IV Housing Census and IX Population Census of 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1981
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Reference ID
GTM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1981_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Department of previous residence (GT1981A_DPTOPREV)
Data file: GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
266
End:
267
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">VII. People in the census household</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For all individuals</span>
<br />[Questions 9, 10 and 12 were asked for all persons]</p>
<p>12. Prior habitual residence</p>
<div class="i1">In what municipality and department or country did you habitually reside before establishing yourself in this municipality?<br /><br />[] Here<br />[] [If habitually reside in this country, write the name of the municipality and department]</div><div class="i2">____ Municipality<br />____ Department or country</div><div class="i1">[] [If habitually reside outside this country, write the name of the country where habitually resided]</div><div class="i2">[Name of the country] ____</div>
<p><span class="em">For all individuals</span>
<br />[Questions 9, 10 and 12 were asked for all persons]</p>
<p>12. Prior habitual residence</p>
<div class="i1">In what municipality and department or country did you habitually reside before establishing yourself in this municipality?<br /><br />[] Here<br />[] [If habitually reside in this country, write the name of the municipality and department]</div><div class="i2">____ Municipality<br />____ Department or country</div><div class="i1">[] [If habitually reside outside this country, write the name of the country where habitually resided]</div><div class="i2">[Name of the country] ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Guatemala |
| 02 | El Progreso |
| 03 | Sacatepequez |
| 04 | Chimaltenango |
| 05 | Escuintla |
| 06 | Santa Rosa |
| 07 | Sololá |
| 08 | Totonicapán |
| 09 | Quetzaltenango |
| 10 | Suchitepéquez |
| 11 | Retalhuleu |
| 12 | San Marcos |
| 13 | Huehuetenango |
| 14 | Quiché |
| 15 | Baja Verapaz |
| 16 | Alta Verapaz |
| 17 | Petén |
| 18 | Izabal |
| 19 | Zacapa |
| 20 | Chiquimula |
| 21 | Jalapa |
| 22 | Jutiapa |
| 30 | Canada |
| 31 | United States |
| 32 | Mexico |
| 34 | Belize |
| 35 | Costa Rica |
| 36 | El Salvador |
| 37 | Honduras |
| 38 | Nicaragua |
| 39 | Panama |
| 40 | Cuba |
| 42 | Jamaica |
| 43 | Puerto Rico or Virgin Islands |
| 45 | Other countries in the Caribbean |
| 50 | Argentina |
| 51 | Bolivia |
| 52 | Brazil |
| 53 | Colombia |
| 54 | Chile |
| 55 | Ecuador |
| 57 | Peru |
| 58 | Venezuela |
| 59 | Paraguay or Uruguay |
| 60 | Germany |
| 61 | Spain |
| 62 | France |
| 63 | Great Britain |
| 64 | Netherlands |
| 65 | Italy |
| 67 | Switzerland |
| 68 | Sweden |
| 69 | Other countries in Europe |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia |
| 71 | China |
| 73 | India |
| 74 | Israel |
| 75 | Iraq |
| 76 | Japan |
| 78 | Syria or Lebanon |
| 79 | Other countries in Asia |
| 80 | Oceania |
| 98 | 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
<svar v="GT81A416 GT81A417 GT81A418 GT81A419 GT81A420 GT81A421 GT81A422 GT81A423 GT81A450 GT81A451 GT81A452"><span class="h2">B. Second block: geographical characteristics (for all persons)</span><br /><br />The questions relating to geographical characteristics are designed to study internal and international migration of the population.<br /><br />It is desired to find out the total number of migrants and the patterns of these movements as well as the principal characteristics of this population.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A422 GT81A423 GT81A452"><span class="em">Question 12: previous place of habitual residence</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />In which municipality and department or country did you normally reside before establishing yourself in this municipality?<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 72]</span><br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />When the previous place of usual residence coincides with the current place of usual residence at the time of enumeration, the number "1. here" is marked with a circle. The other spaces are left blank.<br /><br />a) If the person resided in another municipality, different from the current place of usual residence, the name of the municipality and department is written down in the spaces provided.<br /><br />b) If the person lived abroad, the name of the country is recorded in the space provided.<br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 12 of the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A422 GT81A423 GT81A452"><span class="em">Question 12: previous place of habitual residence</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />In which municipality and department or country did you normally reside before establishing yourself in this municipality?<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 72]</span><br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />When the previous place of usual residence coincides with the current place of usual residence at the time of enumeration, the number "1. here" is marked with a circle. The other spaces are left blank.<br /><br />a) If the person resided in another municipality, different from the current place of usual residence, the name of the municipality and department is written down in the spaces provided.<br /><br />b) If the person lived abroad, the name of the country is recorded in the space provided.<br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 12 of the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person' department or country of previous residence before moving to this department.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |