Census of Population and Housing, 1972 - IPUMS Subset
Israel, 1972
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Reference ID
ISR_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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- ISR1972_PHC-H-H.dat
- ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Country of origin (IL1972A_BPL)
Data file: ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IL72A405">13. [Country of origin]<br /><div class="i1">For Israel-born, [specify] father's country of birth.<br />For born abroad, [specify] country of birth.<br /><br />[] 01. Israel<br />[] 02. Iran (Persia)<br />[] 03. Bulgaria<br />[] 04. U.S.S.R<br />[] 05. Germany<br />[] 06. Hungary<br />[] 07. Tunisia<br />[] 08. Turkey<br />[] 09. Libya<br />[] 10. Egypt<br />[] 11. Morocco<br />[] 12. Iraq<br />[] 13. Poland<br />[] 14. Rumania<br />[] 15. Yemen<br />[] Other county ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 02 | Syria / Lebanon |
| 05 | Iraq |
| 07 | Yemen /South Yemen |
| 09 | Iran |
| 11 | India / Pakistan |
| 17 | Turkey |
| 18 | Other Asian nations/countries |
| 20 | Morocco / Tangier |
| 21 | Algeria/ Tunisia |
| 23 | Libya |
| 24 | Sudan / Egypt |
| 28 | Other African nations/countries |
| 30 | U.S.S.R. |
| 31 | Poland |
| 40 | Romania |
| 42 | Bulgaria / Greece |
| 50 | Germany / Austria |
| 53 | Czechoslovakia |
| 54 | Hungary |
| 68 | Other European nations/countries |
| 71 | Oceanian and North American nations/countries |
| 85 | Central and South American nations/countries |
| 90 | Israel |
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
<svar a="all" v="IL72A405"><span class="em">Question 13: Country of birth </span>(The explanation refers to country of origin)<br /><br />In this question you have to refer to the country of birth according to its present borders (except for Israel, whose borders definition is in question 12).<br /><br />13a. Foreign born: Write down their country of birth.<br /><br />13b. Israeli born: write down their father's country of birth.<br /><br />13c. You have to circle the number of the category Israel only for Israeli born whose father was also born in Israel.<br /><br />13d. Countries of birth are written in alphabetical order except for Israel, which is written first.<br /><br />13e. If the country of birth is not printed on the questionnaire, write that on the dotted line near the category 'other country -- namely' (Attention, do not circle any number).<br />Example: Belgium will be written as follows: [The original form includes an illustration of the question with Belgium written under 'other']<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's country of origin.
Universe
Israel 1972: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |