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XI General Population and Housing Census, 1990 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 1990
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MEX_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Data file: MEX1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 8118242

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BPLMX
State of birth, Mexico
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
SPEAKIND
Speaks indigenous language
LANGMX
Indigenous language, Mexico
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCMX
Educational attainment, Mexico
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
INCEARN
Earned income
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGCTRY5
Country of residence 5 years ago
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_5_MX
State of residence 5 years ago, Mexico; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
MX1990A_PERNUMO
Person number
MX1990A_RELATE
Relationship to head
MX1990A_RELATE2
Detailed relationship to head
MX1990A_SEX
Sex
MX1990A_AGE
Age
MX1990A_BPL
Place of birth
MX1990A_RESPREV
Place of prior residence
MX1990A_SPKLANG
Speak an indigenous language
MX1990A_INDLANG
Indigenous language
MX1990A_SPANISH
Speak Spanish
MX1990A_RELIG
Religion
MX1990A_LIT
Literacy
MX1990A_SCHOOL
School attendance
MX1990A_ANYSCHL
Completed any grade
MX1990A_SCHPRE
Years of preschool completed
MX1990A_SCHTECHP
Years of technical schooling after primary completed
MX1990A_SCHTECHS
Years of technical schooling after secondary completed
MX1990A_SCHNORM
Years of basic normal (teacher training) completed
MX1990A_EDLEVEL
Level of schooling
MX1990A_GRADE
Years of schooling completed at highest level
MX1990A_COURSE2
Course of study, 2 digits
MX1990A_COURSE3
Course of study, 3 digits
MX1990A_COURSE5
Course of study, 5 digits
MX1990A_CHBORN
Children ever born
MX1990A_CHSURV
Children surviving
MX1990A_MARST
Marital status
MX1990A_EMPSTAT
Employment status
MX1990A_OCC2
Occupation, 2 digits
MX1990A_OCC3
Occupation, 3 digits
MX1990A_OCC
Occupation, 4 digits
MX1990A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
MX1990A_WORKHRS
Hours worked during the week
MX1990A_IND2
Industry, 2 digits
MX1990A_IND3
Industry, 3 digits
MX1990A_IND5
Industry, 5 digits
MX1990A_INCPERD
Original period of income reported
MX1990A_SALARY
Monthly salary
Total: 96
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