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
Year of arrival to Guatemala (GT1981A_YRIMMIG)
Data file: GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
254
End:
257
Width:
4
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>9. Place of birth
<br />In what municipality and department were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here<br />[] [If born 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 born abroad, write the country and ask: In what year did you come to live permanently in this country?</div><div class="i2">Year of arrival in the country 19 _ _<br />[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>9. Place of birth
<br />In what municipality and department were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here<br />[] [If born 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 born abroad, write the country and ask: In what year did you come to live permanently in this country?</div><div class="i2">Year of arrival in the country 19 _ _<br />[Name of the country] ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1911 |
| 1915 | 1915 |
| 1919 | 1919 |
| 1920 | 1920 |
| 1921 | 1921 |
| 1922 | 1922 |
| 1924 | 1924 |
| 1926 | 1926 |
| 1927 | 1927 |
| 1928 | 1928 |
| 1929 | 1929 |
| 1930 | 1930 |
| 1931 | 1931 |
| 1932 | 1932 |
| 1933 | 1933 |
| 1934 | 1934 |
| 1935 | 1935 |
| 1936 | 1936 |
| 1937 | 1937 |
| 1939 | 1939 |
| 1940 | 1940 |
| 1941 | 1941 |
| 1942 | 1942 |
| 1943 | 1943 |
| 1944 | 1944 |
| 1945 | 1945 |
| 1946 | 1946 |
| 1947 | 1947 |
| 1948 | 1948 |
| 1949 | 1949 |
| 1950 | 1950 |
| 1951 | 1951 |
| 1952 | 1952 |
| 1953 | 1953 |
| 1954 | 1954 |
| 1955 | 1955 |
| 1956 | 1956 |
| 1957 | 1957 |
| 1958 | 1958 |
| 1959 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1960 |
| 1961 | 1961 |
| 1962 | 1962 |
| 1963 | 1963 |
| 1964 | 1964 |
| 1965 | 1965 |
| 1966 | 1966 |
| 1967 | 1967 |
| 1968 | 1968 |
| 1969 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1970 |
| 1971 | 1971 |
| 1972 | 1972 |
| 1973 | 1973 |
| 1974 | 1974 |
| 1975 | 1975 |
| 1976 | 1976 |
| 1977 | 1977 |
| 1978 | 1978 |
| 1979 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1980 |
| 1981 | 1981 |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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="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="GT81A419"><span class="em">Question 10: period of residence</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />For how many years have you lived in this municipality?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If the person has always lived in the municipality of the place of usual residence at the time of enumeration, the number "1. Always" is circled.<br /><br />If the enumerated person has changed residences, moving to the current municipality of usual residence, the number of years living in this municipality is written in the space provided. If the time of residence is less than one year, "00" is recorded.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 71]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 10 of the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A419"><span class="em">Question 10: period of residence</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />For how many years have you lived in this municipality?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If the person has always lived in the municipality of the place of usual residence at the time of enumeration, the number "1. Always" is circled.<br /><br />If the enumerated person has changed residences, moving to the current municipality of usual residence, the number of years living in this municipality is written in the space provided. If the time of residence is less than one year, "00" is recorded.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 71]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 10 of the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person' year of arrival in the country.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: Persons born abroad [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |