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The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1970
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THA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Length of residence (TH1970A_0410)

Data file: THA1970-P-H

Overview

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

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 11-16 are asked of persons 5 years and over]




11. Length of residence in this village or Municipal Area (Number of years) ______

If recorded fewer than 5 years in question 11, answer questions 12 and 13.
Categories
Value Category
0 Less than 1 year
1 1-1.9 years
2 2-2.9 years
3 3-3.9 years
4 4-4.9 years
5 5-9.9 years
6 10-14.9 years
7 15-19.9 years
8 20 years and over
98 Unknown
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
[From column 11 to column 16, record only persons who are 5 years or older. For children who are 4 years old or younger, write a dash.]



Columns 11 through 13: Migration in the last 5 years



Column 11: Length of stay
Ask: "For how long has the person been living in this village or this municipal area?"
Record the number of years that the person has lived in that village or municipal area.


If that person has lived there less than 1 year, record "0".

If the number of years is less than 5 years, consider that person as "moved" and continue asking questions in columns 12 and 13.

If the number of years is 5 years or more, consider that person as "not moved" and write a dash in columns 12 and 13.

For children younger than 5 years old, write a dash.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the length of a person's residence, in years, in the present village or metropolitan area.
Universe
Persons age 5+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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