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2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Mauritius, 2011
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MUS_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Whereabouts on Census night (MU2011A_RESCENS)

Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 219
End: 219
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>

<p>P08. Whereabouts on Census night</p>
<div class="i1">State if:<br /><br />[] 1 Here<br />[] 2 Elsewhere in the Republic of Mauritius<br />[] 3 Outside the Republic of Mauritius</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 This household
2 Elsewhere in Mauritius
3 Abroad
9 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="h1">6. Population census topics and their usefulness</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P08 and P09A - Whereabouts on Census night and usual address</span>
<br />The data are used to estimate the population present in an area on Census night as well as the usual resident population of that area.</p>

<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P08 - Whereabouts on Census night</span>
<br />[figure omitted]
<br />Shade box "1 Here" for</p>
<div class="i1">- persons who spent Census night at this address (as on Cover), whether they live here or not; and<br />- persons who usually live in this household but who were out on night work on Census night.</div><p>Shade box "2 Elsewhere in Mauritius" for a person who was elsewhere in the Republic of Mauritius, whether in the island of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega or St. Brandon
<br />Shade box "3" Outside the Republic of Mauritius" for a person who was not in the Island of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega or St. Brandon.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's whereabouts on Census night.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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