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Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991
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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 232625
Variables: 133

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
DURMARR
Duration of current marriage or union
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
YRIMM
Year of immigration
YRSIMM
Years since immigrated
YRSIMM2
Years since immigrated, categorized
BPLJM
Parish of birth, Jamaica
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
RACE
Race or color
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCJM
Educational attainment, Jamaica
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
WRKMTHS
Months worked last year
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
INCWAGE
Wage and salary income
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
GEOMIG1_P
1st subnational geographic level of previous residence, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS1
Years residing in current locality
MIG1_P_JM
Parish of previous residence, Jamaica; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISEMP
Employment disability
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISPSYC
Psychological disability
DISCARE
Personal care limitation
DISINDEP
Independent mobility difficulty
DISWORK
Work disability
JM1991A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
JM1991A_RELATE
Relationship to the head of the household
JM1991A_SEX
Sex
JM1991A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
JM1991A_BIRTHYR
Year of birth
JM1991A_AGE
Age at last birthday
JM1991A_RACE
Race/ethnicity
JM1991A_RELIG
Religious group
JM1991A_MARST
Marital status
JM1991A_CHRONIC
Illness, disability, infirmity status
JM1991A_LIMIT
Limitation on daily activities
JM1991A_DISTYP
Type of disability
JM1991A_DISCARE
Limitation in self-care
JM1991A_DISMOB
Limitation in mobility
JM1991A_DISCOMM
Limitation in communication
JM1991A_DISSCHL
Limitation in schooling
JM1991A_DISEMP
Limitation in employment
JM1991A_DISNONE
No listed [other] limitation
JM1991A_DISUNK
Not stated limitation
JM1991A_USUALRES
Usual residence in this household
JM1991A_USUALPAR
Parish or country of usual residence
JM1991A_BPLPAR
Parish or country of birth
JM1991A_YRIMMIG
Year of immigration to Jamaica
JM1991A_YRPARISH
Year moved to current parish
JM1991A_PREVPAR
Parish of last residence
JM1991A_SCHOOL
Current school attendance
JM1991A_SCHLTYP
Type of school attending/last attended
JM1991A_LASTSCHL
Last type of educational institution attended
JM1991A_GRADE
Highest grade at last level
JM1991A_YRSCHL
Years of schooling
JM1991A_FULLTIME
Type of current school attendance
JM1991A_EXAM
Highest examination passed
JM1991A_IND
Economic activity last week
JM1991A_HRSWORK
Hours worked last week
JM1991A_CLASSWK
Occupational status last week
JM1991A_OCC
Occupation during past week/in last job
JM1991A_IND1
Industry during past week/in last job, 1 digit
JM1991A_IND2
Industry during past week or in last job, 2 digits
JM1991A_IND3
Industry during past week or in last job, 3 digits
JM1991A_OCCTOUR
Occupation is tourism related
JM1991A_EMPSTAT
Main activity during past 12 months
JM1991A_MTHSWK
Number of months worked during past 12 months
JM1991A_INCWORK
Income from employment
JM1991A_MARST1
Marital status (females)
JM1991A_HUSBAND
Living with husband
JM1991A_EVERPART
Ever lived with a common-law partner
JM1991A_PARTNER
Currently living with a common law partner
JM1991A_YRSUNION
Duration of union
JM1991A_CHBORN
Number of liveborn children ever had
JM1991A_AGE1STB
Age of mother at birth of first child
JM1991A_AGELSTB
Age of mother at birth of last child
JM1991A_BTHLSTYR
Live birth in past 12 months
JM1991A_BIRTHS
Number of live births in the last year
JM1991A_BIRTHSM
Number of male children born last year
JM1991A_BIRTHSF
Number of female children born last year
JM1991A_BIRTHLIV
Baby(ies) born last year still alive
JM1991A_BIRTHDED
Children who died
JM1991A_CENSPLC
Place spent census night
JM1991A_CENSPAR
Parish spent the census night
Total: 133
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