2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2011
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MUS_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- Data files
- MUS2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Municipality or village council area of residence 5 years ago (MU2011A_MUNI5YR)
Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
235
End:
238
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>
<p>P11B. Usual address 5 years ago (on 03.07.2006) ____</p>
<div class="i1">If usual address 5 years ago is elsewhere in the Republic of Mauritius, write the person's address. If usual address 5 years ago is outside the Republic of Mauritius, write the country. If usual address 5 years ago is [Here] or [Not born], leave blank.</div>
<p>P11B. Usual address 5 years ago (on 03.07.2006) ____</p>
<div class="i1">If usual address 5 years ago is elsewhere in the Republic of Mauritius, write the person's address. If usual address 5 years ago is outside the Republic of Mauritius, write the country. If usual address 5 years ago is [Here] or [Not born], leave blank.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1111 | Town of Port-Louis - Ward 1 |
| 1112 | Town of Port-Louis - Ward 2 |
| 1113 | Town of Port-Louis - Ward 3 |
| 1114 | Town of Port-Louis - Ward 4 |
| 1115 | Town of Port-Louis - Ward 5 |
| 1116 | Town of Port-Louis - Ward 6 |
| 1199 | Port Louis district, unknown municipality |
| 1201 | Arsenal VCA |
| 1202 | Calebasses VCA |
| 1203 | Congomah VCA |
| 1204 | Crève Coeur VCA |
| 1205 | D'Épinay VCA |
| 1206 | Fond du Sac VCA |
| 1208 | Long Mountain VCA |
| 1209 | Morcellement St. André VCA |
| 1210 | Pamplemousses VCA |
| 1212 | Plaine des Papayes VCA |
| 1213 | Pointe aux Piments VCA |
| 1214 | Terre Rouge VCA |
| 1215 | Triolet VCA |
| 1216 | Villebague VCA |
| 1217 | Baie du Tombeau VCA |
| 1218 | Le Hochet VCA |
| 1220 | Notre Dame VCA |
| 1207 | Grand Baie West VCA |
| 1211 | Piton West VCA |
| 1299 | Pamplemousses district, unknown municipality |
| 1301 | Belle Vue Maurel VCA |
| 1302 | Cottage VCA |
| 1303 | Espérance Trébuchet VCA |
| 1304 | Goodlands VCA |
| 1305 | Grand Baie VCA |
| 1306 | Grand Gaube VCA |
| 1307 | Petit Raffray VCA |
| 1308 | Piton VCA |
| 1309 | Poudre d'Or VCA |
| 1310 | Poudre d'Or Hamlet VCA |
| 1311 | Rivière du Rempart VCA |
| 1312 | Roches Noires VCA |
| 1313 | The Vale VCA |
| 1314 | Amaury VCA |
| 1315 | Amitié VCA |
| 1317 | Cap Malheureux VCA |
| 1318 | Mapou VCA |
| 1319 | Plaines des Roches VCA |
| 1320 | Roche Terre VCA |
| 1399 | Riviere Du Rempart district, unknown municipality |
| 1401 | Bel Air Rivière Sèche VCA |
| 1402 | Bon Accueil VCA |
| 1403 | Camp de Masque VCA |
| 1404 | Camp de Masque Pavé VCA |
| 1405 | Camp Ithier VCA |
| 1406 | Centre de Flacq VCA |
| 1407 | Clémencia VCA |
| 1408 | Écroignard VCA |
| 1409 | Grand River South East VCA |
| 1410 | Laventure VCA |
| 1411 | Mare la Chaux VCA |
| 1412 | Médine Camp de Masque VCA |
| 1413 | Montagne Blanche East VCA |
| 1414 | Olivia VCA |
| 1415 | Poste de Flacq VCA |
| 1416 | Quatre Cocos VCA |
| 1417 | Quatre Soeurs VCA |
| 1419 | St. Julien (Haut de Flacq) VCA |
| 1420 | St. Julien d'Hotman VCA |
| 1421 | Sébastopol VCA |
| 1422 | Trou d'Eau Douce VCA |
| 1424 | Brisée Verdière VCA |
| 1426 | Lalmatie VCA |
| 1427 | Queen Victoria VCA |
| 1499 | Flacq district, unknown municipality |
| 1501 | Bambous Virieux VCA |
| 1502 | Bananes VCA |
| 1503 | Grand Bel Air VCA |
| 1504 | Bois des Amourettes VCA |
| 1505 | Cluny VCA |
| 1506 | Grand Sable VCA |
| 1507 | L'Escalier VCA |
| 1508 | Mahébourg VCA |
| 1510 | Mare d'Albert VCA |
| 1511 | Mare Tabac VCA |
| 1512 | New Grove VCA |
| 1513 | Nouvelle France VCA |
| 1514 | Old Grand Port VCA |
| 1515 | Plaine Magnien VCA |
| 1516 | Rivière des Créoles VCA |
| 1517 | Rivière du Poste VCA |
| 1518 | Rose Belle VCA |
| 1519 | St. Hubert VCA |
| 1520 | Trois Boutiques VCA |
| 1521 | Union Park VCA |
| 1522 | Beau Vallon VCA |
| 1523 | Petit Bel Air VCA |
| 1599 | Grand Port district, unknown municipality |
| 1601 | Baie du Cap VCA |
| 1602 | Bois Chéri VCA |
| 1603 | Camp Diable VCA |
| 1604 | Chemin Grenier VCA |
| 1605 | Grand Bois VCA |
| 1606 | Rivière des Anguilles VCA |
| 1607 | Rivière du Poste West VCA |
| 1608 | Souillac VCA |
| 1609 | Surinam VCA |
| 1610 | Bel Ombre VCA |
| 1611 | Bénarès VCA |
| 1612 | Britannia VCA |
| 1613 | Chamouny VCA |
| 1615 | St. Aubin VCA |
| 1699 | Savanne district, unknown municipality |
| 1703 | Midlands VCA |
| 1711 | Town of Beau-Bassin or Rose-Hill - Ward 1 |
| 1712 | Town of Beau-Bassin or Rose-Hill - Ward 2 |
| 1713 | Town of Beau-Bassin or Rose-Hill - Ward 3 |
| 1714 | Town of Beau-Bassin or Rose-Hill - Ward 4 |
| 1721 | Town of Quatre-Bornes - Ward 1 |
| 1722 | Town of Quatre-Bornes - Ward 2 |
| 1723 | Town of Quatre-Bornes - Ward 3 |
| 1731 | Town of Vacoas or Phoenix - Ward 1 |
| 1732 | Town of Vacoas or Phoenix - Ward 2 |
| 1733 | Town of Vacoas or Phoenix - Ward 3 |
| 1734 | Town of Vacoas or Phoenix - Ward 4 |
| 1741 | Town of Curepipe - Ward 1 |
| 1742 | Town of Curepipe - Ward 2 |
| 1743 | Town of Curepipe - Ward 3 |
| 1799 | Plaine Wilhems district, unknown municipality |
| 1801 | Camp Thorel VCA |
| 1802 | Dagotière VCA |
| 1803 | Espèrance VCA |
| 1804 | L'Avenir VCA |
| 1805 | La Laura - Malenga VCA |
| 1807 | Melrose VCA |
| 1808 | Moka VCA |
| 1809 | Montagne Blanche VCA |
| 1810 | Pailles VCA |
| 1811 | Quartier Militaire VCA |
| 1812 | Nouvelle Decouvert VCA |
| 1814 | St. Pierre VCA |
| 1815 | Dubreuil VCA |
| 1816 | Providence VCA |
| 1818 | Verdun VCA |
| 1806 | Lalmatie West VCA |
| 1899 | Moka district, unknown municipality |
| 1901 | Bambous VCA |
| 1902 | Cascavelle VCA |
| 1903 | Case Noyale VCA |
| 1904 | Chamarel VCA |
| 1905 | Flic en Flac VCA |
| 1906 | Grande Rivière Noire VCA |
| 1907 | Gros Cailloux VCA |
| 1908 | Petite Rivière VCA |
| 1909 | Tamarin VCA |
| 1910 | Albion VCA |
| 1911 | La Gaulette VCA |
| 1912 | Le Morne VCA |
| 1913 | Richelieu VCA |
| 1923 | Town of Quatre-Bornes-Ward 3 |
| 1924 | Town of Port Louis-Ward 1 West |
| 2101 | Region 1-La Ferme |
| 2102 | Region 2-Marechal |
| 2103 | Region 3-St Gabriel |
| 2104 | Region 4-Baie aux Huitres |
| 2105 | Region 5-Port Mathurin |
| 2106 | Region 6-Grande Montagne |
| 2199 | Rodrigues district, unknown municipality |
| 3101 | Agalega district, municipality not specified |
| 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="h1">6. Population census topics and their usefulness</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P11 - Usual address 5 years ago</span>
<br />This information will show the movement of people from one area to another. To help with future planning, it is important to know where people are making new homes and where they come from. Such information also helps to prepare future estimates of population by region.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P11A and P11B - Usual address 5 years ago (on 3 July 2006)</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p><span class="em">P11A</span>
<br />Shade the appropriate box.</p>
<p><span class="em">P11B</span>
<br />This question is applicable for:</p>
<div class="i1">(i) those who answer "2. Elsewhere in Mauritius" at P11A; in this case write the full address of the person 5 years ago in adjacent boxes at P11B, e.g.<br /> [figure omitted]<br />Note: Use a separator "X" is used to distinguish Street/Road/Lane, Locality and Town/Village.<br />(ii) those who answer "3. Outside the Republic of Mauritius" at P11A, in this case write the country of residence of the person 5 years ago at P11B e.g.<br /> [figure omitted]</div>
<p><span class="em">P11 - Usual address 5 years ago</span>
<br />This information will show the movement of people from one area to another. To help with future planning, it is important to know where people are making new homes and where they come from. Such information also helps to prepare future estimates of population by region.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P11A and P11B - Usual address 5 years ago (on 3 July 2006)</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p><span class="em">P11A</span>
<br />Shade the appropriate box.</p>
<p><span class="em">P11B</span>
<br />This question is applicable for:</p>
<div class="i1">(i) those who answer "2. Elsewhere in Mauritius" at P11A; in this case write the full address of the person 5 years ago in adjacent boxes at P11B, e.g.<br /> [figure omitted]<br />Note: Use a separator "X" is used to distinguish Street/Road/Lane, Locality and Town/Village.<br />(ii) those who answer "3. Outside the Republic of Mauritius" at P11A, in this case write the country of residence of the person 5 years ago at P11B e.g.<br /> [figure omitted]</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's municipality or village council area of residence 5 years ago.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: Persons age 5+ living in Mauritius 5 years ago [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type I trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |