Censo de Población y Viviendas 1962 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1962

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Reference ID

PRY_1962_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Language spoken in the household (PY1962A_0422)

Data file: PRY1962-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 155

End: 155

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

General characteristics

For individuals of all ages

9. Language:

Mark the box corresponding to the language habitually spoken in the household. For those who habitually speak Guaraní ([] 1) or a foreign language ([] 4), note as well whether the person is able to speak Spanish.

[] 1 Only Guaraní
[] 2 Only Spanish
[] 3 Spanish and Guaraní
[] 4 Foreign language ____

Speaks Spanish?

[For persons in households where Spanish is not the habitual language]

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Only Guaraní
2	Only Spanish
3	Spanish and Guaraní
4	Only a foreign language
8	Unknown
9	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

Item IX: Language

155 - Annotate the name of the language that the person habitually speaks in the household in their daily interaction with their relatives [parientes o relacionados].

156 - In the particular case where a person speaks only the language Guarani or a foreign language (English, French, German, Italian, etc.) in the household; annotate if, besides this, the person has an understanding of the Spanish language. Mark: yes or no, according to the case.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the language spoken in the household.

Universe

Persons age 3+

concept

Concept

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

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