Third General Census of Population and Housing 2005 - IPUMS Subset
Cameroon, 2005
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Reference ID
CMR_2005_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau Central des Recensements et des Études de Population, Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 15, 2013
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- CMR2005-H-H
- CMR2005-P-H
Country of previous residence (CM2005A_0523)
Data file: CMR2005-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
241
End:
243
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
12. Former place of residence
Where was [person] living before settling in the current place of residence (usual place)? ____ _
See code list
[] Urban
[] Rural
Where was [person] living before settling in the current place of residence (usual place)? ____ _
See code list
[] Urban
[] Rural
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon |
| 402 | Egypt |
| 403 | Libya |
| 404 | Morocco |
| 407 | Benin |
| 408 | Burkina Faso |
| 410 | Ivory Coast |
| 412 | Ghana |
| 413 | Guinea |
| 415 | Liberia |
| 416 | Mali |
| 418 | Niger |
| 419 | Nigeria |
| 420 | Senegal |
| 422 | Togo |
| 434 | Rwanda |
| 440 | Angola |
| 442 | Congo |
| 443 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 444 | Gabon |
| 445 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 446 | Central African Republic |
| 448 | Chad |
| 449 | South Africa |
| 450 | Botswana |
| 499 | Other Africa |
| 501 | Canada |
| 502 | USA |
| 599 | Other Americas |
| 602 | Saudi Arabia |
| 609 | China |
| 611 | North Korea |
| 615 | India |
| 626 | Lebanon |
| 644 | East Timor |
| 699 | Other Asia |
| 702 | Germany |
| 704 | England |
| 708 | Belgium |
| 715 | Spain |
| 718 | France |
| 720 | Greece |
| 725 | Italy |
| 735 | Netherlands |
| 739 | Russia |
| 745 | Switzerland |
| 799 | Other Europe |
| 899 | Oceania |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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
12. Former place of residence
The former place of residence is the quarter or the district where the surveyed person lived (for at least 6 months) right before moving to the place of residence during the surveying of Cameroon, or the country if they lived abroad.
Where did ____ live before moving to the current, typical place of residence?
-Mark the name (quarter/district or foreign country) on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person.
If the answer is Yes, 2 situations may present themselves
a) The former place of residence was in Cameroon,
-Mark the name of the quarter or district corresponding to the former place of residence on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person.
Then ask the following question:
Q. Was the town in which you lived in this quarter or in this district the main authority of the quarter or district or of a village?
b) The former place of residence was outside of Cameroon,
-Mark the full name of the country of former residence on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person.
Then ask the following question:
Q. The town that you lived in, in this country, was it in an urban location (city) or a rural one (village)?
[Examples omitted]
Then ask him the following question:
Q. Did you live in Mbalmayo or a village in this quarter or in this district?
-Mark in the space provided the code for the former place of residence (1 = urban, 2 = rural)
[Example C omitted]
Then ask him the following question:
Q. Did you live in Sa'a or a village in this quarter or in this district?
-Mark in the space provided the code for the former place of residence (1 = urban, 2 = rural)
The former place of residence is the quarter or the district where the surveyed person lived (for at least 6 months) right before moving to the place of residence during the surveying of Cameroon, or the country if they lived abroad.
Where did ____ live before moving to the current, typical place of residence?
-Mark the name (quarter/district or foreign country) on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person.
If the answer is Yes, 2 situations may present themselves
a) The former place of residence was in Cameroon,
-Mark the name of the quarter or district corresponding to the former place of residence on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person.
Then ask the following question:
Q. Was the town in which you lived in this quarter or in this district the main authority of the quarter or district or of a village?
b) The former place of residence was outside of Cameroon,
-Mark the full name of the country of former residence on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person.
Then ask the following question:
Q. The town that you lived in, in this country, was it in an urban location (city) or a rural one (village)?
[Examples omitted]
Then ask him the following question:
Q. Did you live in Mbalmayo or a village in this quarter or in this district?
-Mark in the space provided the code for the former place of residence (1 = urban, 2 = rural)
[Example C omitted]
Then ask him the following question:
Q. Did you live in Sa'a or a village in this quarter or in this district?
-Mark in the space provided the code for the former place of residence (1 = urban, 2 = rural)
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's previous country of residence.
Universe
Residents of the household
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |