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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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Ethnicity (FJ1986A_ETHNIC)

Data file: FJI1986_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 214
End: 214
Width: 1
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="FJ86A407">5. Ethnic group<br /><div class="i1">Chinese, part-Chinese, European, Fijian, Indian, Rotuman, Tongan, etc.<br />____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Fijian
2 Indian
3 Chinese
4 European
5 Part European
6 Rotuman
7 Other Pacific Islander
8 Other ethnicity
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="FJ86A407"><span class="em">Question 5 - Ethnic group</span><br /><br />95. "Is this person Chinese, part-Chinese, European, Fijian, Indian, part-European, Rotuman, Banaban, Samoan, Tongan, etc.?"<br /><br />96. Record the group or race to which the person considers he or she belongs. If there is any doubt as to the person's racial origin, record the father's.<br /><br />97. You may write F for Fijian and I for Indian. Write other groups/races in full.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's ethnicity.
Universe
Fiji 1986: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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