Description

MIG1_P_TT indicates the person's region of previous residence within Trinidad and Tobago. MIG1_P_TT is heavily harmonized, a lot more geographic detail can be found in the respective source variable.

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

Where boundaries changed over time, units were harmonized to create units with boundaries that remain stable over time.

Boundary changes:

• 1980: Point Fortin region split from Saint Patrick county.

• Between 1990 and 2000:

• St. Patrick became Siparia.
• St. Andrew/St. David and a small part of county of Nariva/Mayaro became Sangre Grande.
• Victoria became Princess Town.
• Penal/Debe was formed from parts of Victoria and St. Patrick (Siparia) and Point Fortin.
• Chaguanas formed from Caroni.
• Diego Martin formed from the old St. George.
• San Juan/ Laventille formed from St. George and Caroni.
• Tunapuna formed from St. George and Caroni.
• Couva formed from County of Nariva/Mayaro, Victoria, St. George and Caroni.
• St. John, St. Mary, St. Paul, St. George, St. David, St. Andrew and St. Patrick parishes were formed from Tobago Island.

• Between 200 and 2011:

• Tabaquite and Talparo formed from Couva
• Piarco formed from Tunapuna

Persons declared either a county or city of previous residence within Trinidad and Tobago. These have been combined to indicate a single place of previous residence.

See also MIG1_1_TT, MIG1_5_TT, MIG1_10_TT, for residence 1, 5, and 10 years ago in other Trinidad and Tobago samples.

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Availability

• Trinidad and Tobago: 1970