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2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Mauritius, 2000
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Reference ID
MUS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
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Jul 30, 2025
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Location during census night (MU2000A_RESCENS)

Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 216
End: 216
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>

<p>7. Whereabouts on census night ____</p>
<div class="i1">If person was here on Census night or was out on night work, write 'here'. If person was elsewhere in the Island of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega or St Brandon, write: 'Elsewhere in Mauritius'; otherwise, write: 'Outside Mauritius'.</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Here (place of enumeration)
2 Elsewhere in Mauritius
3 Outside Mauritius
9 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">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Column 7 - Whereabouts on Census night </span>
<br />Write 'Here' for persons who spent Census night at this address, whether they live here or not. You should also enter 'Here' for a person who usually lives in your household but who was out on night work on Census night.
<br />For a person who was elsewhere in the Island of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega or St. Brandon write 'Elsewhere in Mauritius'.
<br />For a person who was not in the Island of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega or St. Brandon, write 'Outside Mauritius'.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's whereabouts on night of the Census.
Universe
Mauritius 2000: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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