# Brazil 1970: "Born in Municipality" variable missing **URL:** \ **Category:** INTERNATIONAL\ **Created:** [December 12, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/brazil-1970-born-in-municipality-variable-missing/3288 "2019-12-12T15:40:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LUCAS\_MATION](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@LUCAS\_MATION](https://forum.ipums.org/u/LUCAS_MATION)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/brazil-1970-born-in-municipality-variable-missing/3288/1 "2019-12-12T15:40:50Z")
I could not find the variable “Born in Municipality” question in the 1970 Brazil IPUMs sample. This question exists, it is question number 10 of the questionnaire (looking at the questionnaire PDF). This variable also exist for every other year in IPUMs data with the codes: BR1960A\_ORIGIN BR1980A\_BORNMUN BR1991A\_BORNMUN BR2000A\_BORNMUN BR2010A\_BORNMUNI Could someone help my identify why this variable is missing? If viable, could it be added to the Ipums microdata? regards Lucas ---
**Author:** ![JeffBloem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/jeffbloem/32/40_2.png) [@JeffBloem](https://forum.ipums.org/u/JeffBloem)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/brazil-1970-born-in-municipality-variable-missing/3288/2 "2019-12-26T14:42:38Z")
There is a variable for place of birth in the 1970 Brazil sample (see [BR1970A\_BIRTHPLC](https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/BR1970A_0408#codes_section)). However, note that in the 1970 sample the state is the lowest level of geography identifiable in the public use data we were given by the Brazilian national statistical agency. See the [sample characteristics page](https://international.ipums.org/international-action/sample_details/country/br#tab_br1970a) for more information.