Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 1991
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Reference ID
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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- JAM1991_PHC-H-H
- JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Parish or country of birth (JM1991A_BPLPAR)
Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
228
End:
229
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="JM91A424">4.3. Where were you / was [the respondent] born? By that I mean the place in which your/his/her mother was residing at the time.<br /><div class="i1">a) Elsewhere in this country</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Kingston<br />[] St. Andrew<br />[] St. Thomas<br />[] Portland<br />[] St. Mary<br />[] St. Ann<br />[] Trelawney<br />[] St. James<br />[] Hanover<br />[] Westmoreland<br />[] St. Elizabeth<br />[] Manchester<br />[] Clarendon<br />[] St. Catherine<br />[] Not stated <span class="ital">(go to Question 4.5)</span></div><br /><br /><div class="i1">b) Abroad</div><br /><div class="i2">[] U.S.A.<br />[] Canada<br />[] U.K.<br />[] Caribbean Commonwealth<br />[] Other Commonwealth<br />[] Other<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Kingston |
| 02 | St. Andrew |
| 03 | St. Thomas |
| 04 | Portland |
| 05 | St. Mary |
| 06 | St. Ann |
| 07 | Trelawny |
| 08 | St. James |
| 09 | Hanover |
| 10 | Westmoreland |
| 11 | St. Elizabeth |
| 12 | Manchester |
| 13 | Clarendon |
| 14 | St. Catherine |
| 29 | Unknown parish |
| 41 | U.S.A |
| 42 | Canada |
| 43 | United Kingdom |
| 44 | Carribean commonwealth |
| 45 | India |
| 46 | Other commonwealth |
| 47 | Central America |
| 48 | Cuba |
| 49 | Other country |
| 59 | Unknown country |
| 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 person's parish or country of birth.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons in private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept