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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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National Census Office, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Status of residential registration (CN2000A_REGISTR)

Data file: CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 184
End: 184
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
6. Status of residential registration</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Live in the current town/township/neighborhood, residential registration in also in the current town/township/neighborhood<br />[] 2 Live in the current town/township/neighborhood for at least more than 6 months, residential registration is outside of the current town/township/neighborhood<br />[] 3 Live in the current town/township/neighborhood for less than 6 months, residential registration is outside of the current town/township/neighborhood, in addition, has left the registered town/township/neighborhood for more than 6 months<br />[] 4 Live in the current town/township/neighborhood, the town/township/neighborhood is undetermined<br />[] 5 Originally lived in the current town/township/neighborhood, either studies or works abroad currently, no residential registration temporarily<br /><br />If either 2 or 3 were chosen, provide the area with residential registration:</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Current country (city), other township<br />[] 2 Current country (city), other town<br />[] 3 Current country (city), other neighborhood<br />[] 4 Current district, other township<br />[] 5 Current district, other town<br />[] 6 Current district, other neighborhood<br />[] 7 Current province, other country (city) or district<br />[] 8 Other province</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Live in current residential area; registered in same area
2 Live in current residential area more than 6 months; registered elsewhere
3 Live in current residential area less than 6 months; registered elsewhere, out of registration area more than 6 months
4 Live in current residential area; registration area undetermined
5 Originally lived in current residential area, studies or works abroad; temporarily without residential registration
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="h1">Part One. Personal records</span></p>

<p>All persons should respond to R1 through R7.</p>

<p><span class="em">R6. Household Registration Status </span>
<br />This question includes two parts.</p>

<p>The first part is the household registration status. It includes five standard answers.</p>
<div class="i1">1. Reside in current village/town/neighborhood and household registration also located at the same place. <br />This applies to anyone as long as his/her household registration is from the current census location. Please note the following special cases:</div><div class="i2">Circle this answer if a person moved to current census location for six months or less, and has not obtained household registration here. <br />Do not circle this answer if a person moved out from the current census location for six months or less, despite the fact that he/she still had household registration here. <br />If a person's current residence location is different from his/her household registered location, circle this answer as long as the person is currently residing at the current census location.</div><div class="i1">2. Reside in current village/town/neighborhood for more than six months, yet household registration locates elsewhere. <br />3. Reside in current village/town/neighborhood for six months or less, yet away from household registered place for more than six months. <br />4. Reside in current village/town/neighborhood for more than six months, but unsure of household registration location. <br />5. Used to reside in current village/town/neighborhood, but no longer has local household registration due to working or studying abroad.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's status of residential registration.
Universe
China 2000: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
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