2008 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Israel, 2008
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Reference ID
ISR_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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- ISR2008_PHC-H-H
- ISR2008_PHC-P-H
Country of birth (IL2008A_BPLCNTRY)
Data file: ISR2008_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
160
End:
162
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Identifying data and demographic data</span>
<br />[Questions 10-32]</p>
<p>14. What country were you born in, according to current borders? ____</p>
<div class="i1">A person who answered 'Israel' will go to Question No. 16.<br />A person who answered 'USSR' or 'former USSR' will go to Question No. 15.<br />All the rest who were born abroad will go to Question No. 20.</div><p>15. Which country in the former USSR were you born in (according to current borders)? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(Go to Question No. 20)</div>
<br />[Questions 10-32]</p>
<p>14. What country were you born in, according to current borders? ____</p>
<div class="i1">A person who answered 'Israel' will go to Question No. 16.<br />A person who answered 'USSR' or 'former USSR' will go to Question No. 15.<br />All the rest who were born abroad will go to Question No. 20.</div><p>15. Which country in the former USSR were you born in (according to current borders)? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(Go to Question No. 20)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Former Soviet Union in Asia |
| 002 | Other Asia (not including the former Soviet Union) |
| 003 | Other Africa |
| 004 | Other Europe (not including the former Soviet Union) |
| 005 | Former Soviet Union in Europe |
| 006 | Argentina |
| 007 | Other Latin America |
| 008 | North America and Oceania |
| 015 | Turkey |
| 050 | Iraq |
| 070 | Yemen |
| 090 | Iran |
| 200 | Morocco |
| 220 | Tunisia |
| 225 | Jordan, Syria, or Lebanon |
| 240 | Egypt |
| 250 | Ethiopia |
| 304 | Belarus |
| 305 | Ukraine |
| 306 | Russia |
| 308 | Georgia, Armenia, or Azerbaijan |
| 310 | Poland |
| 315 | Uzbekistan |
| 400 | Romania |
| 640 | France |
| 960 | India, Pakistan, or Afghanistan |
| 970 | Algeria or Libya |
| 980 | Bulgaria, Greece, or Yugoslavia |
| 981 | Germany |
| 982 | Czechoslovakia or Hungary |
| 983 | United Kingdom or Ireland |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's country of birth.
Universe
Israel 2008: Persons who were born abroad [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept