Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1982 - IPUMS Subset
Paraguay, 1982
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Reference ID
PRY_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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- PRY1982_PHC-H-H.dat
- PRY1982_PHC-P-H.dat
Department or country of birth (PY1982A_BPLDEPT)
Data file: PRY1982_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
214
End:
215
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PY82A405 PY82A406">6. Where were you born?<br /><div class="i1">If born in Paraguay write the District<br />If born abroad, write the country<br /><br />____ District<br />____ Country</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Asunción |
| 01 | Concepción |
| 02 | San Pedro |
| 03 | Cordillera |
| 04 | Guairá |
| 05 | Caaguazú |
| 06 | Caazapá |
| 07 | Itapúa |
| 08 | Misiones |
| 09 | Paraguarí |
| 10 | Alto Paraná |
| 11 | Central |
| 12 | Ñeembucú |
| 13 | Amambay |
| 14 | Canindeyú |
| 15 | Presidente Hayes |
| 16 | Alto Paraguay |
| 17 | Chaco |
| 18 | Nueva Asunción |
| 19 | Boquerón |
| 20 | Argentina |
| 21 | Brazil |
| 22 | Bolivia |
| 23 | Chile |
| 24 | Uruguay |
| 25 | Other countries in South America |
| 26 | Canada |
| 27 | United States |
| 28 | Mexico |
| 29 | Other countries in Central America |
| 30 | Germany |
| 31 | Spain |
| 32 | France |
| 34 | Italy |
| 35 | Poland |
| 36 | Russia |
| 39 | Other countries in Europe |
| 40 | Korea |
| 41 | Japan |
| 42 | Other countries in Asia, Africa, or Oceania |
| 98 | 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
<span class="h3">I. For all persons. General characteristics</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A405 PY82A406"><span class="em">Question 6. Where were you born?</span><br /><br />If they were born in Paraguay, write down the name of the district. If they were born outside of Paraguay, write down the name of the country. <br /><br />[A depiction of question 6 to the right of the preceding text and a drawing of a man below the text is omitted here.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 40]</span><br /><br />Only for those born outside of the country<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A405 PY82A406"><span class="em">Question 6. Where were you born?</span><br /><br />If they were born in Paraguay, write down the name of the district. If they were born outside of Paraguay, write down the name of the country. <br /><br />[A depiction of question 6 to the right of the preceding text and a drawing of a man below the text is omitted here.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 40]</span><br /><br />Only for those born outside of the country<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable identifies the person's department or country of birth. Department is the largest-scale geographic identifier in the Paraguay samples.
Universe
Paraguay 1982: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |