Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2015

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Reference ID

MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS

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Has the Mexican nationality (MX2015A_CITIZEN)

Data file: MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 220

End: 220

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

12. Nationality
<br />Is [the respondent] Mexican by nationality?
<br />[Circle one code]</p>
<div class="i1">[] 5 Yes<br />[] 7 No</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
9	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

<span class="em">12. Nationality</span>
<br />This question determines whether people born in another country have the Mexican nationality.
<br />A person has Mexican nationality when he/she is recognized by the Mexican State as a member of this nation.</p>

<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>

<p>Therefore, people have Mexican nationality in the following cases:</p>
<div class="i1">[] People born in the national territory.<br />[] Foreigners who obtain naturalization by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs.<br />[] Foreigners married with Mexicans resided within the national territory.<br />[] People born abroad whose parents are Mexican born in the national territory<br />[] People born abroad whose parents are Mexican by naturalization.<br />[] Consider that naturalization is the legal process by which Mexican nationality is given to people born in another country.</div>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person has the Mexican nationality.

Universe

Mexico 2015: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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