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1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Mauritius, 1990
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MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 106710

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
MARRNUM
Number of marriages or unions
CHBORN
Children ever born
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
LANGMU
Language spoken at home, Mauritius
MTONGMU
Language of forefathers, Mauritius
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCMU
Educational attainment, Mauritius
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
ISCO88A
Occupation, ISCO-1988, 3-digit
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
EMPSECT
Sector of employment
WRKTENURE
Tenure in current job (months)
WRKMTHS
Months worked last year
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
WRKAVAIL
Available to work
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGCTRY5
Country of residence 5 years ago
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_5_MU
District of residence 5 years ago, Mauritius; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_5_MU
Municipal Ward/Village Council Areas (MVCA) of residence 5 years ago, Mauritius; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISEMP
Employment disability
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISLOWR
Disability affecting lower extremities
DISUPPR
Disability affecting upper extremities
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISPSYC
Psychological disability
MU1990A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MU1990A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
MU1990A_SEX
Sex
MU1990A_AGE
Age
MU1990A_RESCENS
Location during census night
MU1990A_USUALRES
Usual residence
MU1990A_RESDIST
District of usual residence
MU1990A_RESMUNI
MVCA or country of usual residence
MU1990A_CITIZEN
Mauritian citizenship
MU1990A_NATION
Country of citizenship
MU1990A_RES5YR
Place of usual residence 5 years ago
MU1990A_DIST5YR
District of usual residence 5 years ago
MU1990A_MUNI5YR
MVCA or country of usual residence 5 years ago
MU1990A_DISAB
Any disability
MU1990A_DISAB1
First reported disability
MU1990A_MARST
Marital status
MU1990A_AGEMARR
Age at first marriage
MU1990A_MARRNUM
Married more than once
MU1990A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born
MU1990A_RELIG
Religion
MU1990A_MTONGUE
Language of forefathers
MU1990A_LANGHOM
Languages usually spoken at home
MU1990A_LIT
Languages read and written
MU1990A_SCHOOL
School attendance
MU1990A_EDATTAIN
Primary and secondary education
MU1990A_EDDURTER
Duration of tertiary education (months)
MU1990A_EDFIELDTER
Field of highest qualification in tertiary education (1-digit)
MU1990A_EDDURVOC
Duration of vocational or technical training (months)
MU1990A_EDLEVVOC
Level of vocational or technical training
MU1990A_EDFIELDVOC
Highest certificate in vocational or technical training (1-digit)
MU1990A_EDFIELDVOC2
Highest certificate in vocational or technical training (2-digit)
MU1990A_WKHOURS
Hours worked last week
MU1990A_WKABS
Temporarily away from work
MU1990A_WKLOOK
Job search (last 8 weeks)
MU1990A_WKAVAIL
Available for work last week
MU1990A_WKMON
Months since person last worked
MU1990A_EMPSECT
Type of establishment
MU1990A_IND
Industry (1-digit)
MU1990A_IND2
Industry (2-digit)
MU1990A_WKLOC
MVCA of work location
MU1990A_OCC1
Occupation (1-digit)
MU1990A_OCC2
Occupation (2-digit)
MU1990A_OCC3
Occupation (3-digit)
MU1990A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
MU1990A_WKTENURE
Length of service with employer (months)
MU1990A_EMPSTAT89
Main activity status in 1989
MU1990A_WKWEEK89
Weeks worked in 1989
MU1990A_WKLOOK89
Weeks available and looking for work in 1989
Total: 121
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