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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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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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Usual place of residence (MU2011A_USUALRES)

Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 220
End: 220
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p>P09A. Usual address</p>
<div class="i1">State if usual address is:<br /><br />[] 1 Here [If usual address is [Here], go to P10A]<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">P09A and P09B - Usual address</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>

<p>Shade box "1 Here" for a person who usually lives at this address, and go to P10A, even if he/she was temporarily away on Census night (e.g., on night work, staying temporarily with relatives, on vacation elsewhere in Mauritius, in secondary residence, in hospital, on business trip, studying abroad, on vacation outside Mauritius).</p>

<p>If the person does not usually live at this address but lives elsewhere in the country, shade box "2 Elsewhere in Mauritius" and write his/her usual address at P09B. You should specify the Municipal Ward or Village Council Area where possible. If the person has more than one usual address, write the address of his/her principal residence at P09B as below</p>

<p>[figure omitted]</p>

<p>Note: Use a separator "X" to distinguish Street/Road/Lane, Locality and Town/Village.</p>

<p>For persons on visit to Mauritius, shade box "3 Outside the Republic of Mauritius" and write the country of residence at P09B as below:

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's usual address of residence.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: All persons

concept

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