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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Place of birth (TT1990A_BPL)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 156

End: 156

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h2">Section 2. Migration--For all persons</span></p>

<p>7(a). Where was [the respondent's] place of birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Trinidad and Tobago [Go to Q.7(b)]<br />[] 2 Foreign/Abroad [Skip to Q.7(c) and 7(d)]<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS) [Skip to Q.8(a)]</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Trinidad and Tobago
2	Foreign
9	Unknown

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 2 Migration</span></p>

<p>Question [7a] - Place of birth </p>
<div class="i1">The information collected here must indicate the address of the mother at the time of the birth of the individual. Be sure to record the name of the town/village and, as far as possible, ward and county to facilitate coding. <br />The response positions for this question are laid out in two fields: <br />[1] Trinidad and Tobago<br />[2] Foreign <br />For persons born in Trinidad and Tobago, be sure to write out the full address of the usual place of residence of the person's mother at the time of the birth of the person in the space provided. Do not enter hospitals, nursing homes or any place other than the residence of the mother as place of birth. If the response to this question is "Trinidad and Tobago" then write out the full address in question 7[b] before going to question 8[a]. If the response is "Foreign" then skip to question 7[c].</div>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person was born in Trinidad and Tobago or was born in foreign country (abroad).

Universe

Trinidad and Tobago 1990: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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