1997 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Iraq, 1997
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Reference ID
IRQ_1997_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Republic of Iraq, Board of Ministers, Planning Commission, Central Statistical Organization, IPUMS
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- IRQ1997_PHC-H-H
- IRQ1997_PHC-P-H
Previous governorate or country of residence (IQ1997A_RESPR)
Data file: IRQ1997_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
271
End:
273
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IQ97A428 IQ97A429 IQ97A430 IQ97A431 IQ97A432 IQ97A433"><span class="em">Residential status</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">55. Residential period in the recent place of residency</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 From birth<br />[] 2 Less than a year<br />[] 3 One year or more ____</div><br /><br /><span class="em">Previous place of residence:</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">56. Governorate or abroad</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 In this governorate ____<br />[] 2 Abroad ____</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">57. Administrative unit</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Urban<br />[] 2 Rural</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">58. Reason for changing the place of residency</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Job<br />[] 2 Transfer of posting<br />[] 3 Appointment<br />[] 4 War<br />[] 5 Marriage or divorce or windowed<br />[] 6 Study or finishing studies<br />[] 7 Accompanying family<br />[] 8 To get a better living<br />[] 9 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 001 | In this governorate |
| 002 | In other governorate, unknown |
| 011 | Dhok |
| 012 | Nineveh |
| 013 | Al-Sulaimaniya |
| 014 | Al-Tameem |
| 015 | Arbil |
| 021 | Diala |
| 022 | Al-Anbar |
| 023 | Baghdad |
| 024 | Babylon |
| 025 | Kerbela |
| 026 | Wasit |
| 027 | Salah Al-Deen |
| 028 | Al-Najaf |
| 031 | Al-Qadisiya |
| 032 | Al-Muthanna |
| 033 | Thi-Qar |
| 034 | Maysan |
| 035 | Al-Basrah |
| 101 | Egypt |
| 102 | Syrian A. repiblic |
| 103 | Jordan |
| 104 | Kuwait |
| 105 | Sudan |
| 106 | Lebanon |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia Kingdom |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates |
| 112 | National Yemen |
| 113 | Yemen Arabic Jammahiriah |
| 114 | Libiyan Arabic Jammahiriah |
| 115 | Tunisia |
| 116 | Algeria |
| 117 | Morroca |
| 121 | Palestine |
| 199 | Other Arab Countries |
| 201 | United kingdom |
| 202 | France |
| 206 | Germany |
| 299 | Other western European countries |
| 306 | Romania |
| 309 | Russia Federation |
| 399 | Other eastern European countries |
| 503 | Turkey |
| 505 | Iran |
| 515 | Pakistan |
| 599 | Other Asia |
| 701 | United State of America |
| 899 | Other countries not elsewhere classified |
| 999 | 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's governorate or country of previous residence.
Universe
Iraq 1997: Persons who have not lived in the present residential place from birth [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept