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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MVCA of work location (MU1990A_WKLOC)
Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
281
End:
284
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In strict confidence
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>31 Place of work ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the village council area or municipal ward and/or locality.<br />If worked at home, write 'at home'.<br />If person had no usual place of work, then give the address of the depot, garage, bus or taxi stand, firm, etc., where the person reported for work.<br />For street vendors, give the address of the place where they work the most.</div>
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>31 Place of work ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the village council area or municipal ward and/or locality.<br />If worked at home, write 'at home'.<br />If person had no usual place of work, then give the address of the depot, garage, bus or taxi stand, firm, etc., where the person reported for work.<br />For street vendors, give the address of the place where they work the most.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0001 | Zone 1 : Piments - Baie Topaze |
| 0002 | Zone 2 : La Ferme |
| 0004 | Zone 4 : Oyster Bay |
| 0005 | Zone 5 : Port Mathurin - Soupir |
| 0006 | Zone 6 : Grand Baie - Montagne Goyaves |
| 0007 | Zone 7 : Grand Baie - Montagne GoyavesRoche Bon Dieu - Trefles |
| 0008 | Zone 8 : Lataniers - Mont Lubin |
| 0009 | Zone 9 : Petit Gabriel |
| 0010 | Zone 10 : Mangues - Quatre Vents |
| 0011 | Zone 11 : Plaine Corail - La Fouche Corail |
| 0012 | Zone 12 : Riviere Cocos |
| 0013 | Zone 13 : Port Sud - Est |
| 0014 | Zone 14 : Coromandel - Graviers |
| 0019 | Rodrigues, unknown municipality |
| 0101 | Pailles VCA (part) |
| 0111 | Town of Port Louis Ward 1 East (West in B.River district) |
| 0112 | Town of Port Louis - Ward 2 |
| 0113 | Town of Port Louis - Ward 3 |
| 0114 | Town of Port Louis - Ward 4 |
| 0115 | Town of Port Louis - Ward 5 |
| 0116 | Town of Port Louis - Ward 6 |
| 0199 | Port Louis district, unknown municipality |
| 0201 | Arsenal VCA |
| 0202 | Calebasses VCA |
| 0203 | Congomah VCA |
| 0204 | Creve Coeur VCA |
| 0205 | D'Epinay VCA |
| 0206 | Fond du Sac VCA |
| 0207 | Grand Baie West (East in Riv. du Rempart district) |
| 0208 | Long Mountain VCA |
| 0209 | Morcellement St. André VCA |
| 0210 | Pamplemousses VCA |
| 0211 | Piton West (East in Riv. du Rempart district) |
| 0212 | Plaines des Papayes VCA |
| 0213 | Pointe aux Piments VCA |
| 0214 | Terre Rouge VCA |
| 0215 | Triolet VCA |
| 0216 | Ville Bague West (East in R. du Rempart district and South in Flacq district) |
| 0299 | Pamplemousses district, unknown municipality |
| 0301 | Belle Vue Maurel South (North in Pamplemousses district) |
| 0302 | Cottage VCA |
| 0303 | Espérance Trébuchet VCA |
| 0304 | Goodlands VCA |
| 0305 | Grand Baie East (West in Pamplemousses district) |
| 0306 | Grand Gaube VCA |
| 0307 | Petit Raffray VCA |
| 0308 | Piton East (West in Pamplemousses district) |
| 0309 | Poudre d'Or VCA |
| 0310 | Poudre d'Or Hamlet VCA |
| 0311 | Riviere du Rempart VCA |
| 0312 | Roches Noires VCA |
| 0313 | The Vale VCA |
| 0399 | Riviere du Rempart district, unknown municipality |
| 0401 | Bel Air - Riviere Seche VCA |
| 0402 | Bon Accueil VCA |
| 0403 | Camp de Masque VCA |
| 0404 | Camp de Masque Pavé VCA |
| 0405 | Camp Ithier VCA |
| 0406 | Central Flacq VCA |
| 0407 | Clémencia VCA |
| 0408 | Ecroignard VCA |
| 0409 | Grand River South East VCA |
| 0410 | Laventure South (North in Riv. du Rempart district) |
| 0412 | Médine Camp de Masque East (West in Moka district) |
| 0413 | Montagne Blanche East (West in Moka district) |
| 0414 | Olivia VCA |
| 0415 | Poste de Flacq VCA |
| 0416 | Quatre Cocos VCA |
| 0417 | Quatre Soeurs VCA |
| 0419 | St. Julien (Haut de Flacq) East (West in Moka district) |
| 0420 | St. Julien d`Hotman East (West in Moka district) |
| 0421 | Sébastopol VCA |
| 0422 | Trou d'Eau Douce VCA |
| 0499 | Flacq district, unknown municipality |
| 0501 | Bambous Virieux VCA |
| 0502 | Bananes VCA |
| 0504 | Bois des Amourettes VCA |
| 0505 | Cluny VCA |
| 0506 | Grand Sable VCA |
| 0507 | L'Escalier East (West in Savanne district) |
| 0508 | Mahébourg VCA |
| 0509 | Mare Chicose VCA |
| 0510 | Mare d'Albert VCA |
| 0511 | Mare Tabac VCA |
| 0512 | New Grove VCA |
| 0513 | Nouvelle France VCA |
| 0514 | Old Grand Port VCA |
| 0515 | Plaine Magnien VCA |
| 0518 | Rose Belle VCA |
| 0519 | St. Hubert VCA |
| 0520 | Trois Boutiques VCA |
| 0521 | Union Park VCA |
| 0599 | Grand Port district, unknown municipality |
| 0601 | Baie du Cap VCA |
| 0602 | Bois Chéri VCA |
| 0603 | Camp Diable VCA |
| 0604 | Chemin Grenier VCA |
| 0605 | Grand Bois VCA |
| 0606 | Riviere des Anguilles VCA |
| 0608 | Souillac VCA |
| 0609 | Surinam VCA |
| 0699 | Savanne district, unknown municipality |
| 0711 | Town of B.Bassin/R.Hill - Ward 1 |
| 0712 | Town of B.Bassin/R.Hill - Ward 2 |
| 0713 | Town of B.Bassin/R.Hill - Ward 3 |
| 0714 | Town of B.Bassin/R.Hill - Ward 4 |
| 0721 | Town of Quatre Bornes - Ward 1 |
| 0722 | Town of Quatre Bornes - Ward 2 |
| 0723 | Town of Quatre Bornes Ward 3 East (West in Black River district) |
| 0731 | Town of Vacoas/Phoenix - Ward 1 |
| 0732 | Town of Vacoas/Phoenix - Ward 2 |
| 0733 | Town of Vacoas/Phoenix - Ward 3 |
| 0741 | Town of Curepipe - Ward 1 |
| 0742 | Town of Curepipe - Ward 2 West |
| 0743 | Town of Curepipe - Ward 3 |
| 0799 | Plaines Wilhems district, unknown municipality |
| 0801 | Camp Thorel VCA |
| 0802 | Dagotiere VCA |
| 0804 | L'Avenir VCA |
| 0807 | Melrose VCA |
| 0808 | Moka East (West in P. Wilhems district) |
| 0809 | Montagne Blanche West (East in Flacq district) |
| 0810 | Pailles VCA (part) |
| 0811 | Quartier Militaire VCA |
| 0812 | Ripailles VCA |
| 0814 | St. Pierre VCA |
| 0899 | Moka district, unknown municipality |
| 0901 | Bambous VCA |
| 0902 | Cascavelle West (East in P. Wilhems district) |
| 0903 | Case Noyale VCA |
| 0904 | Chamarel West (East in Savanne district) |
| 0905 | Flic en Flac VCA |
| 0906 | Grande Riviere Noire VCA |
| 0907 | Gros Caillou VCA |
| 0908 | Petite Riviere VCA |
| 0909 | Tamarin VCA |
| 0999 | Black River district, unknown municipality |
| 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
<span class="em">Stop at this column [28] if person has never worked. Columns 29 to 34 are for persons who have ever worked. Information is required on the person's work during the past week. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours, if person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job.</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Column 31</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Place of work</span>
<br />Give the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the Village Council Area or Municipal Council Ward where possible. Please note that the place of work may not be the head office of the establishment for which the person worked. For example, if a person employed by the Ministry of Social Security was posted in Bambous, write 'Bambous'.
<br />For persons who worked in their own home, write 'At home'. However, if a person worked in the home of his/her employer, give the address of the employer.
<br />If the person had no usual place of work, then give the address of the depot, garage, taxi stand, firm, etc. where the person reported for work.
<br />For street vendors, door to door salesperson, etc., give the Village Council Area, Municipal Council Ward or locality where they worked the most.
<p><span class="h2">Column 31</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Place of work</span>
<br />Give the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the Village Council Area or Municipal Council Ward where possible. Please note that the place of work may not be the head office of the establishment for which the person worked. For example, if a person employed by the Ministry of Social Security was posted in Bambous, write 'Bambous'.
<br />For persons who worked in their own home, write 'At home'. However, if a person worked in the home of his/her employer, give the address of the employer.
<br />If the person had no usual place of work, then give the address of the depot, garage, taxi stand, firm, etc. where the person reported for work.
<br />For street vendors, door to door salesperson, etc., give the Village Council Area, Municipal Council Ward or locality where they worked the most.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the municipality or village area where the person worked the most hours at during the last week or the job worked most recently for persons not working during the last week.
Universe
Mauritius 1990: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |