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
- MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
State of birth (MX2010A_BPLSTATE)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
242
End:
243
Width:
2
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="MX10A410 MX10A411">6. State or country of birth<br />In what state of the Republic or in what country was [the respondent] born?<br /><div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country.<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this state<br />[] In another state</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the state ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] In another country</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the country ____</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="MX10A410 MX10A411">6. State or country of birth<br />In what state of the Republic or in what country was [the respondent] born?<br /><div class="i1">Circle only one code or write the state or country.<br /><br />[] 1 Here, in this state<br />[] In another state</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the state ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 3 In the United States of America<br />[] In another country</div><br /><div class="i2">Write the name of the country ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Aguascalientes |
| 02 | Baja California |
| 03 | Baja California Sur |
| 04 | Campeche |
| 05 | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| 06 | Colima |
| 07 | Chiapas |
| 08 | Chihuahua |
| 09 | Distrito Federal |
| 10 | Durango |
| 11 | Guanajuato |
| 12 | Guerrero |
| 13 | Hidalgo |
| 14 | Jalisco |
| 15 | México |
| 16 | Michoacán de Ocampo |
| 17 | Morelos |
| 18 | Nayarit |
| 19 | Nuevo León |
| 20 | Oaxaca |
| 21 | Puebla |
| 22 | Querétaro |
| 23 | Quintana Roo |
| 24 | San Luis Potosí |
| 25 | Sinaloa |
| 26 | Sonora |
| 27 | Tabasco |
| 28 | Tamaulipas |
| 29 | Tlaxcala |
| 30 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
| 31 | Yucatán |
| 32 | Zacatecas |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | Foreign-born |
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="MX10A410 MX10A411"><span class="em">6. Entity or country of birth</span><br />Circle code 1 if the person was born in the same federal entity where you are performing the interview.<br /><br />Circle code 3 if the person was born in the United States of America.<br /><br />When the person was born in a different state than that of the interview, or in a country that is not the United States of America, write the name of the state or country on the line.<br /><br />If the response is the name of a municipality or delegation, neighborhood or locality, investigate to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country he/she belongs and register it. In case the exact information is not obtained, record what the informer tells you in the corresponding line.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 93]</span><br /><br />If the person tells you that he/she was born in Mexico or Mexico City, ask that he/she clarifies if it corresponds to the federal district or the state of Mexico.<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="MX10A410 MX10A411"><span class="em">6. Entity or country of birth</span><br />Circle code 1 if the person was born in the same federal entity where you are performing the interview.<br /><br />Circle code 3 if the person was born in the United States of America.<br /><br />When the person was born in a different state than that of the interview, or in a country that is not the United States of America, write the name of the state or country on the line.<br /><br />If the response is the name of a municipality or delegation, neighborhood or locality, investigate to which state of the Mexican Republic or to which country he/she belongs and register it. In case the exact information is not obtained, record what the informer tells you in the corresponding line.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 93]</span><br /><br />If the person tells you that he/she was born in Mexico or Mexico City, ask that he/she clarifies if it corresponds to the federal district or the state of Mexico.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the respondent's state of birth.
Universe
Mexico 2010: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |