2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Mauritius, 2000

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Reference ID

MUS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS

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Usual place of residence 5 years ago (MU2000A_RES5YR)

Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 229

End: 229

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Population census form]

10. Usual address 5 years ago _ _ _ _ _
<div class="i1">Was the person's address 5 years ago (on 2.7.1995) the same as that shown in column 8? If yes, write 'yes'. If no, write the person's usual address on 2.7.1995. For a child under 5 years, write 'not born'.</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes, same as current address
2	Elsewhere in Mauritius
3	Outside Mauritius
8	Unknown
9	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

7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form

Column 10 - Usual address 5 years ago
 If the person's usual address 5 years ago (i.e. on 2.7.1995) was the same as that entered in column 8, write 'Yes'.
 If not, write the person's usual address on 2.7.1995, specifying the Municipal Council Ward or Village Council Area where possible.
 For children now under 5 years of age, write 'Not born'.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person's usual place of residence 5 years ago.

Universe

Mauritius 2000: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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