1999 Population Census of the Republic of Belarus - IPUMS Subset
Belarus, 1999
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Reference ID
BLR_1999_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Belarus, IPUMS
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- Data files
- BLR1999_PHC-H-H.dat
- BLR1999_PHC-P-H.dat
Region or country of birth (BY1999A_BPL)
Data file: BLR1999_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
190
End:
192
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="BY99A405"><span class="em">4. Place of birth</span><br /><div class="i1">___ (specify country; for those born in the Republic of Belarus specify region, Minsk-City)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Brest |
| 002 | Vitebsk |
| 003 | Gomel |
| 004 | Grodno |
| 005 | Minsk-City |
| 006 | Minsk |
| 007 | Mogilev |
| 031 | Azerbaijan |
| 051 | Armenia |
| 156 | China |
| 203 | Czech Republic |
| 233 | Estonia |
| 241 | Afghanistan |
| 250 | France |
| 268 | Georgia |
| 276 | Germany |
| 348 | Hungary |
| 398 | Kazakhstan |
| 417 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 428 | Latvia |
| 440 | Lithuania |
| 496 | Mongolia |
| 498 | Moldova |
| 616 | Poland |
| 642 | Romania |
| 643 | Russia |
| 701 | Vietnam |
| 762 | Tajikistan |
| 795 | Turkmenistan |
| 804 | Ukraine |
| 860 | Uzbekistan |
| 997 | Response suppressed |
| 998 | Not specified |
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="BY99A405"><span class="em">Question 4. Place of birth</span><br /><br />In the answer to this question, for persons born in the territory of the Republic of Belarus only the name of the region or the city of Minsk is to be entered.<br /><br />For persons born in other countries, the names of their native countries are to be entered (e.g., "Russia", "Ukraine", "Poland", "Italy").<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates place of birth by region in Belarus or country if the person was born in a foreign country.
Universe
Belarus 1999: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |