2008 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 2008

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ISR_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS

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Father's continent of birth (IL2008A_BPLFATH2)

Data file: ISR2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 170

End: 170

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h2">Identifying data and demographic data</span>
<br />[Questions 10-32]</p>

<p>16. What country was your father born in? ____</p>
<div class="i1">A person who answered 'USSR' or 'former USSR' will go to Question No. 17.<br />All the rest will go to Question No. 18.</div><p>17. Which country in the former USSR was your father born in (according to current borders)? ____

Categories

Value	Category
1	Asia (including former USSR in Asia)
2	Africa
3	Europe (including former USSR in Europe)
5	America-Oceania
8	Israel
9	Unknown

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 father's continent of birth. Countries of the former USSR are classified in relation to the continent (Asia or Europe) in which they are located today.

Universe

Israel 2008: All persons

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