Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2010
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MEX_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2010_PHC-H-H.dat
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Age (MX2010A_AGE)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
232
End:
234
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">III. Personal characteristics</span></p>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-10 are asked of all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A403">2. Age<br />How old is [the respondent] in completed years?<br /><div class="i1">If less than one year old write "000".<br /><br />Write the number of years _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-10 are asked of all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A403">2. Age<br />How old is [the respondent] in completed years?<br /><div class="i1">If less than one year old write "000".<br /><br />Write the number of years _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Younger than 1 year |
| 001 | 1 |
| 002 | 2 |
| 003 | 3 |
| 004 | 4 |
| 005 | 5 |
| 006 | 6 |
| 007 | 7 |
| 008 | 8 |
| 009 | 9 |
| 010 | 10 |
| 011 | 11 |
| 012 | 12 |
| 013 | 13 |
| 014 | 14 |
| 015 | 15 |
| 016 | 16 |
| 017 | 17 |
| 018 | 18 |
| 019 | 19 |
| 020 | 20 |
| 021 | 21 |
| 022 | 22 |
| 023 | 23 |
| 024 | 24 |
| 025 | 25 |
| 026 | 26 |
| 027 | 27 |
| 028 | 28 |
| 029 | 29 |
| 030 | 30 |
| 031 | 31 |
| 032 | 32 |
| 033 | 33 |
| 034 | 34 |
| 035 | 35 |
| 036 | 36 |
| 037 | 37 |
| 038 | 38 |
| 039 | 39 |
| 040 | 40 |
| 041 | 41 |
| 042 | 42 |
| 043 | 43 |
| 044 | 44 |
| 045 | 45 |
| 046 | 46 |
| 047 | 47 |
| 048 | 48 |
| 049 | 49 |
| 050 | 50 |
| 051 | 51 |
| 052 | 52 |
| 053 | 53 |
| 054 | 54 |
| 055 | 55 |
| 056 | 56 |
| 057 | 57 |
| 058 | 58 |
| 059 | 59 |
| 060 | 60 |
| 061 | 61 |
| 062 | 62 |
| 063 | 63 |
| 064 | 64 |
| 065 | 65 |
| 066 | 66 |
| 067 | 67 |
| 068 | 68 |
| 069 | 69 |
| 070 | 70 |
| 071 | 71 |
| 072 | 72 |
| 073 | 73 |
| 074 | 74 |
| 075 | 75 |
| 076 | 76 |
| 077 | 77 |
| 078 | 78 |
| 079 | 79 |
| 080 | 80 |
| 081 | 81 |
| 082 | 82 |
| 083 | 83 |
| 084 | 84 |
| 085 | 85 |
| 086 | 86 |
| 087 | 87 |
| 088 | 88 |
| 089 | 89 |
| 090 | 90 |
| 091 | 91 |
| 092 | 92 |
| 093 | 93 |
| 094 | 94 |
| 095 | 95 |
| 096 | 96 |
| 097 | 97 |
| 098 | 98 |
| 099 | 99 |
| 100 | 100+ |
| 999 | 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
<span class="h3">6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people</span></p>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-11 are for all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A403"><span class="em">2. Age</span><br />With this question, it is known that the age represents the completed years of the people in the dwelling at the moment of the interview.<br /><br />If the informer doesn't remember or [cannot] specify the age of some person, help him with some event (marriage, a child's birth, year in school, among others) or ask him to consult a birth certificate, voter's ID, personal identification card (CURP), driver's license, or some other document where the birth date appears; help him calculate the age.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 91]</span><br /><br />Register three zeros ("000") if the person is younger than 1 year, and [if he/she] is hours old, days old, weeks old, or younger than 12 months.<br /></svar>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 1-11 are for all persons.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A403"><span class="em">2. Age</span><br />With this question, it is known that the age represents the completed years of the people in the dwelling at the moment of the interview.<br /><br />If the informer doesn't remember or [cannot] specify the age of some person, help him with some event (marriage, a child's birth, year in school, among others) or ask him to consult a birth certificate, voter's ID, personal identification card (CURP), driver's license, or some other document where the birth date appears; help him calculate the age.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 91]</span><br /><br />Register three zeros ("000") if the person is younger than 1 year, and [if he/she] is hours old, days old, weeks old, or younger than 12 months.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the respondent's age.
Universe
Mexico 2010: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |