# in relation to the variable "city", why do so many individuals fall in the category "non in identifiable city"?

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**Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/in-relation-to-the-variable-city-why-do-so-many-individuals-fall-in-the-category-non-in-identifiable-city/385/1 "2014-01-11T11:18:00Z")

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from 1960 to 2012, for 84% of the individuals it is not possible to determine the city of residence. Is there another way to get info on the city of residence?

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