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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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS

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Years living in Trinidad and Tobago (TT1980A_RESDUR)

Data file: TTO1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 154

End: 155

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(d). Address
<br />How many years has (N) [the respondent] been living in Trinidad and Tobago?</p>
<div class="i1">______</div>

Categories

Value	Category
00	0 years
01	1 year
02	2 years
03	3
04	4
05	5
06	6
07	7
08	8
09	9
10	10
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14
15	15
16	16
17	17
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25
26	26
27	27
28	28
29	29
30	30
31	31
32	32
33	33
34	34
35	35
36	36
37	37
38	38
39	39
40	40
41	41
42	42
43	43
44	44
45	45
46	46
47	47
48	48
49	49
50	50
51	51
52	52
53	53
54	54
55	55
56	56
57	57
58	58
59	59
60	60
61	61
62	62
63	63
64	64
65	65
66	66
67	67
68	68
69	69
70	70+
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 number of years that the respondent has been living in Trinidad and Tobago.

Universe

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

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