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Panama 1960 — source variable PA1960A_BPL — District or country of birth

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6. Where were you born?

Write the name of the district of birth. If born in the Panama Canal Zone, write "Canal Zone". If born abroad, write the name of the country of birth.

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(Applicable to persons of all ages)
(Questions 1-10)

Question 6 Where were you born?

For persons born within the territory of the Republic, write the name of the district and the locality where the person to be enumerated was born. Example: San Félix, Macaracas, Cañazas. For this Census, La Comarca de San Blas is considered a district.

The alphabetic list of the districts that form the Republic has been included as an annex so that one can verify if the name that the person to be enumerated has given really corresponds to one of those districts.

If the person to be enumerated was born in the Panama Canal Zone, write "Canal Zone".

If the person to be enumerated was born outside of the Republic, write the name of the country of birth.

In the case of persons born in colonies or territories of foreign countries, write the names of those countries. Example: Jamaica, Curazao, The Virgin Islands, Martinique, etc.

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Panama 1970 — source variable PA1970A_BPLP — Province of birth

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6. Where were you born?

Mark the box "here" if born in this same place of enumeration. If born in another locality, write the name of the locality (town or city) and the district to which it belongs. If born in the Panama Canal Zone, write "Canal Zone" in the space designated for "locality." If born abroad, write only the name of the country.

[] Here

Locality ____
District ____

[] In another country ____

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Question 6 Where were you born?

Mark the box "Here" if the person was born in the same locality (village or city) where the person is being enumerated. In this case do not fill out the other spaces of the question.
If the person was born in another locality, write down in the corresponding space the name of this locality (village or city) and the district to which it belongs.
If the person was born in the Panama Canal Zone, write "Canal Zone" in the space meant for "Locality". For those born abroad, write the name of the country of birth in the space that says "In other Country".
In the case of Panama City and the city Colon and other important urban centers, consider these as a single locality.

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Keep in mind that Panama City is comprised of 13 administrative units and the city of Colon of 2 administrative units. As an annex (on page 60) the alphabetic list of the districts and administrative units that form the Republic are included, and furthermore the administrative units of the aforementioned cities are included in order to verify if the name that has been given corresponds effectively to one of these districts or administrative units of Panama City or the city of Colon.

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Panama 1980 — source variable PA1980A_BPL3 — District or country of birth

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6. Where were you born?

Mark the box "here" if born in the same locality or hamlet where enumerated. If born in another locality or hamlet, write the name of the place, the Judicial Precinct (corregimiento) and the District and the district to which it belongs. If born in the Panama Canal Zone, write "Canal Zone" in the space designated for "locality." If born abroad, write only the name of the country.

[] Here
Place or locality ____
Judicial Precinct (corregimiento) ____
District ____
In another country ____

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Question 6 Where were you born?

Mark the box "here" if the person was born in the same locality or hamlet where the enumeration is taking place. In this case, do not fill out the other spaces of the question. The same will be done for those who declare to be born in the Canal Zone.
If the person was born in another locality or hamlet write down in the corresponding space the name of this locality, the administrative unit and the district it belongs to.
For those born abroad, write the name of the country of birth in the space that says "Other Country".

[The instructions refer a graph in question 6 on the census form.]

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Panama 2000 — source variable PA2000A_BPL — District or country of birth

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For all individuals in the household

[Questions 1 - 9 were asked of all individuals.]

7. Where did you mother live when you were born?

[] 0001 In this same place?
____ In a different locality (specify)
____ District
____ Province
_ _ _ _ _
([If this option is selected,] go to question 9)

____ In another country? (specify) _ _ _ _ _
(Continue with question 7a)

7a. In what period did you arrive in Panamá . . .

[] 1 Before 1990?
[] 2 Between 1990 and 1995?
[] 3 Between 1996 and today?

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Question No 7: Where did your mother live when you were born?

The objective of this question is to determine persons whose habitual place of residence at the date of the census differs from their place of reference (mother's residence) at the moment of birth.
Remember that this question refers to the locality where the mother lived when the enumerated person was born and not the place where they stayed in the hospital or other site where she moved to give birth.

[To the left of the text is a picture of two parents and a baby.]

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Mark with an "X" the circle in this place if a person declares that their mother lived "when born" in the same locality where enumerated.
When an enumerated person says their mother was living " in another locality" "when born", write down this name and the district and province to which this locality belongs and go to question 8.

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Panama 2010 — source variable PA2010A_BPL — Country or district of birth

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[Questions 10 to 12A were asked to all persons]

10. Where did your mother live when you were born

[] 0001 In this same place
Continue with question 11.
In another populated place?

Specify ____
District ____
Province or indigenous district ____
Province _ _ District _ _ A _

Continue with question 11

In another country?

Specify ____
Country _ _ _
10A. In which period did you arrive in Panama

[] 1 Before May, 2000
[] 2 Between May, 2000 and April 2005
[] 3 Between May 2005 and today

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[For persons of all ages]
[Questions 1 to 12a]

Question No 10: Where did your mother live when you were born?
[Questions 10 to 12A were asked to all persons.]
The objective of this question is to determine the lifetime migrant, i.e. persons whose habitual place of residence at the date of the census differs from their place of reference (mother's residence) at the moment of birth.
Mark with an "X" the circle "In this place" if a person declares that her mother lived in the same locality where she is being enumerated "when she was born".
When a person says that her mother was living "in another locality" "when she was born", write down the name of the district and the province or indigenous region to which the locality belongs to and go to question 11.
For those who say that their mother lived "in another country" "when they were born", write down the name of the country and go to question 10A.
[Below the text there is a sample image of the form.]

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Example:
You are enumerating the home of Mr. Vicente Moreno in Sardina del Palmar, in the district of La Pintada, Coclé province. He says that when he was born, his mother lived in El Platito, Las Minas district in the province of Herrera.
[Below the text there is a sample image of the form.]
Question No. 10A: In what period did you arrive in Panama?
[Questions 10 to 12A were asked to all persons.]
Objective: To know the time of arrival to Panama of people born in another country.
Ask this question if the respondent stated in question 10 that her mother lived in another country when she was born, and specify the period in which she arrived in Panama.

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