Microdata Library
Dominican Republic - IV National
Population Census 1960 - IPUMS Subset
Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)
Report generated on: September 26, 2014
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Sampling
Sampling Procedure
MICRODATA SOURCE: Centro Latinoamericano de Demografia (CELADE)
SAMPLE UNIT: Individuals
SAMPLE FRACTION: 6.6%
SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 201,556
Response Rate
COVERAGE: 92.2%
Weighting
Self-weighting. Expansion factor = 15
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Questionnaires
Overview
Single enumeration form that requested information on dwellings, households, and individuals.
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Data Collection
Data Collection Dates
Start
1960-08-07
End
1960-08-07
Cycle
N/A
Time Periods
Start
1960-08-07
End
1960-08-07
Cycle
N/A
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
DATA COLLECTION NOTES
De facto, CENSUS DAY: August 7, 1960, FIELD WORK PERIOD: 1 day
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Data Processing
No content available
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Data Appraisal
No content available
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File Description
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Variable List
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DOM1960-H-H
Content
Household record
Cases
0
Variable(s)
23
Structure
Type: relational
Keys: SERIAL(Household serial number)
Version
Version 6.3, IPUMS sample
Producer
Minnesota Population Center
Missing Data
Variables
ID
Name
Label
Type
Format
Question
V1
RECTYPE
Record type
discrete
character
V2
CNTRY
Country
discrete
numeric
V3
YEAR
Year
discrete
numeric
V4
SAMPLE
IPUMS sample identifier
discrete
numeric
V5
SERIAL
Household serial number
contin
numeric
V6
PERSONS
Number of person records in the
household
contin
numeric
V7
WTHH
Household weight
contin
numeric
V8
SUBSAMP
Subsample number
discrete
numeric
V9
GQ
Group quarters status
discrete
numeric
V10 UNREL
Number of unrelated persons
discrete
numeric
V11 URBAN
Urban-rural status
discrete
numeric
V12 REGIONW
Continent and region of country
discrete
numeric
V13 GEOLEV1
1st subnational geographic level, world
[consistent boundaries over time]
discrete
numeric
V14 GEO1A_DO
Province, Dominican Republic [Level 1;
consistent boundaries over time]
discrete
numeric
V15 GEO1B_DO
Province, Dominican Republic [Level 1;
inconsistent boundaries, harmonized
by name]
discrete
numeric
V16 GEO2B_DO
Municipality, Dominican Republic
[Level 2; inconsistent boundaries,
harmonized by name]
discrete
numeric
V17 SUBRDO
Sub-regions, Dominican Republic
discrete
numeric
V18 DO60A001
Dwelling number
contin
numeric
Dwelling number
V19 DO60A006
Number of persons in household
discrete
numeric
Number of persons in household
V20 DO60A018
Number of persons in large household
before it was split
discrete
numeric
Number of persons in large household before it
was split
V21 DO60A021
Province
discrete
numeric
A. Location of the Census Household ____ Province
____ Municipality or Municipal district ____ City or
Section ____ Neighborhood or settlement ____ Rural
location (paraje) ____ D. E. (Enumeration district)
____ Block number ____ Building or house number
____ Floor ____ Dwelling in a patio or farm ____
Census household number
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ID
Name
Label
Type
Format
Question
V22 DO60A022
Municipality
discrete
numeric
A. Location of the Census Household ____ Province
____ Municipality or Municipal district ____ City or
Section ____ Neighborhood or settlement ____ Rural
location (paraje) ____ D. E. (Enumeration district)
____ Block number ____ Building or house number
____ Floor ____ Dwelling in a patio or farm ____
Census household number
V23 DO60A023
Urban-rural status
discrete
numeric
A. Location of the Census Household ____ Province
____ Municipality or Municipal district ____ City or
Section ____ Neighborhood or settlement ____ Rural
location (paraje) ____ D. E. (Enumeration district)
____ Block number ____ Building or house number
____ Floor ____ Dwelling in a patio or farm ____
Census household number
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DOM1960-P-H
Content
Person records
Cases
0
Variable(s)
41
Structure
Type: relational
Keys: SERIAL(Household serial number [person version]), PERNUM(Person number)
Version
Version 6.3, IPUMS sample
Producer
Minnesota Population Center
Missing Data
Variables
ID
Name
Label
Type
Format
V24 RECTYPEP
Record type [person version]
discrete character
V25 CNTRYP
Country [person version]
contin
numeric
V26 YEARP
Year [person version]
contin
numeric
V27 SAMPLEP
IPUMS sample identifier [person
version]
contin
numeric
V28 SERIAL
Household serial number [person
version]
contin
numeric
V29 PERNUM
Person number
contin
numeric
V30 WTPER
Person weight
contin
numeric
V31 RELATE
Relationship to household head
[general version]
discrete numeric
V32 RELATED
Relationship to household head
[detailed version]
discrete numeric
V33 AGE
Age
discrete numeric
V34 SEX
Sex
discrete numeric
V35 MARST
Marital status [general version]
discrete numeric
V36 MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
discrete numeric
V37 CONSENS
Consensual union
discrete numeric
V38 NATIVTY
Nativity status
discrete numeric
V39 SCHOOL
School attendance
discrete numeric
V40 LIT
Literacy
discrete numeric
V41 EDATTAN
Educational attainment,
international recode [general
version]
discrete numeric
V42 EDATTAND
Educational attainment,
international recode [detailed
version]
discrete numeric
V43 YRSCHL
Years of schooling
discrete numeric
V44 EDUCDO
Educational attainment, Dominican
Republic
discrete numeric
V45 EMPSTAT
Employment status [general
version]
discrete numeric
Question
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ID
Name
Label
Type
Format
Question
V46 EMPSTATD
Employment status [detailed
version]
discrete numeric
V47 OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
discrete numeric
V48 OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
contin
V49 INDGEN
Industry, general recode
discrete numeric
V50 CLASSWK
Class of worker [general version]
discrete numeric
V51 CLASSWKD
Class of worker [detailed version]
discrete numeric
V52 DO60A003
Person number (within household)
discrete numeric
Person number (within household)
V53 DO60A400
Sex
discrete numeric
3. Sex M = Male F= Female ____
V54 DO60A401
Marital Status
discrete numeric
6. Marital status (For those 12 years of age and older)
S = single C = married U.L. = consensual union V =
widowed D = divorced S.L. = legally separated ____
V55 DO60A402
Age
discrete numeric
4. Age in years completed Under one year, in months;
under one month, in days. ____
V56 DO60A403
Relationship to head of household
discrete numeric
2. Relationship to the head of the family (Wife,
partner, son, brother, boarder, servant, etc.) [1st
person] Head of the family [2nd person] ____
V57 DO60A404
Literacy
discrete numeric
11. Able to read and write? Write yes or no. ____
V58 DO60A405
Currently attending school
discrete numeric
13. School attendance (For those 5 years of age and
older.) The year underway or just completed,
followed by the letter P, S or U. Write U.A. for those
who attend a literacy center. ____
V59 DO60A406
Highest education level completed
discrete numeric
12. Last year of schooling completed. Add the letter P
when the last year corresponds to primary, the letter
S when secondary, the letter U when university. ____
V60 DO60A408
Economic activity
discrete numeric
Economic activity
V61 DO60A409
Status in employment
discrete numeric
For those individuals 10 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 14 - 18] 17. Occupational
category. E = employer, T. P. = self-employed, A =
salaried employee, T. F. = family worker ____
V62 DO60A410
Occupation
discrete numeric
For those individuals 10 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 14 - 18] 15. Profession, position
or occupation. The profession, position or occupation
performing or performed this year. ____
V63 DO60A411
Industry
discrete numeric
For those individuals 10 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 14 - 18] 16. Place of work. Write
the type of business, industry, commercial
establishment, etc. where performing this occupation.
____
V64 DO60A412
Born in different province or country
discrete numeric
Place of birth [Applies to questions 8 and 9] 8. For
those born in the Dominican Republic, the name of
the municipality. For foreigners, the name of the
country. ____ 9. (Only for those born in the Dominican
Republic) For those born in a city, the name of the
city. For those born in a section, its name. ____ 10.
Nationality (Only for those born abroad). Write the
current nationality of the informant. ____
numeric
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Record type (RECTYPE)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: character
Width: 1
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
RECTYPE identifies the type of record for the case: household or person.
NOTE: RECTYPE is an alphabetic (character string) variable with a value of 'H' for household records and 'P' for person
records. RECTYPE will not appear as a variable in the default rectangular extracts produced by the data extract system. It is
only available in hierarchical extracts, to distinguish between the two record types.
Country (CNTRY)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 32-894
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
CNTRY gives the country from which the sample was drawn. The codes assigned to each country are those used by the UN
Statistics Division and the ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
Year (YEAR)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Range: 1960-2011
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
YEAR gives the year in which the census was taken.
IPUMS sample identifier (SAMPLE)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Range: 321-8943
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
SAMPLE identifies the IPUMS sample from which the case is drawn. Each sample receives a unique 4-digit code. The first 3
digits are the ISO/UN codes used in CNTRY, and the last digit identifies the sample within the country ordered by census
year.
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Household serial number (SERIAL)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 10
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
SERIAL is an identifying number unique to each household in a given sample. All person records are assigned the same
serial number as the household record that they follow. (Person records also have their own unique identifiers -- see
PERNUM.) The combination of SAMPLE and SERIAL provides a unique identifier for every household in the
IPUMS-International database; SAMPLE, SERIAL and PERNUM uniquely identify every person in the database.
SERIAL can be used to identify dwellings in some samples. In these samples, the first 7 digits of SERIAL provide the dwelling
number common to all households that were sampled from the same structure. The last three digits give the sequence of
the household within the dwelling. The following is a list of samples in which dwellings can be inferred:
Chile 1970, 1992, 2002
Colombia 1993, 2005
Costa Rica 1984, 2000
Cuba 2002
Dominican Republic 1981, 2002, 2010
Ecuador 1990, 2001
Germany 1971
Hungary 1980, 1990, 2001
Jamaica 1982, 1991, 2001
Malaysia 1970, 1991, 2000
Mexico 1995, 1990, 2000, 2005
Nigeria 2006
Panama 2000
Peru 1993, 2007
Portugal 1981, 1991, 2001
Spain 1991
Uruguay 2011
Venezuela 1990, 2001
Vietnam 1989
In all other samples, the last 3 digits are always zeroes.
SERIAL was constructed for IPUMS-International, and has no relation to the serial number in the original datasets.
Number of person records in the household (PERSONS)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
PERSONS indicates how many person records are included in the household (i.e., the number of person records associated
with the household record in the sample). These person records will all have the same serial number (SERIAL) as the
household record. The information contained in the household record will normally apply to all of these persons.
Household weight (WTHH)
File: DOM1960-H-H
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Household weight (WTHH)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 8
Decimals: 2
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
WTHH indicates the number of households in the population represented by the household in the sample.
For the samples that are truly weighted (see the comparability discussion), WTHH must be used to yield accurate
household-level statistics.
NOTE: WTHH has 2 implied decimal places. That is, the last two digits of the eight-digit variable are decimal digits, but
there is no actual decimal in the data.
Subsample number (SUBSAMP)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-99
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
SUBSAMP allocates each case to one of 100 subsample replicates, randomly numbered from 0 to 99. Each subsample is
nationally representative and preserves any stratification of the sample from which it is drawn. Users who need a
representative subset of a sample can use SUBSAMP to select their cases. For example, to randomly extract 10% of the
cases from a sample, select any 10 of the 100 subsamples.
Group quarters status (GQ)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-99
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
GQ identifies households as vacant dwellings, group quarters, or private households. Group quarters -- collective dwellings
-- are generally institutions and other group living arrangements such as rooming houses and boarding schools.
Institutions often retain persons under formal supervision or custody, such as correctional institutions, military barracks,
asylums, or nursing homes. Educational and religious group dwellings (e.g., boarding schools, convents, monasteries, etc.)
are also included in the institutional classification.
Group quarter designations are often useful for understanding the universe of households that answered questions about
household characteristics. Censuses will often exclude group quarters from such questions.
Number of unrelated persons (UNREL)
File: DOM1960-H-H
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Number of unrelated persons (UNREL)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
UNREL indicates the number of persons in the household who are unrelated to the head.
Urban-rural status (URBAN)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
URBAN indicates whether the household was located in a place designated as urban or as rural.
Continent and region of country (REGIONW)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 11-54
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
REGIONW identifies the continent and region of each country.
1st subnational geographic level, world [consistent boundaries
over time] (GEOLEV1)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 6
Decimals: 0
Range: 32002-894010
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
GEOLEV1 indicates the major administrative unit in which the household was enumerated. The variable incorporates the
geographies for every country, to enable cross-national geographic analysis over time. First administrative units in
GEOLEV1 have been spatiotemporally harmonized to provide spatially consistent boundaries across samples in each
country.
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Province, Dominican Republic [Level 1; consistent boundaries
over time] (GEO1A_DO)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 6
Decimals: 0
Range: 214001-214027
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
GEO1A_DO identifies the household's province within Dominican Republic, which is the major administrative level of the
country. GEO1A_DO is spatially harmonized accounting for political boundary changes across census years. Some detail is
lost in harmonization; see the comparability discussion. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1A_DO codes
can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
Higher level units can be found in the variable SUBRDO and lower level geographical units, municipalities, can be found in
the GEO2B_DO . Other geography variables include GEO1B_DO.
Province, Dominican Republic [Level 1; inconsistent boundaries,
harmonized by name] (GEO1B_DO)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-40
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
GEO1B_DO identifies the household's province within Dominican Republic, which is the major geographic unit of the
country. GEO1B_DO is harmonized solely based on the names of the geographical unit. It does not take into account the
changes that may have occurred in the political boundaries of the units. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to
the most recent census year can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
Higher level units can be found in the variable SUBRDO and lower level geographic units, municipalities, can be found in
the variable GEO2B_DO.
Municipality, Dominican Republic [Level 2; inconsistent
boundaries, harmonized by name] (GEO2B_DO)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Range: 101-3208
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
GEO2B_DO indicates the municipality within the Dominican Republic in which the household was enumerated. It is the
second-largest geographic identifier available in the Dominican Republic samples. GEO2B_DO is harmonized solely based
on the names of the geographical unit. It does not take into account changes that may have occurred in the political
boundaries of the units over time.
The larger geographic unit, province, is reported in the variable SUBRDO and GEO1A_DO. Other geography variables
include GEO1B_DO.
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Sub-regions, Dominican Republic (SUBRDO)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-10
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
SUBRDO indicates the sub-region within the Dominican Republic in which the household was enumerated.
Lower level geographic units are available for provinces in GEO1A_DO and municipalities in GEO2B_DO. Other geography
variables include GEO1B_DO.
Dwelling number (DO60A001)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 7
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable is an identifying number unique to each dwelling in the sample.
Universe
All records
Literal question
Dwelling number
Number of persons in household (DO60A006)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-1
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable indicates how many person records are included in the household (i.e., the number of person records
associated with the household record in the sample).
Literal question
Number of persons in household
Number of persons in large household before it was split
(DO60A018)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
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Number of persons in large household before it was split
(DO60A018)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable indicates the number of persons in the large household before it was split if the dwelling was created by
splitting apart a large household.
Universe
All records
Literal question
Number of persons in large household before it was split
Province (DO60A021)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-26
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable identifies the household's province within the Dominican Republic, which is the first administrative level of the
country.
Universe
All households
Literal question
A. Location of the Census Household
____ Province
____ Municipality or Municipal district
____ City or Section
____ Neighborhood or settlement
____ Rural location (paraje)
____ D. E. (Enumeration district)
____ Block number
____ Building or house number
____ Floor
____ Dwelling in a patio or farm
____ Census household number
Interviewer instructions
First Part - A) Location of the census household:
31. Province. The name of the province to which the municipality, municipal district, city, village, settlement, or rural
section belongs is recorded.
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Municipality (DO60A022)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-95
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable identifies the municipality or municipal district within the Dominican Republic in which the household was
enumerated. Municipality is the second administrative level of the country.
Universe
All households
Literal question
A. Location of the Census Household
____ Province
____ Municipality or Municipal district
____ City or Section
____ Neighborhood or settlement
____ Rural location (paraje)
____ D. E. (Enumeration district)
____ Block number
____ Building or house number
____ Floor
____ Dwelling in a patio or farm
____ Census household number
Interviewer instructions
First Part - A) Location of the census household:
32. Municipality or municipal district. The name of the municipality or municipal district to which the city, village,
settlement, or section belongs is recorded.
Urban-rural status (DO60A023)
File: DOM1960-H-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-2
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable indicates whether the household was located in a place designated as urban or as rural.
Universe
All households
Literal question
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Urban-rural status (DO60A023)
File: DOM1960-H-H
A. Location of the Census Household
____ Province
____ Municipality or Municipal district
____ City or Section
____ Neighborhood or settlement
____ Rural location (paraje)
____ D. E. (Enumeration district)
____ Block number
____ Building or house number
____ Floor
____ Dwelling in a patio or farm
____ Census household number
Interviewer instructions
First Part - A) Location of the census household:
33. City or rural section. If the dwelling is located in a city, village, or rural section, this name is recorded in this space.
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Record type [person version] (RECTYPEP)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: character
Width: 1
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
[This file is just a placeholder. See the household version of the variable.]
Country [person version] (CNTRYP)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
[This file is just a placeholder. See the household version of the variable.]
Year [person version] (YEARP)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
[This file is just a placeholder. See the household version of the variable.]
IPUMS sample identifier [person version] (SAMPLEP)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
[This file is just a placeholder. See the household version of the variable.]
Household serial number [person version] (SERIAL)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
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Household serial number [person version] (SERIAL)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 10
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
[This file is just a placeholder. See the household version of the variable.]
Person number (PERNUM)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
PERNUM numbers all persons within each household consecutively (starting with "1" for the first person record of each
household). When combined with SAMPLE and SERIAL, PERNUM uniquely identifies each person in the IPUMS-International
database.
Person weight (WTPER)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 8
Decimals: 2
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
WTPER indicates the number of persons in the actual population represented by the person in the sample.
For the samples that are truly weighted (see the comparability discussion), WTPER must be used to yield accurate statistics
for the population.
NOTE: WTPER has 2 implied decimal places. That is, the last two digits of the eight-digit variable are decimal digits, but
there is no actual decimal in the data.
Relationship to household head [general version] (RELATE)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
RELATE describes the relationship of the individual to the head of household (sometimes called the householder or
reference person).
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Relationship to household head [detailed version] (RELATED)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Range: 1000-9999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
RELATE describes the relationship of the individual to the head of household (sometimes called the householder or
reference person).
Age (AGE)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
AGE gives age in years as of the person's last birthday prior to or on the day of enumeration.
Sex (SEX)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
SEX reports the sex (gender) of the respondent.
Marital status [general version] (MARST)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
MARST describes the person's current marital status according to law or custom. Individuals who remarried should report
the status relevant to their most recent marriage. Census instructions rarely explicitly limit marital status to strictly legal
unions.
Note regarding universe: The lowest age at which a person can be anything but "never married" varies among samples.
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Marital status [detailed version] (MARSTD)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
MARST describes the person's current marital status according to law or custom. Individuals who remarried should report
the status relevant to their most recent marriage. Census instructions rarely explicitly limit marital status to strictly legal
unions.
Note regarding universe: The lowest age at which a person can be anything but "never married" varies among samples.
Consensual union (CONSENS)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
CONSENS indicates whether the respondent was in a consensual union -- a de facto marriage.
Nativity status (NATIVTY)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
NATIVTY indicates whether the person was native- or foreign-born.
School attendance (SCHOOL)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
SCHOOL indicates whether or not the person attended school at the time of the census or within some specified period of
time prior to the census.
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Literacy (LIT)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
LIT indicates whether or not the respondent could read and write in any language. A person is typically considered literate if
he or she can both read and write. All other persons are illiterate, including those who can either read or write but cannot
do both.
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
(EDATTAN)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
EDATTAN records the person's educational attainment in terms of the level of schooling completed (degree or other
milestone). The emphasis on level completed is critical: a person attending the final year of secondary education receives
the code for having completed lower secondary only -- and in some samples only primary.
EDATTAN does not necessarily reflect any particular country's definition of the various levels of schooling in terms of
terminology or the number of years of schooling. EDATTAN is an attempt to merge -- into a single, roughly comparable
variable -- samples that provide degrees, ones that provide actual years of schooling, and those that have some of both. In
addition to EDATTAN, a country-specific education classification is provided which loses no information and reflects the
particular educational system of that country (for example EDUCBR for Brazil, EDUCCL for Chile, and EDUCUS for the United
States). As always, users can refer to the original education source variables for each sample, if they wish.
Many samples also give single years of schooling completed, recorded in YRSCHL. Some samples provide educational
information in a form that could not be incorporated into EDATTAN.
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
(EDATTAND)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
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Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
(EDATTAND)
File: DOM1960-P-H
EDATTAN records the person's educational attainment in terms of the level of schooling completed (degree or other
milestone). The emphasis on level completed is critical: a person attending the final year of secondary education receives
the code for having completed lower secondary only -- and in some samples only primary.
EDATTAN does not necessarily reflect any particular country's definition of the various levels of schooling in terms of
terminology or the number of years of schooling. EDATTAN is an attempt to merge -- into a single, roughly comparable
variable -- samples that provide degrees, ones that provide actual years of schooling, and those that have some of both. In
addition to EDATTAN, a country-specific education classification is provided which loses no information and reflects the
particular educational system of that country (for example EDUCBR for Brazil, EDUCCL for Chile, and EDUCUS for the United
States). As always, users can refer to the original education source variables for each sample, if they wish.
Many samples also give single years of schooling completed, recorded in YRSCHL. Some samples provide educational
information in a form that could not be incorporated into EDATTAN.
Years of schooling (YRSCHL)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-99
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
YRSCHL indicates the highest grade/level of schooling the person had completed, in years. Only formal schooling is counted.
YRSCHL accounts for the number of years of study, regardless of the track or kind of study. Information on degree and/or
technical track is available in EDATTAN. Years of schooling for Israel, categorized into intervals, are given in YRSCHL2.
Users should pay close attention to the top-codes in each sample, as discussed in the comparability section.
Educational attainment, Dominican Republic (EDUCDO)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-998
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
EDUCDO indicates the person's educational attainment in terms of the level of schooling completed.
Employment status [general version] (EMPSTAT)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
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Employment status [general version] (EMPSTAT)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Description
EMPSTAT indicates whether or not the respondent was part of the labor force -- working or seeking work -- over a specified
period of time. Depending on the sample, EMPSTAT can also convey further information.
The first digit of EMPSTAT is fully comparable, and classifies the population into three groups: employed, unemployed, and
inactive. The combination of employed and unemployed yields the total labor force. The second and third digits of EMPSTAT
preserve additional information available for some countries and census years but not for others.
Employment status is sometimes referred to in other sources as "activity status".
Employment status [detailed version] (EMPSTATD)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
EMPSTAT indicates whether or not the respondent was part of the labor force -- working or seeking work -- over a specified
period of time. Depending on the sample, EMPSTAT can also convey further information.
The first digit of EMPSTAT is fully comparable, and classifies the population into three groups: employed, unemployed, and
inactive. The combination of employed and unemployed yields the total labor force. The second and third digits of EMPSTAT
preserve additional information available for some countries and census years but not for others.
Employment status is sometimes referred to in other sources as "activity status".
Occupation, ISCO general (OCCISCO)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-99
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
OCCISCO records the person's primary occupation, coded according to the major categories in the International Standard
Classification of Occupations (ISCO) scheme for 1988. For someone with more than one job, the primary occupation is
typically the one in which the person had spent the most time or earned the most money.
Occupation, unrecoded (OCC)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
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Occupation, unrecoded (OCC)
File: DOM1960-P-H
OCC records the person's primary occupation, classified according to the system used by the respective national census
office at the time. For someone with more than one job, the primary occupation is usually the one in which the person
spent the most time or earned the most money, although this may not have been explicit in the instructions for a specific
census.
To ensure confidentiality, very small occupations are recoded to a residual category indicating the persons had an
occupation, but the job title is not identified. The number of cases recoded should be too small to affect analyses.
Industry, general recode (INDGEN)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
INDGEN recodes the industrial classifications of the various samples into twelve groups that can be fairly consistently
identified across all available samples. The groupings roughly conform to the International Standard Industrial Classification
(ISIC). The third digit of INDGEN retains important detail among the service industries that could not be consistently
distinguished in all samples.
"Industry" refers to the activity or product of the establishment or sector in which a person worked.
Class of worker [general version] (CLASSWK)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
CLASSWK refers to the status of an economically active person with respect to his or her employment -- that is, the type of
explicit or implicit contract of employment with other persons or organizations that the person has in his/her job. In general,
the variable indicates whether a person was self-employed, or worked for someone else, either for pay or as an unpaid
family worker. CLASSWK is related to EMPSTAT, which is used to define the universe in many samples.
Class of worker is often referred to as "status in employment" in other sources.
Class of worker [detailed version] (CLASSWKD)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
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Class of worker [detailed version] (CLASSWKD)
File: DOM1960-P-H
CLASSWK refers to the status of an economically active person with respect to his or her employment -- that is, the type of
explicit or implicit contract of employment with other persons or organizations that the person has in his/her job. In general,
the variable indicates whether a person was self-employed, or worked for someone else, either for pay or as an unpaid
family worker. CLASSWK is related to EMPSTAT, which is used to define the universe in many samples.
Class of worker is often referred to as "status in employment" in other sources.
Person number (within household) (DO60A003)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-1
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable is an identifying number unique to each person within household.
Universe
All records
Literal question
Person number (within household)
Sex (DO60A400)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-2
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable reports the sex (gender) of the respondent.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
3. Sex
M = Male
F= Female
____
Interviewer instructions
54. Question 3. Sex. "M" is recorded for males and "F" for females.
Marital Status (DO60A401)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
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Marital Status (DO60A401)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable describes the person's current marital status according to law or custom. Persons under age 12 are assumed
to be never-married and not cohabiting.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
6. Marital status (For those 12 years of age and older)
S = single
C = married
U.L. = consensual union
V = widowed
D = divorced
S.L. = legally separated
____
Interviewer instructions
57. Question 6. Marital Status. According to the following definitions, the letter "S" is recorded for single, "C" for married
["casado"]; "U.L." for consensual union ["union libre"]; "V" for widowed ["viudo"]; "D" for divorced; and "S.L." for legally
separated:
a) "Single" - All persons who have never been married and who do not live in a consensual union.
b) "Married" - All persons legally united, whether they live with their spouses or not.
c) "Consensual Union" - Living in a conjugal union that is not legalized.
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d) "Widowed" - A man or woman whose spouse has passed away and who has not remarried or entered into a consensual
union.
e) "Divorced" - The man or woman whose marriage has been legally dissolved and who does not live in a consensual union.
f) "Legally separated" - The man or woman who is married and not divorced and whose separation has been legally
recognized.
Age (DO60A402)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-98
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable gives age in complete years as of the person's last birthday prior to or on the day of enumeration.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
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Age (DO60A402)
File: DOM1960-P-H
4. Age in years completed
Under one year, in months; under one month, in days.
____
Interviewer instructions
55. Question 4. Age in years completed. The age in years completed is recorded; the age followed by the word "years". E.g.
24 years. If the person is younger than one year of age, the number of months completed is recorded, accompanied by the
word "months". If younger than one month, the number of days is recorded, followed by the word "days".
There is a tendency to declare the age in numbers ending in 0 or 5. The enumerator should insist in this aspect and try, in
the most discreet manner possible, to obtain the true age of the person.
Some persons will claim to not know their exact age. However, they remember that their birth is related to certain events
of national, regional, or historical importance. The following list gives a relationship between these events and the ages
that should be recorded when the person claims to have been born in these dates:
In Spain (The Annexation): 97 years
In the beginning of the 6 years of Bez: 92 years
During the revolution of Puerto Plata: 86 years
During Cesreo: 82 years
During the "Moya" revolution: 74 years
When Lils died: 61 years
On the 23rd of March: 57 years
The fire of San Carlos: 57 years
The time of "the storm": 51 years
The time of "the comet": 50 years
When Mon Cceres died: 49 years
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During the Los Quiquises War (Los Azulitos): 48 years
During Cambeln: 44 years
When the Americans came: 44 years
During "the evacuation": 43 years
During the influenza [outbreak]: 41 years
During the smallpox [outbreak]: 39 years
At the time of the coronation of the Virgin: 38 years
When the Americans left: 36 years
During San Zenn: 29 years
During the Centennial: 16 years
At the time of the earthquake: 14 years
Children younger than one year of age are also enumerated.
Relationship to head of household (DO60A403)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-6
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable describes the relationship of the individual to the head of the household.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
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Relationship to head of household (DO60A403)
File: DOM1960-P-H
2. Relationship to the head of the family (Wife, partner, son, brother, boarder, servant, etc.)
[1st person]
Head of the family
[2nd person]
____
Interviewer instructions
52. Question 2. Relationship to head of household. The relationship or reason for living together that exists between the
person and the head of household is recorded in this space.
The following relationships are recorded in this line: wife, son, daughter, adopted son, step-daughter, son-in-law,
grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, step-father, step-mother, brother-in-law, uncle, nephew, cousin,
guest, servant, child of servant, gardener, chauffeur, etc. The word "companion" is written down for the woman who lives in
a consensual union.
53. How to record this information for collective dwellings. The first column, designated for the "head of household", is used
to record the information of the person who is in charge of directing the establishment or institution in the capacity of
director, administrator, owner, etc. This person?s information is only recorded here if he resides there.
If family members or relatives live with the director, administrator, owner, etc., they are enumerated in the census form as
they would be in a private census household, following the order provided in paragraph 51, question 1.
Employees and service personnel (doctor, pharmacist, nurse, waiter) and their families are enumerated immediately
thereafter. Lastly, the persons served by the institution or establishment are included: guests, inmates, patients, etc. The
relationship between these persons and the Head of household is recorded in the following way:
Institution or establishment: Hotel
Relationship to the head of the household: Guest
Institution or establishment: Hostel
Relationship to the head of the household: Guest
Institution or establishment: Mental hospital
Relationship to the head of the household: Patient
Institution or establishment: Leprosy hospital
Relationship to the head of the household: Patient
Institution or establishment: Hospital
Relationship to the head of the household: Patient
Institution or establishment: Welfare institution (ASILO)
Relationship to the head of the household: Patient
Institution or establishment: Schools and educational establishments
Relationship to the head of the household: Boarder
Institution or establishment: Penitentiary
Relationship to the head of the household: Inmate
Institution or establishment: Seminary
Relationship to the head of the household: Seminarian
Literacy (DO60A404)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
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Literacy (DO60A404)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-2
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable indicates whether or not the individual is capable of reading and writing a simple paragraph in any language.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
11. Able to read and write?
Write yes or no.
____
Interviewer instructions
61. Question 11. Does the person know how to read and write?. For the purposes of the census, a person knows how to
read and write if he is capable of reading and writing a simple paragraph in any language. The words "Yes" or "No" are
recorded according to the case.
A person is illiterate (does not know how to read or write) if he only knows how to read or is only able to write his name.
Currently attending school (DO60A405)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-2
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable indicates whether or not the individual was registered and attending a regular public or private educational
institution at the time of enumeration.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
13. School attendance (For those 5 years of age and older.)
The year underway or just completed, followed by the letter P, S or U. Write U.A. for those who attend a literacy center.
____
Interviewer instructions
63. Question 13. School attendance (For those 5 years of age and older). The grade that is currently studied or that was
recently completed, at the level of primary, secondary, or university, is recorded for those who are 5 years of age and older
and who are registered and attending a regular educational institution, public or private.
The annotation is made following the instructions for the previous question. The year studied or recently completed along
with the letter "P", "S", or "U". The initials "U.A." are recorded for those attending a literacy center.
The words "Does not attend" are recorded for those who do not attend school.
Highest education level completed (DO60A406)
File: DOM1960-P-H
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Highest education level completed (DO60A406)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-36
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable indicates the last academic level fully completed by the individual for individuals attending school at the time
of enumeration and for individuals who attended school sometime before enumeration.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
12. Last year of schooling completed.
Add the letter P when the last year corresponds to primary, the letter S when secondary, the letter U when university.
____
Interviewer instructions
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Highest education level completed (DO60A406)
File: DOM1960-P-H
62. Question 12.Last academic year completed. The last academic year fully completed by the person at the time of
enumeration is recorded in this space. If the person is registered in a school and studying, for example, the fourth grade,
the "last academic year completed" is the third. Similarly, if a person has not completed one or more classes in any year,
the "last academic year completed" is the year immediately preceding the current academic year.
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This question refers to the regular education that the enumerated person could have received or is receiving in a normal
elementary, secondary school, or University. Therefore, education from schools with different purposes is not considered.
E.g. fine arts schools, home economics schools, arts and crafts schools, industrial schools, commercial schools, etc.
The annotation that should be recorded in this space is defined below according to the different types of education or
schools.
a) "In primary [elementary] schools". The following annotation is made for a person who is attending or who had attended a
primary school and who declares that the "last academic year completed" is one of the 8 grades making up primary
education:
1-P
2-P
3-P
4-P
5-P
6-P
7-P
8-P
b) "In secondary school". The following annotation is made for a person who declares that their "last academic year
completed" is one of the 4 grades that comprise secondary education:
1-S
2-S
3-S
4-S
c) "University education". The following annotation is made if the enumerated person attends the University or has,
previous to the census date, carried out professional studies in any of its faculties, corresponding to the "last academic
year completed":
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1-U
2-U
3 - U etc.
The grade equivalent to the Dominican system is recorded for foreigners or for those who have received their education
abroad.
The word "None" is recorded for those who do not know how to read or write, or for those who have attended school but
who have not completed any academic year.
Some persons, principally those who are advanced in age, will claim to know how to read and write but will not be able to
specify the last academic year completed because they did not receive a regular or systematic education according to the
current educational programs. In these cases, the grade in primary school that the enumerator considers would correspond
to the person, after investigating the type of knowledge acquired by the enumerated person, is recorded.
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Economic activity (DO60A408)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 11-26
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable identifies the type of economic activity of the individual during the reference period: January 1st to August 7th,
1960. Persons who worked for pay or as an unpaid family worker for one continuous week at any time during the reference
period are categorized as employed, even if they were not working at the time of enumeration.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
Economic activity
Status in employment (DO60A409)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable refers to the status of an employed person with respect to his or her employment during the reference period: January 1st to August 7th, 1960. The variable indicates whether a
person was an employer, was self-employed, or worked for someone else, either for pay or as an unpaid family worker.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who were employed during the reference period
Literal question
For those individuals 10 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 14 - 18]
17. Occupational category.
E = employer, T. P. = self-employed, A = salaried employee, T. F. = family worker
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Interviewer instructions
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Status in employment (DO60A409)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Economic characteristics
64. The questions 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 are presented to all persons 10 years of age or older. A dash [-] is traced in the spaces 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 for those younger than 10 years of age.
It may be difficult to obtain accurate answers due to the nature of this information. Great care should be taken to ensure that the annotation reflects the desired information.
Reference period
65. The information recorded in the spaces mentioned above (14, 15, 16, 17, and 18) refers to the following period of time: from January 1st to August 7th, 1960. In other words, the time that
has passed since the beginning of the year to the date of the census. Whenever the "reference period" is mentioned, it is to be interpreted as the period of time between the two dates
mentioned above.
74. Question 17. The symbol that represents the category or position that corresponds, or corresponded, to the persons with an annotation in question 15, those who carried out an occupation
during the "reference period", is recorded in this space. Excluded are those "new workers" and "old workers", for whom a dash (-) is recorded.
Symbol: E
Category: Employer
Symbol: TP
Category: Own-account
Symbol: A
Category: Salaried
Symbol: TF
Category: Family worker
Definitions:
a) Employer. The owner of an economic enterprise, or one who works on own-account in a profession or trade and who has one or more employees.
Examples:
1) Owner of a fabric store with one or more employees;
2) Farmer, owner of a farm, who employs field workers;
3) Farmer, owner of a farm, who pays his son for work carried out on the agricultural operation;
4) Owner of a boarding house that employs a cook and servants;
5) A lawyer who pays a secretary; a medical doctor who pays a nurse and secretary.
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b) Own-account worker. One who operates his own economic enterprise or who carries out a profession or trade on his own-account but who does not have any salaried employees. This person
can work alone, in association, or with relatives who are un-paid.
Examples:
1) Professionals who earn honorariums for their work and who do not have assistants;
2) Store owner who only works with the help of unpaid family members;
3) Farm owner who only works with the help of unpaid family members;
4) Traveling salesmen or street peddlers who work alone.
Note: If one of these persons uses one or more paid workers, other than unpaid family members, their category changes from "Own-Account Worker" to "Employer".
c) Salaried. One who works for a public or private employer and receives remuneration in the form of a salary, wage, commission, tips, piece-rate, or pay in-kind.
Examples:
1) Those who work for employers (or for private organizations) and receive a wage or salary;
2) Those who work for any branch of the Government, including elected and remunerated officials and members of the Armed Forces.
p. 44
3) Administrators, directors, and other employees of economic enterprises who are not owners of the business in which they work, even if they carry out the functions of an employer.
4) Those who only receive tips for their work and do not receive a salary or wage.
5) Those who do piecework in their home or in a workshop for one or more employers or for their own clientele;
6) Domestic employees who receive a salary, wage, or pay in-kind.
d) Family worker. One who carries out an unpaid occupation in a business or economic enterprise operated by a member of the census household.
Examples:
1) The woman who helps her husband in the store without being paid.
2) The son who helps his father on the farm and does not receive pay.
3) The boy who helps his uncle in the uncle?s business.
4) The wife of a doctor who keeps the books and makes appointments.
5) The son of a farm owner who takes products to the market and sells them.
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Occupation (DO60A410)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 0
Range: 101-9999
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable records the person's primary occupation during the reference period: January 1st to August 7th, 1960. The groupings roughly conform to the first version of the International Standard Classification of
Occupations, ISCO-58. For persons with two or more occupations at the time of enumeration, the occupation that the person considered to be the most important or that which earned more income was recorded. For
persons who were not working at the time of enumeration but who did work during the reference period, the last occupation was recorded.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who were employed during the reference period
Literal question
For those individuals 10 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 14 - 18]
15. Profession, position or occupation.
The profession, position or occupation performing or performed this year.
____
Interviewer instructions
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Occupation (DO60A410)
File: DOM1960-P-H
64. The questions 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 are presented to all persons 10 years of age or older. A dash [-] is traced in the spaces 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 for those younger than 10 years of age.
It may be difficult to obtain accurate answers due to the nature of this information. Great care should be taken to ensure that the annotation reflects the desired information.
Reference period
65. The information recorded in the spaces mentioned above (14, 15, 16, 17, and 18) refers to the following period of time: from January 1st to August 7th, 1960. In other words, the time that has passed since the
beginning of the year to the date of the census. Whenever the "reference period" is mentioned, it is to be interpreted as the period of time between the two dates mentioned above.
Total time worked
Profession, trade, or occupation
70. Question 15. The profession, trade, occupation, or type of employment carried out during the "reference period" by persons who fall into one of the following categories is recorded:
a) Carry out a paid or unpaid occupation at the time of the census. (Including those who have a secure occupation but who are not working at the time of the census because of a temporary circumstance: e.g. illness,
vacation, leave, etc.)
Note: If the person is carrying out two occupations simultaneously at the time of the census: The occupation that the person considers to be the most important or that which earns more income is recorded.
b) Not working at the time of the census but did work during the "reference period", or before, and has looked or is looking for work. (The last occupation is recorded)
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c) Looking for employment for the first time. (The occupation or trade in which the person desires to work, according to preparation and ability, is recorded).
Other classifications:
71. Line 15 is used to make other annotations that are defined and classified below. These annotations correspond to those who have not carried out any occupation, paid or un-paid, during the "reference period" and
who have not looked for and are not looking for work. In parenthesis, under the title of each classification, the corresponding annotation from line 14 is indicated.
Classification: None (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: All persons 10-65 years of age who do not practice and have not practiced an occupation during the "reference period". They have not looked for and are not looking for work and do not fall into any of the
following categories:
Classification: Minor (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Children 9 years of age or younger who do not attend school.
Classification: Student (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Those whose only and exclusive activity is that of a student in any educational institution
Classification: Domestic duties (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Housewives and their female relatives or guests who do not and have not worked in a paid or un-paid occupation during the "reference period"; e.g. government office, industry, business, etc., or helping her
husband or relative in a store, office, etc., or producing, for profit, fabric, embroideries, candy, fried foods in the home.
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Classification: Rentier (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Those who receive income from interest, rent, royalties, and who live exclusively from this income.
Classification: Retired or pensioner (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Those who have stopped participating in any economic activity and who live exclusively from a pension or retirement.
Classification: Elderly (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Those who are 65 years of age and older and who are unqualified for work and who do not receive interest, retirement, or pension income.
Classification: Disabled (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Those of any age who, because of a physical or mental condition are unqualified to work.
Classification: Prisoner, patient, hospitalized, etc. (Annotation in line 14: - )
Definition: Those who, at the time of the census, live in penal, religious, hospital, mental, charity, etc. institutions. The term that corresponds to each case is recorded: "prisoner", "religious", "inmate", "hospitalized"
(those patients in a leprosy clinic, psychiatric clinic, tuberculosis hospital, etc.)
Important: A dash (-) is recorded for questions 16, 17, and 18 for those persons classified in any of the above categories.
How to investigate occupation:
72. In order to record the profession, trade, occupation, or type of work, all of the questions deemed necessary should be asked so that the person?s type of work can be established in a precise manner. A vague answer
to this question should not be accepted.
Through adequate questions about the professional training and the real nature of the work, correct information will be collected. E.g. when a very young person claims to be working in a specialized trade (mechanic,
electrician, etc.), it is probable that he is just an "apprentice" or "assistant" in this occupation; or when a person who has only completed primary or secondary school claims to be an engineer, chemist, agronomist, etc.
when these professions would indicate that the person has completed specialized or university studies. The enumerator should try to discover the truth of such declarations.
Clarifications
a) One who works in public administration is commonly called a "public employee". There is no reason to use this term in the annotation on the census form since every employee of the public administration has an
official title. This title should be clearly indicated (typist, file clerk, translator, justice of the peace, accountant, steward, messenger, nurse, paymaster, engineer, doctor, laboratory technician, etc.). Generally, the best
description of the occupation is the official title of employment. When this method does not result in a specific answer, all necessary additional questions should be made in order to obtain an appropriate answer.
b) The word "farmer" should not be used to describe every person who works on a farm. This term is used for the owner of the farm or the person who
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rents the farm and whose only activity, or at least the principal activity, is the cultivation of the earth. For workers in farming operations, the activity is specified: e.g. farm administrator, overseer, blacksmith, cane
cutter, coffee harvester. When no specific title is available, the term "agricultural worker" is used for those who work for a daily wage on a farm, whether it be weeding, cutting trees, caring for sown fields (sembrados),
or caring for planted fields, etc. The terms "day laborer" (jornalero) and "peon" (pen) are not used.
c) If the activity carried out by a professional; whether a medical doctor, lawyer, engineer, dentist, agronomist, or pharmacist, does not correspond to the profession, the occupation actually practiced is recorded, even if
different from the person?s specialization. If, for example, an engineer or a lawyer is working as a professor, bank manager, or farm administrator, etc., the annotation should be "professor", "bank manager", or "farm
administrator".
d) For those serving in the military, police, navy, or other similar institution, the rank held is recorded (e.g. Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, etc.). For a soldier, police officer, or seaman without rank, the word
"ordinary" (raso) is recorded. The name of the institution is not recorded with the rank of Colonel, Major, Captain, etc. This information will fall under the next question, place of work.
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Industry (DO60A411)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-99
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable refers to the activity of the establishment or sector in which a person worked during the reference period: January 1st to
August 7th, 1960. The groupings roughly conform to the first revision of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic
Activities (ISIC) issued in 1958.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who were employed during the reference period
Literal question
For those individuals 10 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 14 - 18]
16. Place of work.
Write the type of business, industry, commercial establishment, etc. where performing this occupation.
____
Interviewer instructions
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Dominican Republic - IV National Population Census 1960 - IPUMS Subset
Industry (DO60A411)
File: DOM1960-P-H
64. The questions 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 are presented to all persons 10 years of age or older. A dash [-] is traced in the spaces 14, 15, 16,
17, and 18 for those younger than 10 years of age.
It may be difficult to obtain accurate answers due to the nature of this information. Great care should be taken to ensure that the
annotation reflects the desired information.
Reference period
65. The information recorded in the spaces mentioned above (14, 15, 16, 17, and 18) refers to the following period of time: from January
1st to August 7th, 1960. In other words, the time that has passed since the beginning of the year to the date of the census. Whenever the
"reference period" is mentioned, it is to be interpreted as the period of time between the two dates mentioned above.
Total time worked
Place Of Work
73. Question 16. The type of industry, educational institution, government office, farm, business, establishment, etc., where the
enumerated person carries or carried out the occupation declared and recorded in line 15 is recorded in this line.
In the majority of cases, asking the following question will provide an adequate answer:
Question:
Where do you work? or Where did you work?
Answer:
Brewery, hat factory, fabric store, mechanic shop, cabinetmaking shop, tailoring shop, clothing factory, shirt factory, grocery store,
agricultural farm, livestock farm,
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agricultural and livestock farm, secondary school, primary school, rural public school (escuela de emergencia) justice of the peace,
collection agency for Internal Revenues, General Office of Statistics, Dominican office of Social Security, General Office of Identification,
Music school, town hall, etc.
Clarifications:
a) For domestic employees: servants, cooks, washwomen, ironers, nannies, and gardeners, etc., the term "family home" is recorded.
b) The following annotations are made for military personnel, police officers, or those who work in similar national, municipal, or private
institutions: National Police, National Army, Corps of Firemen, Musical Band, Private School, Hospital, etc.
c) The following annotations are made, according to each case, for drivers: "urban transportation", when their work consists of transporting
passengers within an urban area; "interurban transportation", when working between two or more urban areas. If the driver works for a
family as a chauffeur, the word "family home" is recorded. If the driver works for a commercial company, industry, business, establishment,
etc., the type of activity carried out by the company, industry, business, etc., is recorded; e.g. "match factory", "wholesale company",
"private school", etc.
d) For street peddlers: e.g. ice cream sellers, lottery ticket sellers, popsicle seller, basket sellers, candy sellers, etc., the word "peddler" is
recorded.
e) For those who are looking for work, either for the first time or if they worked before the "reference period", who should have an
occupation declared in question 15, the following annotations are recorded:
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1) New worker (those who are looking for work for the first time).
2) Old worker (those who worked before the "reference period")
It is imperative that the information be obtained with precision and exactness.
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Dominican Republic - IV National Population Census 1960 - IPUMS Subset
Born in different province or country (DO60A412)
File: DOM1960-P-H
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Description
This variable indicates whether the person's birthplace is different from the province of residence at the time of
enumeration.
Universe
All persons
Literal question
Place of birth [Applies to questions 8 and 9]
8. For those born in the Dominican Republic, the name of the municipality. For foreigners, the name of the country.
____
9. (Only for those born in the Dominican Republic) For those born in a city, the name of the city. For those born in a section,
its name.
____
10. Nationality (Only for those born abroad). Write the current nationality of the informant.
____
Interviewer instructions
59. Questions 8 and 9. Place of birth. In line 8, the municipality of birth is recorded for "nationals", e.g. Santiago, Sanchez,
Padre Las Casas, etc. For foreigners, the name of the country of birth is recorded, e.g. United States, France, Spain,
Argentina, etc.
Line 9 is used only for those born in the country. If the enumerated person claims to have been born in an urban area (city
or town), the name of the city or town is recorded. A city or town, for the purposes of this census, is considered to be the
capital of the republic, the provincial capitals, or the municipal or district headquarters (cabeceras). If the person claims to
have been born in a rural area, the name of the area is recorded.
In order to obtain an adequate answer to these questions, the following question should be presented:
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Where were you born? If the enumerated person answers: In Santiago; the question: In the city of Santiago? should be
asked. If the answer is affirmative, "Santiago" (municipality) is recorded in line 8 and "Santiago de los Caballeros" (city) in
line 9. If on the other hand, the person claims to have been born in a rural area of Bejucal, in the municipality Monseor
Nouel, "Monseor Nouel" is recorded in line 8 and "Bejucal" in line 9.
A dash (-) is written in line 9 for those who were born abroad.
60. Question 10. Nationality. (Only for those born abroad). The nationality of each person who claims to have been born
abroad is recorded in this line. E.g. French, English, American, Spanish, etc.
A dash (-) is written in line 10 for those who were born in the country.
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Related Materials
Questionnaires
Census 1960 Household Questionnaire
Title
Census 1960 Household Questionnaire
Author(s) Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)
Country
Dominican Rep.
Language Portuguese
Filename enum_form_do1960a.pdf
Technical documents
Census 1960 Enumerator's Manual
Title
Census 1960 Enumerator's Manual
Author(s) Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)
Country
Dominican Rep.
Language Portuguese
Filename enum_instruct_do1960a.pdf
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