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Population Census 1982, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982
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JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, IPUMS
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Last parish of residence (JM1982A_PREVPAR)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 206
End: 207
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="JM82A411 JM82A412 JM82A413 JM82A414"><span class="em">Section 3: Migration</span><br />[All persons]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A412">16. Parish last lived in:<br /><div class="i1">[] Saint Elizabeth<br />[] Manchester<br />[] Clarendon<br />[] Saint Catherine<br />[] Kingston<br />[] Saint Andrew<br />[] Saint Thomas<br />[] Portland<br />[] Saint Mary<br />[] Saint Ann<br />[] Trelawney<br />[] Saint James<br />[] Hanover<br />[] Westmoreland<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Kingston
02 Saint Andrew
03 Saint Thomas
04 Portland
05 Saint Mary
06 Saint Ann
07 Trelawny
08 Saint James
09 Hanover
10 Westmoreland
11 Saint Elizabeth
12 Manchester
13 Clarendon
14 Saint Catherine
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the parish that the person previously resided in, or the parish of birth if the person has not moved.
Universe
Jamaica 1982: Persons in private households and some group quarters [discrepancies: none]

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