National Census of Dwellings and Population 1971 - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1971
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Reference ID
NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 20, 2012
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- Data files
- NIC1971-H-H
- NIC1971-P-H
Department or country of birth (NI1971A_0406)
Data file: NIC1971-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
157
End:
158
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
7. Place of birth
In what municipality were you born? If born in Nicaragua write the names of the municipality and department. If born abroad, write the name of the country.
____ Municipality
____ Department or country
In what municipality were you born? If born in Nicaragua write the names of the municipality and department. If born abroad, write the name of the country.
____ Municipality
____ Department or country
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chinadenga |
| 2 | León |
| 3 | Managua |
| 4 | Masaya |
| 5 | Granada |
| 6 | Carazo |
| 7 | Rivas |
| 8 | Chontales |
| 9 | Boaco |
| 10 | Matagalpa |
| 11 | Jinotega |
| 12 | Estelí |
| 13 | Madriz |
| 14 | Nueva Segovia |
| 15 | Río San Juan |
| 16 | Zelaya |
| 21 | Guatemala |
| 22 | Honduras |
| 23 | El Salvador |
| 24 | Panamá |
| 29 | Central America, other country |
| 39 | Caribbean |
| 42 | Mexico |
| 49 | North America, other country |
| 54 | Chile |
| 59 | South America, other country |
| 61 | Austria |
| 63 | Denmark |
| 70 | Europe, other country |
| 79 | Asian country |
| 89 | Other foreign |
| 99 | 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
Geographic characteristics
Questions related to geographical characteristics (place of birth, year of arrival to Nicaragua of the foreign-born population, current usual place of residence,
[p. 51]
place of usual residence in April of 1966) are presented in order to study the internal and international migration of the population. The total number of migrants, the direction and tendency of the movements, as well as the principal characteristics of this population are investigated.
Question #7: Place of birth
a. How to ask the question:
In which municipality was the person born?
If the person was born in Nicaragua, the name of the department to which the municipality corresponds is requested.
If the person was born abroad, the name of the country is requested.
b. How to record the information:
If the enumerated person was born in Nicaragua, the following information is recorded in order:
1) The name of the municipality where born; and
2) The name of the department to which the municipality corresponds.
If the person was born abroad, the name of the birth country is recorded.
c. Examples:
[These instructions refer to a graph of question 7 on the census form]
Questions related to geographical characteristics (place of birth, year of arrival to Nicaragua of the foreign-born population, current usual place of residence,
[p. 51]
place of usual residence in April of 1966) are presented in order to study the internal and international migration of the population. The total number of migrants, the direction and tendency of the movements, as well as the principal characteristics of this population are investigated.
Question #7: Place of birth
a. How to ask the question:
In which municipality was the person born?
If the person was born in Nicaragua, the name of the department to which the municipality corresponds is requested.
If the person was born abroad, the name of the country is requested.
b. How to record the information:
If the enumerated person was born in Nicaragua, the following information is recorded in order:
1) The name of the municipality where born; and
2) The name of the department to which the municipality corresponds.
If the person was born abroad, the name of the birth country is recorded.
c. Examples:
[These instructions refer to a graph of question 7 on the census form]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's department or country of birth.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |