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Census of Population and Housing, 1983 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1983
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ISR_1983_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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Religion (IL1983A_RELIG)

Data file: ISR1983_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 178
End: 178
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IL83A406">7. Are you:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Jewish<br />[] 2 Moslem<br />[] 3 Greek Orthodox<br />[] 4 Greek Catholic<br />[] 5 Latin (Catholic)<br />[] 6 Other Christian: ____<br />[] 7 Druze<br />[] 8 Other: ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Jewish
2 Moslem
3 Christian
4 Druse
5 Other
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="all" v="IL83A406"><span class="em">7. Question 7: Are you... [ethnicity or religion]?</span><br /><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 7.]<br /><br />The purpose of the question is to distinguish between the main groups constituting the population.<br /><br />Ask the person and mark his/her answer in the questionnaire. Do not determine the answer according to impression. Meaning, do not rely on his/her name, accent etc.<br /><div class="i1">A. If the person is a Christian, belonging to a sect different than the ones mentioned in the questionnaire, circle no. 6 and write the name of the sect above the line next to it.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 17]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">B. If the person does not belong to any of the groups mentioned in the answer, or you receive answers such as Atheist, Canaanite, Israeli, etc. -- circle no. 8 and write the answer above the line.<br /><br />C. If a person answered he/she is Greek, inquire whether he/she is Orthodox or Catholic and mark the full answer: for a Greek Orthodox, mark answer 3 and for a Catholic, mark answer 4.<br /><br />D. If a person answered that he/she is Armenian, Syrian or Coptic, inquire whether a Catholic or Orthodox, mark no.6 and write the appropriate answer.</div><br /><br />Notice!<br />If a person answered in Arabic that he/she is "Rom Catholic" -- mark answer 4, Greek-Catholic. If a person answered that he/she is Roman-Catholic, mark answer 5, Latin (Catholic).<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's religion.
Universe
Israel 1983: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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