Census of Population and Housing, 1983 - IPUMS Subset
Israel, 1983
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Reference ID
ISR_1983_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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- ISR1983_PHC-H-H.dat
- ISR1983_PHC-P-H.dat
Country of birth (IL1983A_BPL)
Data file: ISR1983_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
179
End:
180
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IL83A407">8. Country of birth (according to present boundaries):<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Israel: Circle and skip to 10<br />[] 2 Abroad: Circle and write name of country: ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 02 | Syria, Lebanon |
| 05 | Iraq |
| 07 | Yemen, South Yemen |
| 09 | Iran |
| 11 | India / Pakistan |
| 17 | Turkey |
| 18 | Other Asian nations/countries |
| 20 | Morocco / Tangier |
| 21 | Algeria, Tunisia |
| 23 | Libya |
| 24 | Sudan / Egypt |
| 28 | Other African nations/countries |
| 30 | U.S.S.R. |
| 31 | Poland |
| 40 | Romania |
| 42 | Bulgaria, Greece |
| 50 | Germany, Austria |
| 53 | Czechoslovakia |
| 54 | Hungary |
| 68 | Other European nations/countries |
| 71 | U.S.A., Oceania |
| 85 | Latin America |
| 90 | Israel |
| 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
<svar a="IL83A407" v="IL83A407 IL83A408"><span class="em">8. Question 8 -- explanations: Country of birth</span><br /><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 8.]<br /><br />If a person was born abroad, circle no. 2 and write the name of the country above the line.<br />Write the name of the country according to present boundaries and borders. The borders of many countries have changed due to wars and we are interested in the name of the present country in which the locality the person was born in is found, not the country it was in at the time of birth.<br />For persons born in Israel, circle answer no. 1 and skip to question 10.<br /><br />Notice!<br />Persons born in Israel are persons who were born in Israel according to British mandate borders and persons born in the territories occupied, or that were occupied by the IDF.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's country of birth.
Universe
Israel 1983: Jewish persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |