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VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Occupancy (DO1981A_RESIDENT)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 229
End: 229
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Residence status</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Present resident<br />[] 2 Absent resident<br />[] 3 Non-resident</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Resident present
2 Resident absent
3 Non-residents
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="em">Resident:</span>
<br />A resident is one who has normally lived in the enumerated dwelling for the last 6 months or more; or, having lived there for a shorter time, who has the intention of staying.</p>

<p>If a resident slept in the dwelling the night prior to the census day, he is marked as Present, whether present or not at the time of enumeration.</p>

<p>If the resident did not sleep in the dwelling the night prior to the census day, he is marked as Absent, whether present or not at the time of enumeration.</p>

<p><span class="em">Residents considered to be absent: </span><div class="i1">a) Those who are temporarily absent for business, vacation, work, sickness, etc.<br /><br />b) Those who are detained [imprisoned], serving a sentence of less than 6 months.</div><span class="pg">[p. 45]</span></p>

<p>The following residents are not considered to be absent and are not included in the census form of their respective families:</p>
<div class="i1">a) Students who are living in another city of the country for more than 6 months.<br /><br />b) Families living abroad for more than 6 months.<br /><br />c) Military personnel living on bases, doctors or nurses living in a hospital or clinic, or domestic employees living with a family.<br /><br />d) Permanent patients in sanatoriums, asylums, or other similar establishments.<br /><br />e) Detainees serving a sentence of more than 6 months.</div><p>If any of these persons slept in the dwelling the night prior to census day they are recorded as Non-residents.</p>

<p>Students who are living in another city or town, in country or abroad, for more than 6 months are considered to be Present Residents or Absent Residents in the place where they study.</p>

<p><span class="em">Non-residents:</span></p>

<p>Non-residents are all of those who slept in the enumerated dwelling the night prior to the census day and who are not usual residents in the dwelling.</p>

<p><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Important note:</span></p>

<p>All those born before 12 midnight the night prior to the census day and all those who passed away after 12 midnight the night prior to the census day should be enumerated.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is present in the dwelling.
Universe
Dominican Republic 1981: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Technical Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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