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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 2000
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TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Any member that had left to livepermanently abroad since 1990 (TT2000A_MIGANY)

Data file: TTO2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 220
End: 220
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 15. International migration - Head of Household</span></p>

<p>In this section we wish to know how many persons have left the country to live abroad since the last Census.</p>

<p>61. Did any member of this household leave to live abroad during the past ten years, i.e. since 1990?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1. Yes<br />[] 2. No (end of interview)<br />[] 9. Not stated (end of interview)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
<span class="h3">Section 15 - International migration</span></p>

<p>International migration refers to the movements by individuals over national boundaries. Migration is an important element in the growth and decline of the population and the labour force. A knowledge of the number and the characteristics of the persons entering and leaving the country is required to analyze the changes in the structure of the population and the composition of the labour force of Trinidad and Tobago.</p>

<p>This section will compile information on the number of persons leaving the household to live abroad, by age group and sex. It will also collect information on the countries to which persons migrated, as well as, the number of persons returning to live here permanently.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 62 - Give the number of persons by age and sex at the time of leaving.</span></p>

<p>You are required to write in the number of persons by sex and age-group who have left the household to reside abroad.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether any member left the household to live permanently abroad since 1990.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2000: Households that completed the interview [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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