Nationala Censuses: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census 2007 - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 2007

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Reference ID

PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics and Computing, Minnesota Population Center

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Has birth certificate on file with civil registry office (PE2007A_0405)

Data file: PER2007-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 164

End: 164

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For all persons
[Applies to questions 1-8]

4. Do you have birth certificate on file with the civil registry office?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
9	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

For All People
[Applies to questions 1-8]

Question 4: Do you have a birth certificate on file with the civil registry office?
Having a birth certificate means that the person's birth has been registered in the civil registry office. If the respondent answers that he/she does not have a birth certificate because he/she hasn't picked it up from the civil registry office yet, or has lost it, circle number 1, "yes."
Birth Certificate. This is the document that proves a person's identification by means of his/her registration with the civil registry office.
Civil Registry. This is the public office in charge of recording births, marriages, deaths and other acts which alter a person's civil status. It issues certificates that prove a person's identity and maintains citizens' civil records.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person has a birth certificate on file with the civil registry office.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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