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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Indigenous or ethnic group (NI2005A_INDIGGRP)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 232
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI05A409">7. To which of the following indigenous peoples or ethnic communities does [the person] belong?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 Rama<br />[] 02 Garifuna<br />[] 03 Mayangna-Sumu<br />[] 04 Miskitu<br />[] 05 Ulwa<br />[] 06 Creole (Kriol)<br />[] 07 Mestizo from the Caribbean Coast<br />[] 08 Xui-Sutiava<br />[] 09 Nahoa-Nicarao<br />[] 10 Chorotega-Nahua-Mange<br />[] 11 Cacaopera-Matagalpa<br />[] 12 Other<br />[] 13 Does not know<br />If choices 08-13 selected, continue to question 9.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Rama
02 Garífuna
03 Mayagna-Sumu
04 Miskitu
05 Ulwa
06 Creole (Kriol)
07 Mestizo from the Caribbean coast
08 Xiu-Sutiaba
09 Nahoas-Nicarao
10 Chorotega-Nahua-Mange
11 Cacaopera-Matagalpa
12 Other
13 Doesn't know
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
<svar a="all" v="NI05A409"><span class="em">Question 7. To which of the following indigenous peoples or ethnic communities does [the person] belong?</span><br /><br />Read the options one by one and mark an "X" next to the one stated by the informant.<br /><br />If the answer is one of options 8-13, go to question 9.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's indigenous or ethnic community.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: Persons of indigenous origin [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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