Population Census Jamaica 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001

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JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Minnesota Population Center

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Parish of previous residence, Jamaica (MIGJM)

Data file: JAM2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 180

End: 182

Width: 3

Range: -

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Kingston
2	St. Andrew
3	St. Thomas
4	Portland
5	St. Mary
6	St. Ann
7	Trelawny
8	St. James
9	Hanover
10	Westmoreland
11	St. Elizabeth
12	Manchester
13	Clarendon
14	St. Catherine
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.

Description

Definition

MIGJM indicates the person's parish of previous residence within Jamaica. The migration could have occurred at any time in the past. Persons living in their parish of birth were to report that parish.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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