Population Census Jamaica 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991

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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Minnesota Population Center

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Jamaica, Parish 1991 [Level 1, GIS] (GEO1_JM1991)

Data file: JAM1991-H-H

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Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 70

End: 72

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Kingston
2	St. Andrew
3	St. Thomas
4	Portland
5	St. Mary
6	St. Ann
7	Trelawny
8	St. James
9	Hanover
10	Westmoreland
11	St. Elizabeth
12	Manchester
13	Clarendon
14	St. Catherine

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

GEO1_ JM1991 identifies the household's parish (regione) within Jamaica in 1991. Parishes are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_ JM1991 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Jamaica can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

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Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Geography: A-L Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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