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
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1981_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Person number of mother in household (GT1981A_MOTHNUM)
Data file: GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
238
End:
239
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 1 - 8 were asked for all persons]</p>
<p>6. Maternal orphanhood</p>
<div class="i1">Is your mother alive? <br />(If alive and living in the household, write the order number she has on the form)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">____ Order number on the form</div><div class="i1">[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Unknown</div>
<p><span class="em">For all individuals</span>
<br />[Questions 1 - 8 were asked for all persons]</p>
<p>6. Maternal orphanhood</p>
<div class="i1">Is your mother alive? <br />(If alive and living in the household, write the order number she has on the form)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">____ Order number on the form</div><div class="i1">[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Unknown</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 98 | Unknown or mother not in the household |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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="GT81A402 GT81A403 GT81A404 GT81A405 GT81A406 GT81A408 GT81A409 GT81A410 GT81A411 GT81A412 GT81A413 GT81A414 GT81A415"><span class="h2">A. First block: personal characteristics (for all persons)</span><br /><br />This part of the census form is designed to study the composition of the population according to the following characteristics: relationship to the head of household, sex, age, marital status, maternal orphanhood, ethnicity, and disabilities.<br /><br />Questions 1-8 are presented to all enumerated persons, without exception, following the specific instructions presented below:<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A406"><span class="em">Question 6: maternal orphanhood</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 68]</span><br /><br />Is your mother alive?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If the enumerated person's mother is alive at the time of enumeration, only the number "1. yes" is circled. On the other hand, if the mother has passed away, "2. no" is circled. If the enumerated person's mother is alive and living in the same dwelling being enumerated, the mother's order number in the form is recorded in the space provided.<br /><br />The category "9. unknown" has been provided to record those cases in which the informant does not know if the mother of the enumerated person is alive or not.<br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 6 of the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A406"><span class="em">Question 6: maternal orphanhood</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 68]</span><br /><br />Is your mother alive?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If the enumerated person's mother is alive at the time of enumeration, only the number "1. yes" is circled. On the other hand, if the mother has passed away, "2. no" is circled. If the enumerated person's mother is alive and living in the same dwelling being enumerated, the mother's order number in the form is recorded in the space provided.<br /><br />The category "9. unknown" has been provided to record those cases in which the informant does not know if the mother of the enumerated person is alive or not.<br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 6 of the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the line number of mother in household.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: Persons with mother alive [discrepancies: type I none; type II 27.9%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |