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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Type of tenure of land (JM1991A_LANDTEN)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 168

End: 168

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="JM91A040">2.6. What about this land - is it owned or leased, etc.?<br /><div class="i1">[] Owned<br />[] Leased<br />[] Rented<br />[] Rent free<br />[] Squatted<br />[] Other<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Owned
2	Leased
3	Rented
4	Rent free
5	Squatted
6	Other
8	Unknown
9	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 tenure status of the land on which the dwelling is built.

Universe

Jamaica 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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