XII General Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Mexico, 2000

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Reference ID

MEX_2000_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), Minnesota Population Center

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Ethnic identity (MX2000A_0436)

Data file: MEX2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 287

End: 287

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For person five years old or more

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes, belongs to an indigenous group
2	Does not belong to an indigenous group
9	Not specified

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

20. Ethnicity

This question identifies those people who consider themselves to be indigenous.
This question can be adapted, depending on the indigenous groups that there are in your region.

[Depiction of this completed question on the enumeration form]

Example:

In the Tarasca plateau, in Michoacan, you can ask, "Is Adolfo Purepecha, Nahuatl, or from some other indigenous group?"

In the Chiapas heights, the question would be, "Is Raul Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Tojolabal or from some other indigenous group?"

In the Nayarita mountains you can ask, "Is Erubey Cora, Huichol, Nahuatl, or from some other indigenous group?"

In the Yucatan you can ask, "Is Viely Maya or from some other indigenous group?"

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person belongs to an indigenous group.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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