National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE), 2008
LFS-Q3, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2008
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Reference ID
MEX_2008_LFS-Q3_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- Data files
- MEX2008_LFS-Q3-H-H.dat
- MEX2008_LFS-Q3-P-H.dat
Federal entity or country of birth (MX2008J_L_NAC_C)
Data file: MEX2008_LFS-Q3-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
272
End:
274
Width:
3
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>11. Place of birth - In what state in Mexico or in what country were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">_______</div>
<p><span class="h1">VII. Sociodemographic characteristics</span></p>
<p>11. Place of birth - In what state in Mexico or in what country were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">_______</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Aguascalientes |
| 002 | Baja California |
| 003 | Baja California Sur |
| 004 | Campeche |
| 005 | Coahuila |
| 006 | Coahuila |
| 007 | Chiapas |
| 008 | Chihuahua |
| 009 | Distrito Federal |
| 010 | Durango |
| 011 | Guanajuato |
| 012 | Guerrero |
| 013 | Hidalgo |
| 014 | Jalisco |
| 015 | México |
| 016 | Michoacán |
| 017 | Morelos |
| 018 | Nayarit |
| 019 | Nuevo León |
| 020 | Oaxaca |
| 021 | Puebla |
| 022 | Querétaro |
| 023 | Quintana Roo |
| 024 | San Luis Potosí |
| 025 | Sinaloa |
| 026 | Sonora |
| 027 | Tabasco |
| 028 | Tamaulipas |
| 029 | Tlaxcala |
| 030 | Veracruz |
| 031 | Yucatán |
| 032 | Zacatecas |
| 033 | Federal entity unknown |
| 100 | Any country in Africa |
| 200 | Another country in America |
| 201 | Anguilla |
| 221 | United States of America |
| 225 | Guatemala |
| 300 | Any country in Asia |
| 400 | Any country in Europe |
| 415 | Spain |
| 500 | Any country in Oceania |
| 600 | Country unknown |
| 000 | 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 11</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to learn the name of the state or country in which all the residents were born.</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- How to record the information. You can enter the complete name of the federal entity or the abbreviation, if you want to speed up the survey. If you decide to enter the name, in the case of entities such as Coahuila de Zaragoza, Michoacán de Ocampo, Querétaro de Arteaga or Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, it is not necessary to enter the official name; it will be sufficient to record the name by which it is commonly known. If you choose to enter the abbreviations, the next table shows the list of abbreviations to be used in each case:</div><div class="i1">[Omitted table]<br /><br />-Information unknown. If the informant tells you the name of a town or city, ask in which state in the republic it is located; if the response is that they do not know, enter the name of the town or city, but specify the situation in the comments section. If the response is Mexico or Mexico city, ask them to clarify whether it is federal district or the state of Mexico.<br /><br />[Omitted figure]<br />- Sequence to follow. Regardless of the response, continue with question 12.</div><span class="pg">[p.116]</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 11</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to learn the name of the state or country in which all the residents were born.</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- How to record the information. You can enter the complete name of the federal entity or the abbreviation, if you want to speed up the survey. If you decide to enter the name, in the case of entities such as Coahuila de Zaragoza, Michoacán de Ocampo, Querétaro de Arteaga or Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, it is not necessary to enter the official name; it will be sufficient to record the name by which it is commonly known. If you choose to enter the abbreviations, the next table shows the list of abbreviations to be used in each case:</div><div class="i1">[Omitted table]<br /><br />-Information unknown. If the informant tells you the name of a town or city, ask in which state in the republic it is located; if the response is that they do not know, enter the name of the town or city, but specify the situation in the comments section. If the response is Mexico or Mexico city, ask them to clarify whether it is federal district or the state of Mexico.<br /><br />[Omitted figure]<br />- Sequence to follow. Regardless of the response, continue with question 12.</div><span class="pg">[p.116]</span>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the federal entity or country of birth.
Universe
Mexico 2008 Q3 LFS: Present persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |