National Census of Housing and Population 2012 - IPUMS Subset
Bolivia, 2012
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Reference ID
BOL_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- BOL2012_PHC-H-H.dat
- BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Country of birth (BO2012A_BPLCNTRY)
Data file: BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
241
End:
243
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">F1. For all people</span></p>
<p>32. Where were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here [Go to question 33]<br />[] 2 Elsewhere in this country</div><div class="i2">____ City or community <br />____ Municipality<br />____ Department</div><div class="i1">[] 3 Abroad</div><div class="i2">Name of country ____<br />Year of arrival in Bolivia _ _ _ _</div>
<p>32. Where were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here [Go to question 33]<br />[] 2 Elsewhere in this country</div><div class="i2">____ City or community <br />____ Municipality<br />____ Department</div><div class="i1">[] 3 Abroad</div><div class="i2">Name of country ____<br />Year of arrival in Bolivia _ _ _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 032 | Argentina |
| 056 | Belgium |
| 076 | Brazil |
| 084 | Belize |
| 124 | Canada |
| 152 | Chile |
| 156 | China |
| 170 | Colombia |
| 192 | Cuba |
| 218 | Ecuador |
| 250 | France |
| 276 | Germany |
| 380 | Italy |
| 392 | Japan |
| 410 | Korea (South Korea) |
| 484 | Mexico |
| 528 | The Netherlands |
| 600 | Paraguay |
| 604 | Peru |
| 724 | Spain |
| 752 | Sweden |
| 756 | Switzerland |
| 826 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 840 | United States of America |
| 858 | Uruguay |
| 862 | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| 895 | Russia |
| 997 | Other foreign country |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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
<span class="h2">Chapter F. The person's main characteristics</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">F1. For all people</span></p>
<p><span class="em">32. Place of birth</span>
<br />The question about place of birth has the following multiple-choice options:</p>
<div class="i1">- Here. If the place of birth is in the place where the census interview is occurring.<br />- Elsewhere in this country. If the place of birth is in this country but not the same as the place where the census interview is occurring. In this case, on the appropriate lines, indicate the name of the city or community, name of the municipality, and the name of the regional department in which the person was born.<br />- Abroad. In this case, note down the answer in the appropriate circle; then write the name of the country of birth and the year of arrival in Bolivia.</div>
<p><span class="h3">F1. For all people</span></p>
<p><span class="em">32. Place of birth</span>
<br />The question about place of birth has the following multiple-choice options:</p>
<div class="i1">- Here. If the place of birth is in the place where the census interview is occurring.<br />- Elsewhere in this country. If the place of birth is in this country but not the same as the place where the census interview is occurring. In this case, on the appropriate lines, indicate the name of the city or community, name of the municipality, and the name of the regional department in which the person was born.<br />- Abroad. In this case, note down the answer in the appropriate circle; then write the name of the country of birth and the year of arrival in Bolivia.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's country of birth.
Universe
Bolivia 2012: Persons who were born abroad [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |