Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 2000
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CRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- CRI2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Canton or country of birth (CR2000A_BPLC)
Data file: CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
198
End:
200
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions 1 - 8 are] For all individuals</p>
<p><span class="em">4. When ____ was born, where did the mother live?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 In this same canton<br />[] 2 In another canton<br />____ Canton or place<br />____ Province<br />[] 3 In another country:<br />____ (Name of the country)</div><p>[a 3-character box appears here]</p>
<div class="i1">4a. In what year did ____ arrive to live in Costa Rica?<br />_ _ _ _ Year</div>
<p><span class="em">4. When ____ was born, where did the mother live?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 In this same canton<br />[] 2 In another canton<br />____ Canton or place<br />____ Province<br />[] 3 In another country:<br />____ (Name of the country)</div><p>[a 3-character box appears here]</p>
<div class="i1">4a. In what year did ____ arrive to live in Costa Rica?<br />_ _ _ _ Year</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 101 | San Jose |
| 102 | Escazu |
| 103 | Desamparados |
| 104 | Puriscal |
| 105 | Tarrazu |
| 106 | Aserri |
| 107 | Mora |
| 108 | Goicoechea |
| 109 | Santa Ana |
| 110 | Alajuelita |
| 111 | Vasquez De Coronado |
| 112 | Acosta |
| 113 | Tibas |
| 114 | Moravia |
| 115 | Montes De Oca |
| 116 | Turrubares |
| 117 | Dota |
| 118 | Curridabat |
| 119 | Perez Zeledon |
| 120 | Leon Cortes |
| 201 | Alajuela |
| 202 | San Ramon |
| 203 | Greece |
| 204 | San Mateo |
| 205 | Atenas |
| 206 | Naranjo |
| 207 | Palmares |
| 208 | Poas |
| 209 | Orotina |
| 210 | San Carlos |
| 211 | Alfaro Ruiz |
| 212 | Valverde Vega |
| 213 | Upala |
| 214 | Los Chiles |
| 215 | Guatuso |
| 301 | Cartago |
| 302 | Paraiso |
| 303 | La Union |
| 304 | Jimenez |
| 305 | Turrialba |
| 306 | Alvarado |
| 307 | Oreamuno |
| 308 | El Guarco |
| 401 | Heredia |
| 402 | Barva |
| 403 | Santo Domingo |
| 404 | Santa Barbara |
| 405 | San Rafael |
| 406 | San Isidro |
| 407 | Belen |
| 408 | Flores |
| 409 | San Pablo |
| 410 | Sarapiqui |
| 501 | Liberia |
| 502 | Nicoya |
| 503 | Santa Cruz |
| 504 | Bagaces |
| 505 | Carrillo |
| 506 | Cañas |
| 507 | Abangares |
| 508 | Tilaran |
| 509 | Nandayure |
| 510 | La Cruz |
| 511 | Hojancha |
| 601 | Puntarenas |
| 602 | Esparza |
| 603 | Buenos Aires |
| 604 | Montes De Oro |
| 605 | Osa |
| 606 | Aguirre |
| 607 | Golfito |
| 608 | Coto Brus |
| 609 | Parrita |
| 610 | Corredores |
| 611 | Garabito |
| 701 | Limon |
| 702 | Pococi |
| 703 | Siquirres |
| 704 | Talamanca |
| 705 | Matina |
| 706 | Guacimo |
| 715 | Canada |
| 716 | United States |
| 717 | Mexico |
| 720 | El Salvador |
| 721 | Guatemala |
| 722 | Honduras |
| 723 | Nicaragua |
| 724 | Panama |
| 733 | Cuba |
| 741 | Puerto Rico |
| 742 | Dominican Republic |
| 749 | Argentina |
| 751 | Brazil |
| 752 | Chile |
| 753 | Colombia |
| 754 | Ecuador |
| 759 | Peru |
| 762 | Venezuela |
| 766 | Spain |
| 768 | France |
| 772 | Netherlands |
| 777 | United Kingdom |
| 785 | Germany |
| 793 | Switzerland |
| 794 | Italy |
| 817 | Russia (Russian Federation) |
| 861 | China (Hong Kong) |
| 865 | Taiwan |
| 999 | Response suppressed |
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
<svar v="CR00A006 CR00A007 CR00A010 CR00A011 CR00A072 CR00A073 CR00A400 CR00A401 CR00A402 CR00A403 CR00A404 CR00A405 CR00A406 CR00A407 CR00A408 CR00A409 CR00A412 CR00A413 CR00A435 CR00A436"><span class="h3">First block</span><br /><br /><span class="h3">For all persons</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A403 CR00A404 CR00A405"><span class="em">Question 4: Place of Birth</span><br /><br />With this question, the place of birth of each person is to be determined, understanding that it as where their mother resided when the person was born. Do not confuse the place of birth with the hospital or place where the birth occurred.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />The possible situations are:<br /><br /><span class="em">In this same canton</span>: if at the moment the reference person was born, their mother resided in this same canton where this person currently resides.<br /><br /><span class="em">In another canton</span>: in whose case you should write down the canton or province of the usual residence of the mother at the moment of birth of the person. If the person does not know exactly, write down any reference, like neighborhood or district, that permits determining later the correct canton.<br /><br /><span class="em">In another country</span>: Write down the country of birth when the person was born abroad. Additionally the year of arrival to the country is requested. You should not forget question 4a. It refers to the respective person and not to their mother.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A403 CR00A404 CR00A405"><span class="em">Question 4: Place of Birth</span><br /><br />With this question, the place of birth of each person is to be determined, understanding that it as where their mother resided when the person was born. Do not confuse the place of birth with the hospital or place where the birth occurred.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />The possible situations are:<br /><br /><span class="em">In this same canton</span>: if at the moment the reference person was born, their mother resided in this same canton where this person currently resides.<br /><br /><span class="em">In another canton</span>: in whose case you should write down the canton or province of the usual residence of the mother at the moment of birth of the person. If the person does not know exactly, write down any reference, like neighborhood or district, that permits determining later the correct canton.<br /><br /><span class="em">In another country</span>: Write down the country of birth when the person was born abroad. Additionally the year of arrival to the country is requested. You should not forget question 4a. It refers to the respective person and not to their mother.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's county [canton] or country of birth.
Universe
Costa Rica 2000: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |