Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2010
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Reference ID
MEX_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2010_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Use of health services (MX2010A_HLTHSERV)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
247
End:
248
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="MX10A412">7. Use of health services<br />Where is [the respondent] treated when s/he has health problems?<br /><div class="i1">Circle only one code.<br /><br />[] 1 Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)<br />[] 2 Institute for Social Security and Services for Federal Government Employees (ISSSTE)<br />[] 3 Institute for Social Security and Services for State Government Employees (ISSSTE estatal)<br />[] 4 Pemex, Secretary of Defense or Secretary of the Navy systems (Pemex, Defensa, Marina)<br />[] 5 Secretary of Health (SSA) (Popular Insurance) Health Center or Hospital<br />[] 6 Social Security Opportunities program (IMSS Oportunidades)<br />[] 7 Private office, clinic or hospital<br />[] 8 Someplace else<br />[] 9 S/he is not treated</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="MX10A412">7. Use of health services<br />Where is [the respondent] treated when s/he has health problems?<br /><div class="i1">Circle only one code.<br /><br />[] 1 Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)<br />[] 2 Institute for Social Security and Services for Federal Government Employees (ISSSTE)<br />[] 3 Institute for Social Security and Services for State Government Employees (ISSSTE estatal)<br />[] 4 Pemex, Secretary of Defense or Secretary of the Navy systems (Pemex, Defensa, Marina)<br />[] 5 Secretary of Health (SSA) (Popular Insurance) Health Center or Hospital<br />[] 6 Social Security Opportunities program (IMSS Oportunidades)<br />[] 7 Private office, clinic or hospital<br />[] 8 Someplace else<br />[] 9 S/he is not treated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Social Security (IMSS, or Mexican Institute for Social Security) |
| 02 | Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers |
| 03 | State Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers |
| 04 | Mexican Petroleums, the Defense or the Navy |
| 05 | Health center or hospital for SSA (People's Insurance) |
| 06 | Mexican Institute for Social Security Opportunities |
| 07 | Private clinic, office or office |
| 08 | Other location |
| 09 | They do not use medical services |
| 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
<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="MX10A412"><span class="em">7. Use of health services</span><br />This question finds out where the people are seen when they have health problems.<br /><br />When asking this question, the response options are only read when it is very evident that the informer doesn't know what to answer.<br /><br />If the informer's response is that the person is seen in more than one health institution, ask, "To which does he/she go with the most frequency?" And circle the code that corresponds.<br /><br />When the response is the name or number of the clinic, ask if it pertains to the IMSS, ISSSTE, or some hospital of the Pemex, the Army, the Marines, the Secretary of Health (SSA) or some other; circle the code of the option that corresponds.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 94]</span><br /><br />Consider the following and circle:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Code 2, if the response is ISSSTE and deals with federal government workers.</li>
<li>Code 3, if the declaration is an institution of the state social security such as: ISSSET, ASSSEMyM, ISSSTEZAC, ISSSPEA, or ISSSTESON, the state ISSSTE is circled.</li>
<li>Code 7, if the person is seen in a private medical clinic or Farmacias Similares.</li>
<li>Code 8, if the person goes to a benefit institution such as: DIF, Red Cross, Green Cross, Ambar Cross, medical dispensary; midwife, health promoter, or other.</li>
<li>Code 9, if the person doesn't use health services or the response is one of the following: he/she uses health services in a country outside Mexico, he/she goes to a folk healer, witch, herbalist, or similar places.</li>
</ul><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="MX10A412"><span class="em">7. Use of health services</span><br />This question finds out where the people are seen when they have health problems.<br /><br />When asking this question, the response options are only read when it is very evident that the informer doesn't know what to answer.<br /><br />If the informer's response is that the person is seen in more than one health institution, ask, "To which does he/she go with the most frequency?" And circle the code that corresponds.<br /><br />When the response is the name or number of the clinic, ask if it pertains to the IMSS, ISSSTE, or some hospital of the Pemex, the Army, the Marines, the Secretary of Health (SSA) or some other; circle the code of the option that corresponds.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 94]</span><br /><br />Consider the following and circle:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Code 2, if the response is ISSSTE and deals with federal government workers.</li>
<li>Code 3, if the declaration is an institution of the state social security such as: ISSSET, ASSSEMyM, ISSSTEZAC, ISSSPEA, or ISSSTESON, the state ISSSTE is circled.</li>
<li>Code 7, if the person is seen in a private medical clinic or Farmacias Similares.</li>
<li>Code 8, if the person goes to a benefit institution such as: DIF, Red Cross, Green Cross, Ambar Cross, medical dispensary; midwife, health promoter, or other.</li>
<li>Code 9, if the person doesn't use health services or the response is one of the following: he/she uses health services in a country outside Mexico, he/she goes to a folk healer, witch, herbalist, or similar places.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the type of health services used.
Universe
Mexico 2010: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |