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National Census of Population and Housing in 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Poland, 2002
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POL_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office of Poland, IPUMS
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Voivodship of previous place of residence (PL2002A_VOVPREV)

Data file: POL2002_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 266
End: 267
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">18. Please give the name of the previous place of residence and complete the migration questionnaire M</span><div class="i1">If the answer is: 1, fill in points a, b, c; 2, give the name of the country of previous residence. For persons absent at least 12 months - do not fill in the migration questionnaire M<br /> <br />[] 1 Other locality in Poland</div><div class="i2">a) <span class="lang">Voivodship</span> ____<br />b) Community (<span class="lang">gmina</span>) ____<br />c) Type of locality</div><div class="i3">[] 1 Urban areas<br />[] 2 Rural areas</div><div class="i1">[] 2 Abroad</div><div class="i2">Name of country of previous residence: ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
02 Dolnoslaskie
04 Kujawsko-pomorskie
06 Lubelskie
08 Lubuskie
10 Lódzkie
12 Malopolskie
14 Mazowieckie
16 Opolskie
18 Podkarpackie
20 Podlaskie
22 Pomorskie
24 Slaskie
26 Swietokrzyskie
28 Warminsko-mazurskie
30 Wielkopolskie
32 Zachodniopomorskie
99 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the Voivodship of previous place of residence for persons who arrived to the locality between 1989 and 2002.
Voivodship is the first-largest-scale geographic identifier available in the Poland samples.
Universe
Poland 2002: Persons who have lived in current locality since 1989 and previously lived elsewhere in Poland [discrepancies: none]

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