1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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Reference ID
TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- TTO1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of years the person has been living in Trinidad and Tobago (TT1990A_RESDUR)
Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
161
End:
162
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 2. Migration--For all persons</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Foreign born only</span></p>
<p>7(d). How many years has [the respondent] been living in Trinidad and Tobago?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Years</div>
<p><span class="em">Foreign born only</span></p>
<p>7(d). How many years has [the respondent] been living in Trinidad and Tobago?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Years</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 |
| 53 | 53 |
| 54 | 54 |
| 55 | 55 |
| 56 | 56 |
| 57 | 57 |
| 58 | 58 |
| 59 | 59 |
| 60 | 60 |
| 61 | 61 |
| 62 | 62 |
| 63 | 63 |
| 64 | 64 |
| 65 | 65 |
| 66 | 66 |
| 67 | 67 |
| 68 | 68 |
| 69 | 69 |
| 70 | 70+ |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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">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><p>Question 7[c] - Country of birth-for foreign born only
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">For persons stating "Foreign" in question 7[a], you are required to write in the individual's country of birth for those cases where the country is not pre-coded otherwise write the appropriate code in the box.</div><p>Question 7[d] - Length of stay-foreign born only
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">For persons indicating "Foreign" in question 7[a], please obtain from the respondent the number of years living in Trinidad and Tobago and enter it in the space provided. Length of stay must be recorded in completed years. Less than one year is recorded as 00.</div>
<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><p>Question 7[c] - Country of birth-for foreign born only
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">For persons stating "Foreign" in question 7[a], you are required to write in the individual's country of birth for those cases where the country is not pre-coded otherwise write the appropriate code in the box.</div><p>Question 7[d] - Length of stay-foreign born only
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">For persons indicating "Foreign" in question 7[a], please obtain from the respondent the number of years living in Trinidad and Tobago and enter it in the space provided. Length of stay must be recorded in completed years. Less than one year is recorded as 00.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of years the person has been living in Trinidad and Tobago.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: Persons born abroard [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |