National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 1990
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Reference ID
PNG_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- PNG1990_PHC-H-H
- PNG1990_PHC-P-H
Country of birth (PG1990A_BPLCNTRY)
Data file: PNG1990_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
175
End:
176
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">[The rural and urban census forms are identical for questions 1-17. Questions 1-17 are provided here in detail under the rural census form, and omitted in the urban census form.]</span></p>
<p>8. Ever lived outside of this district</p>
<div class="i1">Circle one code only<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br /><br />If "No", go to question 12.</div><span class="em">Only for persons answering "Yes" in question 8.<br />[Questions 9-11 were asked of persons who ever lived outside of this district, per question 8.]</span></p>
<p>11. Place of birth</p>
<div class="i1">If born in Papua New Guinea, give the province and district of birth, e.g. EHP, Lufa, NIP, Kavieng, WSP, Lumi, etc. If born outside Papua New Guinea, give name of country of birth, e.g.: AUST, USA, NZ, FIJI, JAPAN, etc.<br /><br />____Province<br />____District<br />____Country</div>
<p>8. Ever lived outside of this district</p>
<div class="i1">Circle one code only<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br /><br />If "No", go to question 12.</div><span class="em">Only for persons answering "Yes" in question 8.<br />[Questions 9-11 were asked of persons who ever lived outside of this district, per question 8.]</span></p>
<p>11. Place of birth</p>
<div class="i1">If born in Papua New Guinea, give the province and district of birth, e.g. EHP, Lufa, NIP, Kavieng, WSP, Lumi, etc. If born outside Papua New Guinea, give name of country of birth, e.g.: AUST, USA, NZ, FIJI, JAPAN, etc.<br /><br />____Province<br />____District<br />____Country</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 21 | Papua New Guinea |
| 22 | Australia |
| 23 | New Zealand |
| 26 | Solomon Islands |
| 29 | Other Pacific country |
| 34 | Sri Lanka |
| 35 | China |
| 37 | India |
| 38 | Indonesia |
| 39 | Japan |
| 40 | Malaysia |
| 42 | Philippines |
| 46 | Other Asian countries |
| 48 | United Kingdom |
| 49 | Republic of Ireland |
| 50 | Other Western European countries |
| 51 | USSR, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine |
| 52 | Other Eastern European countries |
| 55 | Other African countries |
| 56 | United States of America |
| 57 | Canada |
| 61 | Other countries in Americas |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the country of birth of a person in the household.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1990: All persons
concept
Concept