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General Census of Population and Housing 1979 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 1979
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BEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS
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Data file: BEN1979_PHC-H-H

Household records

Cases: 61
Variables: 44

Variables

RECTYPE
Record type
COUNTRY
Country
YEAR
Year
SAMPLE
IPUMS sample identifier
SERIAL
Household serial number
PERSONS
Number of person records in the household
HHWT
Household weight
SUBSAMP
Subsample number
STRATA
Strata identifier
GQ
Group quarters (collective dwelling) status
UNREL
Number of unrelated persons
REGIONW
Continent and region of country
GEOLEV1
1st subnational geographic level, world [consistent boundaries over time]
GEOLEV2
2nd subnational geographic level, world [consistent boundaries over time]
POPDENSGEO1
Population density of GEOLEV1 unit, in persons per square kilometer
POPDENSGEO2
Population density of GEOLEV2 unit, in persons per square kilometer
AREAMOLLWGEO1
Area of GEOLEV1 unit in square kilometers
AREAMOLLWGEO2
Area of GEOLEV2 unit in square kilometers
GEO1_BJ
Benin, Department 1979 - 2013 [Level 1; consistent boundaries, GIS]
GEO1_BJ1979
Benin, Department 1979 [Level 1, GIS]
GEO2_BJ
Benin, Commune 1979 - 2013 [Level 2; consistent boundaries, GIS]
GEO2_BJ1979
Benin, Commune 1979 [Level 2, GIS]
DHS_IPUMSI_BJ
DHS-IPUMS-I Benin regions, 1979-2013 [consistent boundaries, GIS]
OWNERSHIP
Ownership of dwelling [general version]
OWNERSHIPD
Ownership of dwelling [detailed version]
ELECTRIC
Electricity
WATSUP
Water supply
ROOMS
Number of rooms
FLOOR
Floor material
WALL
Wall or building material
ROOF
Roof material
HHTYPE
Household classification
NFAMS
Number of families in household
NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
HEADLOC
Head's location in household
BJ1979A_DWNUM
Dwelling number
BJ1979A_PERN
Number of persons in household
BJ1979A_DWTYPE
Dwelling type
BJ1979A_ROOF
Roof material
BJ1979A_WALLS
Walls material
BJ1979A_FLOOR
Floor material
BJ1979A_LIGHT
Lighting source
BJ1979A_WATSRC
Water source
BJ1979A_OWNERSHP
Ownership of dwelling
BJ1979A_ROOMS
Number of rooms
BJ1979A_HHTYPE
Household type
BJ1979A_STRATA
Strata
Total: 49
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