born in the country, annotate the name of the district of birth.
137 - For those born outside the country, annotate the name of the country of birth, in accordance with the borders and denominations of that country on the census day.
138 - If the person does not know or has doubts over the name of their country on the census day, annotate the name of the country as of the date of birth of the person, but in this case make note of it in the "observations" section.
136 - For those born in the country, annotate the name of the district of birth.
137 - For those born outside the country, annotate the name of the country of birth, in accordance with the borders and denominations of that country on the census day.
138 - If the person does not know or has doubts over the name of their country on the census day, annotate the name of the country as of the date of birth of the person, but in this case make note of it in the "observations" section.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department or country of birth. Department is the largest-scale geographic identifier available in the Paraguay samples.
Universe
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Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |