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
Medical service used when person has health problems (MX2020A_HLTHSERV)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
247
End:
248
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
5. Use of health services: When [the respondent] has health problems, where does he/she go for care?</p>
<div class="i1">Circle one code only<br /><br />[] 1 Social Security (IMSS)<br />[] 2 ISSSTE<br />[] 3 State ISSSTE<br />[] 4 PEMEX, Defense or Navy<br />[] 5 Health Center or Hospital of the Ministry of Health, Seguro Popular or Health Institute for Welfare<br />[] 6 IMSS-PROSPERA or IMSS-BIENESTAR<br />[] 7 Private office, clinic, or hospital<br />[] 8 Pharmacy clinic<br />[] 9 Another place<br />[] 10 Does not seek care</div>
<div class="i1">Circle one code only<br /><br />[] 1 Social Security (IMSS)<br />[] 2 ISSSTE<br />[] 3 State ISSSTE<br />[] 4 PEMEX, Defense or Navy<br />[] 5 Health Center or Hospital of the Ministry of Health, Seguro Popular or Health Institute for Welfare<br />[] 6 IMSS-PROSPERA or IMSS-BIENESTAR<br />[] 7 Private office, clinic, or hospital<br />[] 8 Pharmacy clinic<br />[] 9 Another place<br />[] 10 Does not seek care</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Social Security (IMSS, or Mexican Institute for Social Security) |
| 02 | Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers |
| 03 | State Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers |
| 04 | Mexican Petroleums (PEMEX), the Defense or the Navy |
| 05 | Health center or hospital for SSA (People's Insurance) |
| 06 | IMSS-PROSPERA or IMSS-BIENESTAR |
| 07 | Private office, clinic, or hospital |
| 08 | Pharmacy's office |
| 09 | Other location |
| 10 | They do not seek medical services |
| 99 | 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.
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">5. Use of health services</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to find out where people go for care when they have health problems.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 298]</span></p>
<p>Read the question, listen to the answer, and circle the corresponding code.</p>
<p>If the respondent answers that the person attends more than one health institution, ask which one the attends most frequently and circle the option they state.</p>
<p>Consider that the response options are only read when the respondent expresses with words, gestures, or doubts about what to answer.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>Moreover, it also takes into account the following:</p>
<div class="i1">- For very broad answers, such as the name or number of the clinic, ask if it belongs to IMSS, IMSS-PROPSPERA, IMSS-BIENESTAR, ISSSTE, the Ministry of Health, or other and circle the appropriate code.<br />- If the answer is ISSSTE and they are federal government workers, circle code 2. ISSSTE.<br />- When people work in state or municipal governments and go to state social security institutions, circle code 3. State ISSSTE, for example:</div><div class="i2">- ISSSTESON of the state of Sonora.<br />- ISSSTELEON of the state of Nuevo León.<br />- ISSTEY of the state of Yucatan.<br />- ISSSTEESIN of the state of Sinaloa.<br />- ISSSSPEA of the state of Aguascalientes.<br />- ISSSTECALI of the state of Baja California.<br />- ISSSTECH of the state of Chiapas.<br />- CIVIL PENSIONS of the state of Chihuahua.<br />- ISSEMYM of the state of México.<br />- ISSSTEP of the state of Puebla.<br />- ISSET of the state of Tabasco.<br />- IPSSET of the state of Tamaulipas.<br />- ISSSTEZAC of the state of Zacatecas.</div><p>If the person attends a medical center or medical office that belongs to a pharmacy where medical care is provided, usually in exchange for payment, option 8 is circled. Pharmacy office.</p>
<p>When they go to the health services of charitable institutions, such as the Red Cross, Green Cross, Amber Cross, medical dispensary, midwife, health promoter, or are treated with homeopathy or acupuncture, code 9 is circled. Other Location.</p>
<p>Circle option 10. Not treated when the person:</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 299]</span><div class="i1">- Does not go to the doctor or does not use the doctor's services.<br />- It goes to the healer, bonesetter, witch doctor, or herbalist, or uses homemade remedies.<br />- It self-medicates, i.e., takes medicine without the approval of a physician or health professional.</div><p>The question use of health services 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">5. Use of health services</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to find out where people go for care when they have health problems.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 298]</span></p>
<p>Read the question, listen to the answer, and circle the corresponding code.</p>
<p>If the respondent answers that the person attends more than one health institution, ask which one the attends most frequently and circle the option they state.</p>
<p>Consider that the response options are only read when the respondent expresses with words, gestures, or doubts about what to answer.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>Moreover, it also takes into account the following:</p>
<div class="i1">- For very broad answers, such as the name or number of the clinic, ask if it belongs to IMSS, IMSS-PROPSPERA, IMSS-BIENESTAR, ISSSTE, the Ministry of Health, or other and circle the appropriate code.<br />- If the answer is ISSSTE and they are federal government workers, circle code 2. ISSSTE.<br />- When people work in state or municipal governments and go to state social security institutions, circle code 3. State ISSSTE, for example:</div><div class="i2">- ISSSTESON of the state of Sonora.<br />- ISSSTELEON of the state of Nuevo León.<br />- ISSTEY of the state of Yucatan.<br />- ISSSTEESIN of the state of Sinaloa.<br />- ISSSSPEA of the state of Aguascalientes.<br />- ISSSTECALI of the state of Baja California.<br />- ISSSTECH of the state of Chiapas.<br />- CIVIL PENSIONS of the state of Chihuahua.<br />- ISSEMYM of the state of México.<br />- ISSSTEP of the state of Puebla.<br />- ISSET of the state of Tabasco.<br />- IPSSET of the state of Tamaulipas.<br />- ISSSTEZAC of the state of Zacatecas.</div><p>If the person attends a medical center or medical office that belongs to a pharmacy where medical care is provided, usually in exchange for payment, option 8 is circled. Pharmacy office.</p>
<p>When they go to the health services of charitable institutions, such as the Red Cross, Green Cross, Amber Cross, medical dispensary, midwife, health promoter, or are treated with homeopathy or acupuncture, code 9 is circled. Other Location.</p>
<p>Circle option 10. Not treated when the person:</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 299]</span><div class="i1">- Does not go to the doctor or does not use the doctor's services.<br />- It goes to the healer, bonesetter, witch doctor, or herbalist, or uses homemade remedies.<br />- It self-medicates, i.e., takes medicine without the approval of a physician or health professional.</div><p>The question use of health services is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the medical service the respondent uses when experiencing health problems.
Universe
Mexico 2020: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |