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National Census. Seventh Census of Population Third Census of Dwellings 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center
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Mother tongue (NI1995A_0413)

Data file: NIC1995-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 201
End: 201
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For persons age 5 or older
[Questions 5-11 were asked of persons age 5 or older]




Mother tongue
5. Which language does the person speak from childhood at home?

[] 1 Spanish
[] 2 Miskito
[] 3 Sumo or Sumu
[] 4 English
[] 5 Other
Categories
Value Category
1 Spanish
2 Miskito
3 Sumo or Sumu
4 English
5 Other
9 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
Question 5: Mother tongue
We consider the mother tongue as the language that was habitually spoken in the dwelling of the person since the person's infancy or childhood. For mutes, you will note the language of the mother. You should mark only one of the alternatives with an "X".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates person's mother tongue.
Universe
Persons age 5+

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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