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Population Census Jamaica 1982 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982
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JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Last parish of residence (JM1982A_0412)

Data file: JAM1982-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 183
End: 184
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section 3: Migration
[All persons]



16. Parish last lived in:

[] Saint Elizabeth
[] Manchester
[] Clarendon
[] Saint Catherine
[] Kingston
[] Saint Andrew
[] Saint Thomas
[] Portland
[] Saint Mary
[] Saint Ann
[] Trelawney
[] Saint James
[] Hanover
[] Westmoreland
[] Not stated
Categories
Value Category
1 Kingston
2 Saint Andrew
3 Saint Thomas
4 Portland
5 Saint Mary
6 Saint Ann
7 Trelawny
8 Saint James
9 Hanover
10 Westmoreland
11 Saint Elizabeth
12 Manchester
13 Clarendon
14 Saint Catherine
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.
Interviewer instructions
Section 3 - Migration

5.29 General
Questions 15 to 18 deal with the movement of persons from parish to parish and into Jamaica. Questions 15 to 17 apply to all individuals, local or foreign born, while Question 18 relates to persons born abroad only.



5.31 Question 16 - Parish Last Lived in

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Score here the parish the person being enumerated lived in before coming to live in the parish of residence. If the person has not moved from the parish of birth, then score the parish of birth.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the parish that the person previously resided in, or the parish of birth if the person has not moved.
Universe
Persons in private households and some group quarters

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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