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National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE), 2006
LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2006
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Reference ID
MEX_2006_LFS-Q1_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Sex (MX2006H_SEX)

Data file: MEX2006_LFS-Q1-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 780
End: 780
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<div class="title">Sociodemographic questionnaire</div></p>

<p><span class="h1">VII. Sociodemographic characteristics</span></p>

<p>8. Sex - Is [the respondent] male or female?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Male<br />[] 2 Female</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
0 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
<span class="h1">6.5 Section VII. Sociodemographic characteristics</span>
<br />In this section, the sociodemographic information of the members of the household in the selected home is obtained. The type of information collected varies based on the different age groups and sex of the people subject to the study, as shown on the following chart:</p>

<p>[Omitted figure]</p>

<p>The preceding topic can be seen on the back of the sociodemographic questionnaire, that is, in the next image:</p>

<p>[Omitted figure]</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 8</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to learn the composition of the residents by sex.</p>

<p>Sex. Biological condition that distinguishes people as men and women.
<br />[Omitted figure]</p>

<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- How to record the information. Enter code 1 for a man, or 2 for a woman.<br />- Names common to both sexes. If any person has a name that could be used for both sexes, such as Ines, Guadalupe, Abigail, Dolores, and you have a question as to whether it is a man or a woman, do not try to guess, it's best to ask, "Is Ines a man or a woman?"<br />- Sequence to follow. Regardless of the data recorded, continue with question 9.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's sex.
Universe
Mexico 2006 Q1 LFS: Present persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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