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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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Year of immigration (JM1982A_YRMIG)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 210
End: 211
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="JM82A414">18. Year of immigration:<br /><div class="i1">[This question was asked of foreign-born persons]<br />[] Before 1960<br />[] 1960-69<br />[] 1970-72<br />[] 1973-75<br />[] 1976<br />[] 1977<br />[] 1978<br />[] 1979<br />[] 1980<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Before 1960
02 1960-69
03 1970-72
04 1973-75
05 1976
06 1977
07 1978
08 1979
09 1980 or after
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 year during which the individual first came to live in Jamaica.
Universe
Jamaica 1982: Persons not born in Jamaica [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.3%]

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