Population Census Jamaica 1982 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982

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JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Number of parishes ever lived in (JM1982A_0413)

Data file: JAM1982-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 185

End: 186

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Section 3: Migration
[All persons]

17. Number of parishes ever lived in:

[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8 or more
[] Not stated

Categories

Value	Category
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8 or more
98	Unknown
99	NIU (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

Section 3 - Migration

5.29 General
Questions 15 to 18 deal with the movement of persons from parish to parish and into Jamaica. Questions 15 to 17 apply to all individuals, local or foreign born, while Question 18 relates to persons born abroad only.

5.32 Question 17 - Number of Parishes ever Lived in

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Mark the number of parishes in Jamaica in which the individual has resided for 6 months or more (including the parish of birth if applicable).

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the total number of parishes that the individual has ever resided in for 6 months or more.

Universe

Persons in private households and some group quarters

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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