Population and Housing Census 1974 - IPUMS Subset
Liberia, 1974
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Reference ID
LBR_1974_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 22, 2014
Last modified
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- LBR1974-H-H
- LBR1974-P-H
County or country of birth (LR1974A_0404)
Data file: LBR1974-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
108
End:
109
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
6. Country of birth
Country if outside of Liberia ____
Country if outside of Liberia ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bomi Territory |
| 2 | Bong County |
| 3 | Grand Bassa County |
| 4 | Grand Cape Mount County |
| 5 | Grand Gedeh County |
| 6 | Kru Coast Territory |
| 7 | Lofa County |
| 8 | Marshall Territory |
| 9 | Maryland County |
| 10 | Montserrado County |
| 11 | Nimba County |
| 12 | Rivercess Territory |
| 13 | Sasstown Territory |
| 14 | Sinoe County |
| 16 | Ghana |
| 17 | Guinea |
| 18 | Ivory Coast |
| 19 | Mali |
| 20 | Nigeria |
| 22 | Sierra Leone |
| 24 | Other African countries |
| 26 | United States |
| 29 | India |
| 30 | Lebanon |
| 31 | Other Asia, Australia, Oceania |
| 32 | France |
| 33 | Germany, East and West |
| 35 | Netherlands |
| 36 | Spain |
| 37 | Sweden |
| 39 | United Kingdom |
| 40 | Other European countries |
| 41 | Other countries |
| 99 | Unknown |
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
8. Place of birth -- Column (6).
a. The county or Territory of Births: Do not write the District or any Clan of Chiefdom. If a person reports that he was in Harper he is listed as Maryland County. County of birth may not be the person's most frequent or longest term residence.
b. Write the present name of the county: Since 1964, all of the provinces have been changed into counties. For example, Western Province is now Lofa County. Do not use province names.
c. Persons who were born outside Liberia:
1. Persons of foreign birth, even though they are presently citizens of Liberia, should be recorded as to country of birth.
a. The county or Territory of Births: Do not write the District or any Clan of Chiefdom. If a person reports that he was in Harper he is listed as Maryland County. County of birth may not be the person's most frequent or longest term residence.
b. Write the present name of the county: Since 1964, all of the provinces have been changed into counties. For example, Western Province is now Lofa County. Do not use province names.
c. Persons who were born outside Liberia:
1. Persons of foreign birth, even though they are presently citizens of Liberia, should be recorded as to country of birth.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates person's place of birth.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |