VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Year of arrival in country (DO1981A_ARRYR)
Data file: DOM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
242
End:
245
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Only for foreigners </span> [Applies to question 34.]</p>
<p>34. Do you habitually live in this country?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">____ Year of arrival</div><div class="i1">[] 2 No - Skip to question 38</div>
<p>34. Do you habitually live in this country?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">____ Year of arrival</div><div class="i1">[] 2 No - Skip to question 38</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1949 or earlier |
| 1950 | 1950 |
| 1951 | 1951 |
| 1952 | 1952 |
| 1953 | 1953 |
| 1954 | 1954 |
| 1955 | 1955 |
| 1956 | 1956 |
| 1957 | 1957 |
| 1958 | 1958 |
| 1959 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1960 |
| 1961 | 1961 |
| 1962 | 1962 |
| 1963 | 1963 |
| 1964 | 1964 |
| 1965 | 1965 |
| 1966 | 1966 |
| 1967 | 1967 |
| 1968 | 1968 |
| 1969 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1970 |
| 1971 | 1971 |
| 1972 | 1972 |
| 1973 | 1973 |
| 1974 | 1974 |
| 1975 | 1975 |
| 1976 | 1976 |
| 1977 | 1977 |
| 1978 | 1978 |
| 1979 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1980 |
| 1981 | 1981 |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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="em">Question 34: </span>(for foreigners only) Do you usually reside in the country?</p>
<p>This question should only be presented to those born abroad.</p>
<p>The corresponding circle is filled in.</p>
<p>If the answer is affirmative, circle 1 (Yes) is filled in and the date of arrival is recorded.</p>
<p>If the answer is negative, circle 2 (no) is filled in and the enumerator will skip to question 38.
<p>This question should only be presented to those born abroad.</p>
<p>The corresponding circle is filled in.</p>
<p>If the answer is affirmative, circle 1 (Yes) is filled in and the date of arrival is recorded.</p>
<p>If the answer is negative, circle 2 (no) is filled in and the enumerator will skip to question 38.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the year the person arrived in the Dominican Republic.
Universe
Dominican Republic 1981: Foreign born persons who habitually reside in the country [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |