IPUMS-I: descr: SIZEMX

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SIZEMX

Mexico, Size of locality

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Code	Label	mexico 1990	mexico 1995	mexico 2000	mexico 2005	mexico 2010	mexico 2015	mexico 2020
1	Less than 2,500 inhabitants	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
2	2,500 to 14,999 inhabitants	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3	15,000 to 99,999 inhabitants	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
4	100,000 or more inhabitants	X	X	X	·	X	X	X

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      class Sizemx : public Editor {

public:
  Sizemx(VarPointer varInfo) : Editor(varInfo) {}
  void edit() {

    long a = getRecoded();
    switch (dataSet) {
    case dataset_id::mx2005a: {
      if (MX2005A_0423(1) == 1)
        a = 1;
      if (MX2005A_0423(1) == 2)
        a = 2;
      if (MX2005A_0423(1) == 3)
        a = 3;
      if (MX2005A_0423(1) == 4)
        a = 8;
      if (MX2005A_0423(1) == 5)
        a = 9;
    } break;
    }

    setData(a);
  }
};

Description

SIZEMX identifies the population of the locality within Mexico in all sample years. The unharmonized source variables from 1995, 2000, and 2015 samples provide greater detail between 15,000 and 100,000 inhabitants. Unharmonized source variables from 1990, 2005, and 2005 samples provide more detail between 100,000 and more inhabitants.

The full set of geography variables for Mexico can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

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