1986 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Fiji, 1986
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FJI_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- FJI1986_PHC-H-H.dat
- FJI1986_PHC-P-H.dat
Place of birth (either rural area or town if urban area) (FJ1986A_BPLTOWN)
Data file: FJI1986_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
226
End:
227
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="FJ86A401 FJ86A402 FJ86A404 FJ86A405 FJ86A407 FJ86A408 FJ86A409 FJ86A410 FJ86A413 FJ86A414 FJ86A415 FJ86A416 FJ86A417 FJ86A418 FJ86A419"><span class="em">For all persons</span><br /> [Questions 1-13 were asked of all persons]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ86A414 FJ86A415">10. Place of birth<br /><div class="i1">If in hospital, where mother lived. Province [in Fiji], country if outside Fiji.<br />____<br />Town if urban area, village or settlement if rural.<br />____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ86A414 FJ86A415">10. Place of birth<br /><div class="i1">If in hospital, where mother lived. Province [in Fiji], country if outside Fiji.<br />____<br />Town if urban area, village or settlement if rural.<br />____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Rural |
| 01 | Suva |
| 02 | Lami |
| 03 | Nausori |
| 04 | Lutoka |
| 05 | Nadi |
| 06 | Ba |
| 07 | Sigatoka |
| 08 | Labasa |
| 09 | Savusavu |
| 10 | Levuka |
| 11 | Rakiraki |
| 12 | Tavua |
| 13 | Vatukoula |
| 14 | Navua |
| 15 | Korovou |
| 45 | Other area or town |
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="FJ86A414 FJ86A415"><span class="em">Question 10 - Place of birth</span><br /><br />117. "Where was this person's mother living when he or she was born?"<br /><br />118. The question is put in this way because we wish to know the mother's usual place of residence at the time and not the location of the hospital in which she may have borne the person.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 13]</span><br /><br />119. If the person was born in Fiji write first the name of the province. On the second line write the name of the town, if the place was urban. If the place was rural, write the village or settlement.<br /><br />120. It is important for the census to distinguish between urban and rural areas. In this sense 'urban' means the whole of the urban or built-up area, not just the gazetted [officially listed] city or town boundaries. For example, Kinoya is urban even though it is outside the Suva City boundary. If you receive an answer such as "Ba" or "Nadi" or "Labasa", ask whether the person is referring to the urban or to the rural area surrounding it. Add the letter 'U' for urban or 'R' for rural as appropriate.<br /><br />121. If the person was born on one of the small islands such as those in the Lomaiviti, Lau, or Yasawa groups write the name of the island rather than the name of the village.<br /><br />122. If the person was born outside Fiji write the name of the country - for example, India, New Zealand, Tonga, Western Samoa, Tuvalu, etc.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the place of birth (rural area or specific name of town if urban area) of the person.
Universe
Fiji 1986: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |