Population and Housing Census 2020 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2020
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MEX_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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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
Indigenous language spoken (MX2020A_INDLANG)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
273
End:
276
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Continue if the person is 3 years of age or older</span></p>
<p>13. Name of indigenous language: Which Indigenous dialect or language does [respondent\s name] speak?</p>
<div class="i1">____ Write the indigenous dialect or language</div>
<p>13. Name of indigenous language: Which Indigenous dialect or language does [respondent\s name] speak?</p>
<div class="i1">____ Write the indigenous dialect or language</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0201 | Pápago |
| 0202 | Pima |
| 0203 | Tepehuano del norte |
| 0204 | Tepehuano del sur |
| 0205 | Tarahumara |
| 0206 | Guarijío |
| 0207 | Yaqui |
| 0208 | Mayo |
| 0209 | Cora |
| 0210 | Huichol |
| 0211 | Náhuatl |
| 0401 | Seri |
| 0501 | Otomí |
| 0502 | Mazahua |
| 0503 | Matlatzinca |
| 0504 | Tlahuica |
| 0505 | Pame |
| 0506 | Chichimeco Jonaz |
| 0507 | Chinanteco |
| 0508 | Tlapaneco |
| 0509 | Mazateco |
| 0510 | Ixcateco |
| 0511 | Chocholteco |
| 0512 | Popoloca |
| 0513 | Zapoteco |
| 0514 | Chatino |
| 0515 | Amuzgo |
| 0516 | Mixteco |
| 0517 | Cuicateco |
| 0518 | Triqui |
| 0601 | Huasteco |
| 0602 | Maya |
| 0604 | Ch'ol |
| 0605 | Chontal de Tabasco |
| 0606 | Tseltal |
| 0607 | Tsotsil |
| 0608 | Q'anjob'al |
| 0609 | Akateko |
| 0610 | Jakalteko |
| 0612 | Chuj |
| 0613 | Tojolabal |
| 0614 | Q'eqchi' |
| 0615 | K'iche' |
| 0616 | Kaqchikel |
| 0617 | Teko |
| 0618 | Mam |
| 0701 | Totonaco |
| 0702 | Tepehua |
| 0801 | Tarasco |
| 0901 | Mixe |
| 0902 | Sayulteco |
| 0904 | Texistepequeño |
| 0906 | Popoluca de la Sierra |
| 0907 | Zoque |
| 1001 | Chontal de Oaxaca |
| 1101 | Huave |
| 8000 | Other indigenous languages of America |
| 9010 | Chontal (underspecified) |
| 9020 | Tepehuano (underspecified) |
| 9030 | Popoluca (underspecified) |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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">Indigenous language</span>
<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">Indigenous language</span>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the name of the indigenous language spoken by the respondent.
Universe
Mexico 2020: Persons age 3+ who speak an indigenous language [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |