1986 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Fiji, 1986

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Reference ID

FJI_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Ethnicity (FJ1986A_ETHNIC)

Data file: FJI1986_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 214

End: 214

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="FJ86A401 FJ86A402 FJ86A404 FJ86A405 FJ86A407 FJ86A408 FJ86A409 FJ86A410 FJ86A413 FJ86A414 FJ86A415 FJ86A416 FJ86A417 FJ86A418 FJ86A419">For all persons [Questions 1-13 were asked of all persons] </svar>

<svar a="all" v="FJ86A407">5. Ethnic group <div class="i1">Chinese, part-Chinese, European, Fijian, Indian, Rotuman, Tongan, etc. ____</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Fijian
2	Indian
3	Chinese
4	European
5	Part European
6	Rotuman
7	Other Pacific Islander
8	Other ethnicity

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="FJ86A407">Question 5 - Ethnic group 95. "Is this person Chinese, part-Chinese, European, Fijian, Indian, part-European, Rotuman, Banaban, Samoan, Tongan, etc.?" 96. Record the group or race to which the person considers he or she belongs. If there is any doubt as to the person's racial origin, record the father's. 97. You may write F for Fijian and I for Indian. Write other groups/races in full. </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's ethnicity.

Universe

Fiji 1986: All persons

concept

Concept

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

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