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
Metadata
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Dec 22, 2014
Last modified
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- ISR1972_PHC-H-H.dat
- ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat
First speaking language (IL1972A_LANG1)
Data file: ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
202
End:
203
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="IL72A407 IL72A408 IL72A409 IL72A410">[Questions 1-24 asked only of those 14 years of age or older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IL72A419 IL72A420 IL72A421">12. What is the language, or languages, that you speak in everyday life?<br /><div class="i1">Do not mark language that you know, but do not use in everyday life.<br /><br />____ Mark single or principal language<br />____ Mark second language<br />____ Mark third language</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="IL72A419 IL72A420 IL72A421">12. What is the language, or languages, that you speak in everyday life?<br /><div class="i1">Do not mark language that you know, but do not use in everyday life.<br /><br />____ Mark single or principal language<br />____ Mark second language<br />____ Mark third language</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 03 | Hebrew |
| 04 | Arabic |
| 05 | Yiddish |
| 06 | German |
| 07 | Romanian |
| 08 | French |
| 09 | Spanish -ladino |
| 10 | Polish |
| 11 | English |
| 12 | Hungarian |
| 13 | Persian |
| 14 | Bulgarian |
| 15 | Russian |
| 16 | Kurdish |
| 17 | Turkish |
| 18 | Italian |
| 19 | Slovenian, Serbo - Croatian |
| 20 | Czech, Slovakian |
| 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
This variable indicates the primary language that a person speaks in everyday life.
Universe
Israel 1972: Persons age 14+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |