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class Mig1_5_gt : public Editor {
public:
Mig1_5_gt(VarPointer varInfo) : Editor(varInfo) {}
void edit() {
long a = getRecoded();
switch (dataSet) {
case dataset_id::gt1994a: {
if (GT1994A_0414() == 99 && GT1994A_0416() != 99)
a = 320097;
if (GT1994A_0414() == 99 && GT1994A_0416() == 99 && GT1994A_0401() >= 4)
a = GEO1_GT(0);
} break;
}
setData(a);
}
};
Description
MIG1_5_GT indicates the person's department of residence five years ago (for the 1973 and 1981 samples), four years ago (for the 1994 sample), or six years ago (for the 2002 sample) within Guatemala.
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
The reference period varies between samples. For the 1973 and 1981 samples, persons were asked their department of residence in 1968 and 1976, five years prior to the survey. For the 1994 sample, persons were asked their department of residence in 1990, four years prior to the survey, and for the 2002 sample, persons were asked their department of residence in 1996, six years prior to the survey.
For international migrants' country of residence at the time periods specified above, see MIGCTRY5.
Universe
- Guatemala 1973: Persons age 5+
- Guatemala 1981: Persons age 5+
- Guatemala 1994: Persons age 4+
- Guatemala 2002: Persons age 6+
Availability
- Guatemala: 1973, 1981, 1994, 2002
