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Fifth National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

China, 2000
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CHN_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Birthplace (CN2000A_BPL)

Data file: CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 189
End: 189
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
8. Place of birth</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Current country/city/district<br />[] 2 Current province, but other country/city/district<br />[] 3 Other province, please provide the name of the province ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Current county, city, or district
2 Current province, other county, city, or district
3 Other province
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
<span class="h2">Part One. Personal Records</span></p>

<p>All persons should report R1 - R12.</p>

<p><span class="em">R8. Birthplace</span>
<br />This should be the same as the permanent living place of a person's mother.
<br />There are three standard answers for this question.</p>
<div class="i1">1. The same county/city/district<br />2. A different county/city/district in the same province<br />3. A different province</div><p>A person's birthplace is usually the same as their mother's permanent living place. In cases that a person's birthplace is a hospital, put their mother's permanent living place.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's birthplace.
Universe
China 2000: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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