2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2011
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Reference ID
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 work location (MU2011A_WKMUN)
Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
327
End:
330
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>
<p>The following questions [questions 29 through 34] refer to the person's work during the reference week Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. [For persons aged 12 years and older]</p>
<p>P31B. Place of work (cont.) ________</p>
<div class="i1">If P31A=1, write full address including municipal ward / village council area / locality.<br />If P31A=2, write address where the person reported for work or the place where he / she worked the most.<br />If P31A=3, write ["home"]<br />If P31A=4, write the country.</div>
<p>The following questions [questions 29 through 34] refer to the person's work during the reference week Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. [For persons aged 12 years and older]</p>
<p>P31B. Place of work (cont.) ________</p>
<div class="i1">If P31A=1, write full address including municipal ward / village council area / locality.<br />If P31A=2, write address where the person reported for work or the place where he / she worked the most.<br />If P31A=3, write ["home"]<br />If P31A=4, write the country.</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 |
| 1207 | Grand Baie West VCA |
| 1208 | Long Mountain VCA |
| 1209 | Morcellement St. André VCA |
| 1210 | Pamplemousses VCA |
| 1211 | Piton West 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 |
| 1219 | Mapou South VCA |
| 1220 | Notre Dame 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 |
| 1317 | Cap Malheureux VCA |
| 1318 | Mapou VCA |
| 1319 | Plaines des Roches VCA |
| 1320 | Roche Terre VCA |
| 1399 | Riviere du Rempart, 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 |
| 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 |
| 1504 | Bois des Amourettes VCA |
| 1505 | Cluny VCA |
| 1506 | Grand Sable VCA |
| 1507 | L'Escalier VCA |
| 1508 | Mahébourg VCA |
| 1509 | Mare Chicose 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1608 | Souillac VCA |
| 1609 | Surinam VCA |
| 1610 | Bel Ombre VCA |
| 1611 | Bénarès VCA |
| 1612 | Britannia VCA |
| 1613 | Chamouny VCA |
| 1615 | St. Aubin VCA |
| 1699 | Savenne 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 Wilhelms district, unknown municipality |
| 1801 | Camp Thorel VCA |
| 1802 | Dagotière VCA |
| 1803 | Espèrance VCA |
| 1804 | L'Avenir 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 |
| 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 |
| 1924 | Town of Port Louis-Ward 1 West |
| 1999 | Black River district, unknown municipality |
| 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 or Agalega district, unknown municipality |
| 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">P31A and P31B - Place of work</span>
<br />Place of work shows the areas in which employment is concentrated and therefore helps in the planning of services such as transport, parking and banking.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P31 - Place of work</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>For a person who worked at a "Fixed place of work outside home", shade box "1" and write in adjacent boxes the full address of the place of work including the locality or Municipal Ward/Village Council Area. For example, if a person employed by the Ministry of Social Security was posted in a Social Security office at Royal Road, Quartier Militaire, the address would be recorded as follows:
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>Note: Use a separator "X" to distinguish Street/Road/Lane, Locality and Town/ Village.</p>
<p>For a person who had no fixed place of work, shade box "2" and give the full address where the person reported for work e.g. depot, garage, taxi stand, etc.</p>
<p>For street vendors and door-to-door salespersons, give the address (locality, Municipal Ward/Village Council Area) where they worked most of the time. For example, if a street vendor works most of the time near LIC Building, Port Louis; the address would be recorded as follows:
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>For a person who "Worked at home", shade box "3", and write "home" in adjacent boxes as follows.
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>For a person who worked abroad (outside Mauritius), shade box "4" and write the name of the country where he/she is working.
<p><span class="em">P31A and P31B - Place of work</span>
<br />Place of work shows the areas in which employment is concentrated and therefore helps in the planning of services such as transport, parking and banking.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P31 - Place of work</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>For a person who worked at a "Fixed place of work outside home", shade box "1" and write in adjacent boxes the full address of the place of work including the locality or Municipal Ward/Village Council Area. For example, if a person employed by the Ministry of Social Security was posted in a Social Security office at Royal Road, Quartier Militaire, the address would be recorded as follows:
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>Note: Use a separator "X" to distinguish Street/Road/Lane, Locality and Town/ Village.</p>
<p>For a person who had no fixed place of work, shade box "2" and give the full address where the person reported for work e.g. depot, garage, taxi stand, etc.</p>
<p>For street vendors and door-to-door salespersons, give the address (locality, Municipal Ward/Village Council Area) where they worked most of the time. For example, if a street vendor works most of the time near LIC Building, Port Louis; the address would be recorded as follows:
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>For a person who "Worked at home", shade box "3", and write "home" in adjacent boxes as follows.
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>For a person who worked abroad (outside Mauritius), shade box "4" and write the name of the country where he/she is working.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the municipality or village council area in which the person worked at during the reference week Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: Persons age 12+ who worked in Mauritius [discrepancies: type I 1.0%; type II 0.3%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |