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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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Religious group (JM1991A_RELIG)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 211
End: 212
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="JM91A409">3.5. To which religious group do you / does [the respondent] belong?<br /><div class="i1">[] Anglican<br />[] Baptist<br />[] Brethren<br />[] Church of God<br />[] Jehovah's Witness<br />[] Methodist<br />[] Moravian<br />[] Pentecostal<br />[] Rastafarian/Ethiopian Orthodox<br />[] Roman Catholic<br />[] Seventh Day Adventist<br />[] United Church<br />[] Disciples of Christ<br />[] None<br />[] Other (specify) _____<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Anglican
02 Baptist
03 Brethren
04 Church of God
05 Jehovah's Witness
06 Methodist
07 Moravian
08 Pentecostal
09 Rastafarian/Ethiopian Orthodox
10 Roman Catholic
11 Seventh Day Adventist
12 United Church
13 Disciples of Christ
14 None
15 Other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's religion.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons in private households and some group quarters [discepancies: none]

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