1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980

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TTO_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Country of birth (TT1980A_BPLCNTRY)

Data file: TTO1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 152

End: 153

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h2">Section 2 Migration -- For all Persons</span></p>

<p>7(a). Where was (N) [the respondent's] place of birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Trinidad and Tobago<br /><div class="i2">Go to Q.7(b)</div><br />[] 2 Foreign/Abroad<br /><div class="i2">Skip to Q.7(c) and Q.7(d)</div><br />[] 9 Not stated<br /><div class="i2">Skip to Q.8(a)</div></div><span class="em">Foreign born only</span></p>

<p>7(c). Country of birth
<br />In which country was (N) [the respondent] born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 11 Barbados<br />[] 12 Grenada<br />[] 13 Guyana<br />[] 14 St. Lucia<br />[] 15 St. Vincent<br />[] 16 Other Commonwealth Caribbean<br />[] 20 India<br />[] 30 Venezuela<br />[] 40 UK<br />[] 50 USA<br />[] 98 Other<br />[] 99 Not stated</div>

Categories

Value	Category
11	Barbados
12	Grenada
13	Guyana
14	St. Lucia
15	St. Vincent
16	Other Commonwealth Caribbean
20	India
30	Venezuela
40	United Kingdom
50	United States of America
88	Other country
98	Unknown
99	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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the respondent's country of birth.

Universe

Trinidad and Tobago 1980: Persons born abroad [discrepancies: none]

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