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1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Age (TT1990A_AGE)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 151
End: 152
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 1. Characteristics -- For all persons</span></p>

<p>Boxes are precoded, tick the appropriate box please.</p>

<p>What is [the respondent's] date of age in completed years?</p>
<div class="i1">Age _ _</div>
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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">Section 1 Characteristics </span></p>

<p>Question 4 - Date of birth/age </p>
<div class="i1">You are required to write in the date of birth i.e. the day, month and year of birth for each person in the household. If the date of birth cannot be given, it is necessary to have, at least, a current estimate of the age of the person in completed years since the last birthday or as at 15th May 1990. During the preliminary enumeration it must be ascertained by you whether any member of the household has a birthday between the day you are enumerating the household and census day. You will find it necessary to circle the "person number" e.g. 01, of all persons who will be aged fifteen years between the start of enumeration on 17th April, 1990 and census day 15th May, 1990; i.e. date of birth between the 17th April and 15th May 1975. Young persons of the female sex born between 17th April and 15th May 1976 should be also identified. Such identification will assist you with sections 4, economic activity; 5, highest level of training and 8, income which apply to all persons fifteen years old and over; while section 7, fertility applies to females fourteen years old and over not attending primary or secondary school full time. For persons 99 years old and over, record age and date of birth. Every effort should be made to obtain the date of birth. <br />There may be instances, especially in the case of old people, where respondents do not remember their correct ages. Perhaps reference to some outstanding events, such as World Wars I, 1914-1918 and II, 1939-1945, fires, floods, or hurricanes, may be helpful. By referring to such events and by considering other information available about the individual make every effort to estimate his/her age. Do not leave the question blank. Obtain some estimate from the respondent.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the age of the person.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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