2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2000
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Reference ID
MUS_2000_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 files
- MUS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Citizenship (MU2000A_NATION)
Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
225
End:
228
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>
<p>9. Citizenship _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">If of Mauritian nationality, write:<br /><br />[] MB - Mauritian born<br />[] MD - Mauritian by descent<br />[] MR - Mauritian by registration<br />[] MN - Mauritian by naturalization<br /><br />If not Mauritian, specify the country of citizenship.<br />(Stop here for non-Mauritians usually residing outside Mauritius)</div>
<p>9. Citizenship _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">If of Mauritian nationality, write:<br /><br />[] MB - Mauritian born<br />[] MD - Mauritian by descent<br />[] MR - Mauritian by registration<br />[] MN - Mauritian by naturalization<br /><br />If not Mauritian, specify the country of citizenship.<br />(Stop here for non-Mauritians usually residing outside Mauritius)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 9130 | Malagasy Republic |
| 9154 | South Africa, Republic of |
| 9199 | Other African countries |
| 9405 | Bangladesh |
| 9409 | China, People Republic of |
| 9414 | India |
| 9441 | Sri Lanka |
| 9499 | Other Asian countries |
| 9515 | France |
| 9516 | Germany |
| 9525 | Italy |
| 9550 | United Kingdom |
| 9599 | Other European countries |
| 9603 | Australia |
| 9700 | Other countries |
| 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="h3">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Column 9 - Citizenship</span>
<br />Write as appropriate: </p>
<div class="i1">MB- Mauritian born: for persons who are citizens of Mauritius by reason of being born in the Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega, St. Brandon and Diego Garcia;<br />MD- Mauritian by descent: for persons who are born outside Mauritius by Mauritian parents;<br />MR- Mauritian by registration: for any Commonwealth citizen who has been registered as a citizen of Mauritius;<br />MN- Mauritian by naturalisation: for any person, other than a Commonwealth citizen, who has become a citizen of Mauritius by naturalisation.</div><p>If a person is not a Mauritian citizen, specify the country of which he or she is a citizen.
<p><span class="em">Column 9 - Citizenship</span>
<br />Write as appropriate: </p>
<div class="i1">MB- Mauritian born: for persons who are citizens of Mauritius by reason of being born in the Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega, St. Brandon and Diego Garcia;<br />MD- Mauritian by descent: for persons who are born outside Mauritius by Mauritian parents;<br />MR- Mauritian by registration: for any Commonwealth citizen who has been registered as a citizen of Mauritius;<br />MN- Mauritian by naturalisation: for any person, other than a Commonwealth citizen, who has become a citizen of Mauritius by naturalisation.</div><p>If a person is not a Mauritian citizen, specify the country of which he or she is a citizen.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a citizenship for non-Mauritian persons.
Universe
Mauritius 2000: Persons without Mauritian citizenship [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |