National Population and Housing Census 1988 - IPUMS Subset
Honduras, 1988
Get Microdata
Reference ID
HND_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Sep 03, 2025
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
Page views
163
- Data files
- HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat
- HND1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Country of birth (HN1988A_BPLCNTRY)
Data file: HND1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
227
End:
228
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">A. General characteristics</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A407 HN88A408 HN88A409 HN88A410"><span class="em">6. In what municipality and department were you born?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Here (Municipality and department of the interview)<br /><br />In another part of the country<br />a. Municipality ____ _ _<br />b. Department ____ _ _<br /><br />(If born abroad, write the name of the country)<br /><br />Abroad<br />c. Country ____ _ _<br />d. Year of arrival 19_ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A407 HN88A408 HN88A409 HN88A410"><span class="em">6. In what municipality and department were you born?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Here (Municipality and department of the interview)<br /><br />In another part of the country<br />a. Municipality ____ _ _<br />b. Department ____ _ _<br /><br />(If born abroad, write the name of the country)<br /><br />Abroad<br />c. Country ____ _ _<br />d. Year of arrival 19_ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | United States |
| 12 | Mexico |
| 20 | Costa Rica |
| 21 | El Salvador |
| 22 | Guatemala |
| 24 | Nicaragua |
| 29 | Central and North America, and the Caribbean, other countries |
| 43 | Colombia |
| 47 | Peru |
| 49 | South America, other countries |
| 60 | Germany |
| 62 | Spain |
| 69 | Europe, other countries |
| 72 | China |
| 79 | Asia, other countries |
| 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
<span class="em">6. In which municipality and department were you born?</span>
<br />There are three possible answers for this, and the following, question: here, in another place in the country, or abroad. Only one answer is marked.</p>
<p>When the answer is "another place in the country", the municipality and department are recorded.</p>
<p>If born abroad, the name of the country and the date of arrival [to Honduras] are recorded.
<br />There are three possible answers for this, and the following, question: here, in another place in the country, or abroad. Only one answer is marked.</p>
<p>When the answer is "another place in the country", the municipality and department are recorded.</p>
<p>If born abroad, the name of the country and the date of arrival [to Honduras] are recorded.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person' country of birth.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Person born abroad [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |