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Population and Housing Census 1997 - IPUMS Subset

Iraq, 1997
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IRQ_1997_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Republic of Iraq, Board of Ministers, Planning Commission, Central Statistical Organization, Minnesota Population Center
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Urban-rural status before 1987 census (IQ1997A_0435)

Data file: IRQ1997-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 250
End: 250
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For those who were born before the 10/17/1987
[Applies to questions 59-61]



Usual place of residence before the population census in 1987


59. Governorate or abroad


[] 1 In this governorate
[] 2 In other governorate ____
[] 3 Abroad ____



60. Administrative unit


[] 1 Urban
[] 2 Rural



61. Nationality


[] 1 Iraqi
[] Arabic or foreigner
(Give the nationality) ____
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Urban
2 Rural
9 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
60. The administrative unit:
The field is filled for the persons who were born before 17/10/1987 that means before the 1987 population census. If the area that the person resides in the (1987 population census) is the centre of a governorate or the centre of Qadha or within the boundaries of the municipality of Nahia indicated by the sign (x) in the square opposite to the word (urban) with mentioning the name of the administrative unit but if the area that the person dwells in (the 1987 population census) outside the centre of the governorate or Qadha or the boundaries of the municipality of the Nahia indicated by the sign (x) in the square opposite to the word (rural) with mentioning the name of the administrative unit in the special space for that.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the usual place of residence before 1987 census was an urban or rural area.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who have not lived in the present residential place from birth

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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