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
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- URY1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Department/continent of usual residence (UY1996A_RESDEPT)
Data file: URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
182
End:
183
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UY96A406 UY96A407 UY96A408">7. In what locality or place do you live habitually?<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 |
| 35 | North America |
| 40 | Europe |
| 50 | Other continent |
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="UY96A042 UY96A406 UY96A407 UY96A408"><span class="em">Question 7. In what locality or place do you live habitually?</span><br /><br />It is defined as:<br /><br /><span class="em">Habitual residence</span>: The place where a person was lodged normally the majority of the time.<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If a person lives habitually in the same locality or place where enumerated, mark the box "Here". If a person lives habitually in another dwelling of the same locality or place, you will equally mark "Here".</li>
<li>If a person lives in another locality or place, write down the name of the department. Below, write down the name of the locality or place in which they live habitually.</li>
<li>If a person lives habitually in another country, write down only the name of the country in the place for the department.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
<li>If a person lives habitually in the same locality or place where enumerated, mark the box "Here". If a person lives habitually in another dwelling of the same locality or place, you will equally mark "Here".</li>
<li>If a person lives in another locality or place, write down the name of the department. Below, write down the name of the locality or place in which they live habitually.</li>
<li>If a person lives habitually in another country, write down only the name of the country in the place for the department.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department (in Uruguay) or continent of usual residence.
Universe
Uruguay 1996: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |