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
Religion (MX2020A_RELIG)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
254
End:
257
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
9. Religion: What is the religion of [the respondent]?</p>
<div class="i1">____ Write the religion</div>
<div class="i1">____ Write the religion</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1101 | Catholic |
| 1201 | Orthodox catholic |
| 1301 | Anabaptist Mennonite |
| 1302 | Anglican Episcopal |
| 1303 | Baptist |
| 1304 | Luteran |
| 1305 | Methodist |
| 1306 | Presbyterian |
| 1307 | Other protestant religions |
| 1311 | Christian Friendship |
| 1312 | Assemblies of God |
| 1313 | Faith in Christ Apostolic Church |
| 1314 | Church of God |
| 1315 | Church of God of Prophecy |
| 1316 | Full Gospel Church of God in Mexico |
| 1317 | Prince of Peace Church |
| 1318 | Other pentecostal church |
| 1321 | Interdenominational christian church |
| 1322 | Church of the Living God, Column and Support of the Truth, the Light of the World |
| 1323 | Christ church |
| 1324 | Church of the Nazarene |
| 1325 | Neo-Israelite Jewish Syncretic Movements |
| 1326 | Other evangelical christian |
| 1331 | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| 1332 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1333 | Jehovah witness |
| 1341 | Christian |
| 1342 | Evangelical |
| 1343 | Pentecostal |
| 1344 | Protestant |
| 2101 | Jewish |
| 2201 | Islam |
| 2301 | Buddhism |
| 2302 | Hindu |
| 2303 | Other religions from Asia |
| 2401 | New Age and Esoteric School |
| 2501 | Ethnic roots |
| 2601 | Afro roots |
| 2701 | Spiritualist |
| 2801 | Popular cults |
| 2901 | Other religious movements |
| 3101 | None |
| 3102 | Atheist |
| 3103 | Agnostic |
| 3104 | No religious affiliation (believer) |
| 9999 | 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">9. Religion</span>
<br />This question identifies the religion of each person living in the housing unit.
<br />They consider that a person's religion is their spiritual belief or preference, regardless of whether or not it is represented by an organized group.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 307]</span></p>
<p>Write the name of the religion as stated by the respondent, verbatim and without using abbreviations.
<br />Some examples are listed below:</p>
<div class="i1">- Catholic.<br />- Christian.<br />- Evangelical.<br />- Pentecostal.<br />- Jehovah's Witness.<br />- Light of the World.<br />- Mormon.<br />- Adventist.<br />- Jewish.<br />- Islam.<br />- Hinduism.<br />- Buddhism.</div><p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>When the answer is general, vague, or unclear, ask the respondent if they can be more precise or concrete. For example:</p>
<div class="i1">- Believer.<br />- Religious.<br />- Believe in God.<br />- Independent.<br />- He goes to the temple.<br />- They are a man/woman of faith.<br />- Church Believer.<br />- Believer of their parents' church<br />- Freethinker.<br />- Believer of the neighborhood's church.</div><p>In these cases, insist on knowing the name of the religion, taking care not to bother or disturb the respondent.
<br />In some cases they will refer to religious beliefs in different ways, which may not be familiar to you; for example:</p>
<div class="i1">- Devotee of the Virgin of the sanctuary.<br />- Millenarian Christian.<br />- Christian of the beautiful province.<br />- I am on a sabbatical.<br />- Non-messianic Hebrew religion.<br />- Santa Muerte.</div><p>In these cases, remember to write down verbatim what the respondent states.
<br />Consider also that the respondent may not have, profess or follow any religion or religious belief and he may state: "I have no religion", "none", "atheist", or "no religion", among others. In these cases, remember again to record verbatim what the respondent tells you.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 308]</span></p>
<p>Remember that as an INEGI employee, you must respect the Institute's code of ethics, whose standards of conduct include respect and equality, which refers to recognizing and considering the rights and freedoms of individuals and not discriminating against any person on the basis of ethnic origin, nationality, disability, economic status, religion or any other cause.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the premise, in accordance with the neutrality of a census, is to record religion in a secular manner, without establishing preferences, without qualifying or discriminating against any belief, so that all statements made by the respondent are recorded verbatim.
<br />The religion question 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">9. Religion</span>
<br />This question identifies the religion of each person living in the housing unit.
<br />They consider that a person's religion is their spiritual belief or preference, regardless of whether or not it is represented by an organized group.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 307]</span></p>
<p>Write the name of the religion as stated by the respondent, verbatim and without using abbreviations.
<br />Some examples are listed below:</p>
<div class="i1">- Catholic.<br />- Christian.<br />- Evangelical.<br />- Pentecostal.<br />- Jehovah's Witness.<br />- Light of the World.<br />- Mormon.<br />- Adventist.<br />- Jewish.<br />- Islam.<br />- Hinduism.<br />- Buddhism.</div><p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>When the answer is general, vague, or unclear, ask the respondent if they can be more precise or concrete. For example:</p>
<div class="i1">- Believer.<br />- Religious.<br />- Believe in God.<br />- Independent.<br />- He goes to the temple.<br />- They are a man/woman of faith.<br />- Church Believer.<br />- Believer of their parents' church<br />- Freethinker.<br />- Believer of the neighborhood's church.</div><p>In these cases, insist on knowing the name of the religion, taking care not to bother or disturb the respondent.
<br />In some cases they will refer to religious beliefs in different ways, which may not be familiar to you; for example:</p>
<div class="i1">- Devotee of the Virgin of the sanctuary.<br />- Millenarian Christian.<br />- Christian of the beautiful province.<br />- I am on a sabbatical.<br />- Non-messianic Hebrew religion.<br />- Santa Muerte.</div><p>In these cases, remember to write down verbatim what the respondent states.
<br />Consider also that the respondent may not have, profess or follow any religion or religious belief and he may state: "I have no religion", "none", "atheist", or "no religion", among others. In these cases, remember again to record verbatim what the respondent tells you.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 308]</span></p>
<p>Remember that as an INEGI employee, you must respect the Institute's code of ethics, whose standards of conduct include respect and equality, which refers to recognizing and considering the rights and freedoms of individuals and not discriminating against any person on the basis of ethnic origin, nationality, disability, economic status, religion or any other cause.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the premise, in accordance with the neutrality of a census, is to record religion in a secular manner, without establishing preferences, without qualifying or discriminating against any belief, so that all statements made by the respondent are recorded verbatim.
<br />The religion question is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the religion of the respondent.
Universe
Mexico 2020: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |