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Census of Population and Housing 1972 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1972
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ISR_1972_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, Minnesota Population Center
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Year of immigration (Aliya) (IL1972A_0406)

Data file: ISR1972-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 151
End: 152
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
14. Year of immigration: 19 _ _

For [those] born abroad.
Categories
Value Category
2 1885-1889
3 1890-1894
4 1895-1899
5 1900-1904
6 1905-1909
7 1910-1914
8 1915-1919
9 1920-1924
10 1925-1929
11 1930-1934
12 1935-1939
13 1940-1944
14 1945-1949
15 1950-1954
16 1955-1959
17 1960-1964
18 1965-1969
19 1970-1972
99 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
Question 14: To people born abroad -- Year of Aliya (migration to Israel)

14a. For foreign born: write here the last two digits of the year of Aliya.
Example: Year of Aliya 1936, write like that [The original form includes an illustration with 36 written].
For Israeli born, leave these boxes empty.

14b. A person immigrated before 1900
For a person immigrated (to Israel) before 1900, write the number 8 on the printed number 9.
Example: A person migrated in the year 1885, it is printed [An illustration of 19_ _]
You have to write as follows [An illustration of 1885]

[p. 44]

14c. Year of Aliya is unknown

(1) When the household member remembers how many years ago he immigrated to Israel, use the table on the back cover of the enumerator's report book to change the number of years to year of Aliya.
(2) When the household member does not remember how many years ago he immigrated to Israel, leave these boxes empty.


14d. A person who immigrated more than once to Israel:
For a person who immigrated to Israel more than once -- you have to write down the year of the first migration, unless he was abroad for more than 10 years.
For a person who stayed in Israel as a temporary resident, or as a tourist, who left abroad and returned as a new immigrant, you have to write down the year of immigration.

14e. A person who migrated from Cyprus during the establishment of the State:
For people who arrived from Cyprus during the establishment of the State, write the year of arrival from Cyprus (There were WWII refugees' camps in Cyprus).

14f. A person who 'entered' the country
Temporary residents and tourist who stay in Israel over a year -- for them the year of entrance will be the year of migration. If these people have changed their status to 'potential immigrants' or to immigrants -- their year of Aliya will be the year in which they have changed status.
(Potential immigrant is a person who immigrated to Israel, and has part of the rights given to a new immigrant for a duration of three years, yet he is not a resident. As long as he in a status of potential immigrant, he can regret it).

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the year of immigration (Aliya) of a person, grouped in 5 year intervals.
Universe
Persons born abroad

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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