Description

BPL1_CR indicates the person's province of birth in Costa Rica. Birthplace province codes from BPL1_CR are compatible with codes from GEO1_CR.

Click on the Source Variables tab for information on place of residence for each sample year. Source variables may contain more geographic unit detail but are not suitable for cross-temporal comparison.

Comparability — General

This variable is comparable across samples.

For the country of birth of international migrants, see BPLCOUNTRY (Country of birth).

Universe

Availability

• Costa Rica: 1963, 1973, 1984, 2000, 2011