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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Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
State or country of school location (MX2015A_SCHSTAT)
Data file: MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
233
End:
235
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
19. Place or country of school attended
<br />In which state or country is the school that [the respondent] attended?
<br />[Circle one code or write in]</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here, in this state<br />[] In another state ________ [record the state]<br />[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] In another country ________ [record the country]</div>
<br />In which state or country is the school that [the respondent] attended?
<br />[Circle one code or write in]</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Here, in this state<br />[] In another state ________ [record the state]<br />[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] In another country ________ [record the country]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Aguascalientes |
| 002 | Baja California |
| 003 | Baja California Sur |
| 004 | Campeche |
| 005 | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| 006 | Colima |
| 007 | Chiapas |
| 008 | Chihuahua |
| 009 | Distrito Federal |
| 010 | Durango |
| 011 | Guanajuato |
| 012 | Guerrero |
| 013 | Hidalgo |
| 014 | Jalisco |
| 015 | Mexico |
| 016 | Michoacan de Ocampo |
| 017 | Morelos |
| 018 | Nayarit |
| 019 | Nuevo Leon |
| 020 | Oaxaca |
| 021 | Puebla |
| 022 | Queretaro |
| 023 | Quintana Roo |
| 024 | San Luis Potosi |
| 025 | Sinaloa |
| 026 | Sonora |
| 027 | Tabasco |
| 028 | Tamaulipas |
| 029 | Tlaxcala |
| 030 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
| 031 | Yucatan |
| 032 | Zacatecas |
| 200 | America, not elsewhere classified |
| 221 | United States of America |
| 400 | Europe, not elsewhere classified |
| 415 | Spain |
| 997 | Another country not specified |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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">18. Municipality of school attended and 19. State or country of school attended</span>
<br />These questions identify the city, state, or country to which people travel to attend to school regularly.</p>
<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>For question 18 "Municipality of school attended", circle code 1 when the school to which the person is attending is located in the same municipality of the interview and pass to question 20 "Time to commute to school". In case the school is in a municipality or delegation different from the place of the interview, write it on the line.</p>
<p>When the informant mention he/she is studying in another country, circle the code 3 in question 18 and continue with question 19 "State or country of school attended".</p>
<p>Circle the code 1 in question 18 if the state where is located the school is the same as the place of the interview, or circle the code 3 if the person studies in the United States. If the answer is another entity or country type its name on the appropriate line.</p>
<p>If the answer is the name of a city, colony, or locality, ask to which municipality belongs, register it and continue with question 19 "State or country of school attended".</p>
<p>If you do not get accurate information, record in the corresponding line the textual answer of the informant without using abbreviations. Record "does not know" when the person says that.</p>
<p>Ask for the state or country even when the informant says she/he does not know the name of the municipality.</p>
<p>If the informant says that the school is in Mexico or Mexico City, ask whether it is in the Federal District or in the State of Mexico and record the answer.
<br />These questions identify the city, state, or country to which people travel to attend to school regularly.</p>
<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>For question 18 "Municipality of school attended", circle code 1 when the school to which the person is attending is located in the same municipality of the interview and pass to question 20 "Time to commute to school". In case the school is in a municipality or delegation different from the place of the interview, write it on the line.</p>
<p>When the informant mention he/she is studying in another country, circle the code 3 in question 18 and continue with question 19 "State or country of school attended".</p>
<p>Circle the code 1 in question 18 if the state where is located the school is the same as the place of the interview, or circle the code 3 if the person studies in the United States. If the answer is another entity or country type its name on the appropriate line.</p>
<p>If the answer is the name of a city, colony, or locality, ask to which municipality belongs, register it and continue with question 19 "State or country of school attended".</p>
<p>If you do not get accurate information, record in the corresponding line the textual answer of the informant without using abbreviations. Record "does not know" when the person says that.</p>
<p>Ask for the state or country even when the informant says she/he does not know the name of the municipality.</p>
<p>If the informant says that the school is in Mexico or Mexico City, ask whether it is in the Federal District or in the State of Mexico and record the answer.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the state or country where is located the school attended by the person.
Universe
Mexico 2015: Persons age 3+ who attend school [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |