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
Department or country of workplace (GT1981A_WKDPTO)
Data file: GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
298
End:
299
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">Only for those who answered 1, 2, or 3 in question 16</span>
<br />[Questions 17 - 20 are asked for persons who responded 1, 2, or 3 in question 16]</p>
<p>19. Establishment location</p>
<p>In what municipality and department is the establishment where you have [or had] the principal occupation indicated above located?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here</div><div class="i2">____ Municipality<br />____ Department</div>
<p><span class="em">Only for those who answered 1, 2, or 3 in question 16</span>
<br />[Questions 17 - 20 are asked for persons who responded 1, 2, or 3 in question 16]</p>
<p>19. Establishment location</p>
<p>In what municipality and department is the establishment where you have [or had] the principal occupation indicated above located?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here</div><div class="i2">____ Municipality<br />____ Department</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 |
| 33 | Other countries in North America |
| 34 | Belize |
| 36 | El Salvador |
| 37 | Honduras |
| 40 | Cuba |
| 42 | Jamaica |
| 43 | Puerto Rico or Virgin Islands |
| 45 | Other countries in the Caribbean |
| 50 | Argentina |
| 60 | Germany |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia |
| 80 | Oceania |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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=" GT81A428 GT81A429 GT81A430 GT81A431 GT81A432 GT81A433 GT81A434 GT81A435 GT81A436 GT81A437 GT81A438 GT81A439 GT81A440 GT81A441 GT81A442 GT81A443"><span class="h2">D. Fourth block: economic characteristics (for those 10 years of age and older).</span><br /><br />Questions 16 through 20 are only presented to those 10 years of age and older.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GT81A429 GT81A430 GT81A431 GT81A432 GT81A433">Note: questions 17-20 are only presented to those who answered 1, 2, or 3 for question 16. For those answering 4-9, an "X" is marked in all of the spaces for questions 17-20.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A431 GT81A432"><span class="em">Question 19: location of the establishment</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />In which municipality and department is the establishment located where the principal occupation was carried out?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />When the establishment is located in the in the place of usual residence, the number "1. here" is circled; if not, the name of the municipality and department is recorded in the spaces provided.<br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 19 of the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="GT81A429 GT81A430 GT81A431 GT81A432 GT81A433">Note: questions 17-20 are only presented to those who answered 1, 2, or 3 for question 16. For those answering 4-9, an "X" is marked in all of the spaces for questions 17-20.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A431 GT81A432"><span class="em">Question 19: location of the establishment</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />In which municipality and department is the establishment located where the principal occupation was carried out?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />When the establishment is located in the in the place of usual residence, the number "1. here" is circled; if not, the name of the municipality and department is recorded in the spaces provided.<br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 19 of the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person' department of workplace of the main occupation.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: Persons age 10+ who ever worked [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |