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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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Sep 03, 2025
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Mother's continent of origin (IL2008A_ORIGMOTH2)

Data file: ISR2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 168
End: 168
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>18. What country was your mother born in? ____</p>
<div class="i1">A person who answered 'USSR' or 'former USSR' will go to Question No. 197.<br />All the rest will go to Question No. 21.</div><p>19. Which country in the former USSR was your mother born in (according to current borders)? ____</p>
<div class="i1">All will go to Question No. 21.</div>
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 mother's continent of origin. 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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