6. Resident characteristics
Internal migration and international immigration
6.25 In which federation unit (state) and municipality or foreign country had you lived before moving to this municipality?
[Question 6.25 was asked for persons who had lived in their current town for less than ten years, per question 6.24.]
[] 1 Federation unit /municipality
6.251 Federation unit _ _ _
6.253 Municipality_ _ _
[] 2 Foreign country
6.255 Foreign country _ _ _
6.25 - In what state, city or foreign country did you live before moving to this municipality?
1 - State/Municipality
2 - Foreign Country
For a person who has lived in Brazil before moving to this municipality, record the state and the name of the municipality where he/she lived before.
If the person does not know the name of the state or the name of the municipality where he/she lived before, register Does not know state for state and Does not know the name of the municipality for municipality.
If the person only knows the name of the state, register the name and, for the name of the municipality, record Does not know municipality.
If the person only knows the name of the municipality, register for state Does not know the state and the name of the municipality where he/she lived before.
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For the person who, before moving to this municipality, lived in a foreign country, record the name of the country where he/she lived before. If he/she does not know the name of the foreign country, register Does not know foreign country.
For the person who has lived in the municipality and migrated to another municipality or foreign country and then returned, record the name of the municipality or foreign country where he/she lived before moving to this municipality.
If the state, municipality or foreign country changed its name, record the current name.
In rare cases, if the person cannot answer the question, please register Does not know state or foreign country. In this case, you have to click on the item - State/Province and select to type a text in the state/province drop down menu.