General Population Census VII, Home III and Housing V - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985 - 1996
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Reference ID
URY_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- URY1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Department/continent of birth (UY1996A_BPLDEPT)
Data file: URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
188
End:
189
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UY96A413 UY96A414 UY96A415">9. In what locality or place did you begin living when you were born?<br /> <div class="i1">[] 1 Here<br />[] In another place, write down the department or country and locality: ____</div><br /><div class="i2">Department or country: ____<br />Locality in Uruguay: ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Montevideo |
| 02 | Artigas |
| 03 | Canelones |
| 04 | Cerro Largo |
| 05 | Colonia |
| 06 | Durazno |
| 07 | Flores |
| 08 | Florida |
| 09 | Lavalleja |
| 10 | Maldonado |
| 11 | Paysandu |
| 12 | Rio Negro |
| 13 | Rivera |
| 14 | Rocha |
| 15 | Salto |
| 16 | San Jose |
| 17 | Soriano |
| 18 | Tacuarembo |
| 19 | Treinta Y Tres |
| 30 | South America |
| 31 | Caribbean |
| 32 | Central America |
| 35 | North America |
| 40 | Europe |
| 60 | Middle East |
| 70 | Asia |
| 80 | Oceania |
| 90 | Africa |
| 98 | Unknown |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="UY96A413 UY96A414 UY96A415"><span class="em">Question 9. In what locality or place did you begin to live when you were born?</span><br /><br />We look to obtain information about the locality or place that constituted the first habitual residence of the enumerated person.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 25]</span><br /><br />Generally it was the same place where their parents lived at the moment of their birth.<br />Consequently, do not consider here a place or locality where the hospital, sanitarium or private house was found where the mother moved for the birth of the enumerated person.<br /><br />To write down this question, the same procedures and criteria for Question 7 are followed.<br /><br />If the enumerated person was born in Uruguay and is age 3 or older, go directly to the following Part "For all persons age 3 or older". If born in Uruguay and younger than 3, you will leave the questions of the parts that follow blank and of to enumerate the next person.<br /><br />If an enumerated person declared to have been born abroad and has habitual residence in Uruguay (Question 7), you should ask the following question:<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department (in Uruguay) or continent of birth.
Universe
Uruguay 1996: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |