Population and Housing Census 2020 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2020
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Reference ID
MEX_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- Data files
- MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Last-born child live in the house (person number) (MX2020A_CHLOCO)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
391
End:
392
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
49. Identification of last child: Where does this last child of [the respondent] live:</p>
<div class="i1">Copy from the list of people the number corresponding to this last child or circle the code 96<br /><br />In this housing unit, who is it? Number _ _ (proceed to next person or go to IV. International Migration)<br />[] 96 In another house unit (proceed to next person or go to IV. International Migration)</div>
<div class="i1">Copy from the list of people the number corresponding to this last child or circle the code 96<br /><br />In this housing unit, who is it? Number _ _ (proceed to next person or go to IV. International Migration)<br />[] 96 In another house unit (proceed to next person or go to IV. International Migration)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 96 | In another household |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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">15.3 Section III. People characteristics</span></p>
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">Identification of the last daughter or son</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to identify the place of residence of the last child born alive, as well as to ensure their registration in the list of people in case they live in the same housing unit where the interview is being conducted.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>Read the questions, if the answer is in this housing unit, ask "Who are they?"; then identify the line number in section II. List of people and general data, find the number of the person the respondent provides and write it down in the space provided in this question. If the daughter/son is not on the LIST and is a habitual resident, add them, fill in all their data, and record the corresponding number in the space indicated in this question.</p>
<p>If the answer is in another housing unit, circle code 96.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 401]</span></p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text] </p>
<p>Regardless of the response recorded, move on to the next person, or if last on the list, continue to section IV. International migration.</p>
<p>The question identification of the last daughter or child is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">Identification of the last daughter or son</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to identify the place of residence of the last child born alive, as well as to ensure their registration in the list of people in case they live in the same housing unit where the interview is being conducted.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>Read the questions, if the answer is in this housing unit, ask "Who are they?"; then identify the line number in section II. List of people and general data, find the number of the person the respondent provides and write it down in the space provided in this question. If the daughter/son is not on the LIST and is a habitual resident, add them, fill in all their data, and record the corresponding number in the space indicated in this question.</p>
<p>If the answer is in another housing unit, circle code 96.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 401]</span></p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text] </p>
<p>Regardless of the response recorded, move on to the next person, or if last on the list, continue to section IV. International migration.</p>
<p>The question identification of the last daughter or child is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person number for the last-born child (if he/she lives in the house).
Universe
Mexico 2020: Females age 12+ whose last live-born child is alive [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |