National Census of Housing and Population 2012 - IPUMS Subset
Bolivia, 2012
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Reference ID
BOL_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
Metadata
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Sep 03, 2025
Last modified
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- Data files
- BOL2012_PHC-H-H.dat
- BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
First language spoken (BO2012A_LANG1)
Data file: BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
214
End:
215
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">F1. For all people</span></p>
<p>30. What is the first language you learned to speak as a child?</p>
<div class="i1">1. ____<br />[] 2 Does not speak [Go to question 32]</div><p>31. What language do you speak? </p>
<div class="i1">(Write in order of importance)<br /><br />1 ____<br />2 ____<br />3 ____<br />4 ____<br />5 ____</div>
<p>30. What is the first language you learned to speak as a child?</p>
<div class="i1">1. ____<br />[] 2 Does not speak [Go to question 32]</div><p>31. What language do you speak? </p>
<div class="i1">(Write in order of importance)<br /><br />1 ____<br />2 ____<br />3 ____<br />4 ____<br />5 ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 02 | Aymara |
| 04 | Bésiro |
| 06 | Spanish |
| 07 | Cavineño |
| 09 | Chácobo |
| 10 | Chimán |
| 11 | Ese Ejja |
| 12 | Guaraní |
| 14 | Guarayu |
| 20 | Mojeño-Ignaciano |
| 21 | Mojeño-Trinitario |
| 23 | Mosetén |
| 24 | Movima |
| 27 | Quechua |
| 29 | Tacana |
| 32 | Uruchipaya |
| 33 | Weenhayek |
| 36 | Yuracaré |
| 37 | Zamuco |
| 39 | Other national language |
| 41 | German |
| 44 | Catalan |
| 45 | Chinese |
| 46 | Korean |
| 51 | French |
| 52 | Dutch |
| 54 | English |
| 55 | Italian |
| 56 | Japanese |
| 58 | Portuguese |
| 60 | Russian |
| 62 | Swedish |
| 97 | Other foreign language |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">Chapter F. The person's main characteristics</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">F1. For all people</span></p>
<p><span class="em">31. Languages spoken</span>
<br />On the census form, the question about languages spoken is an open-ended question and may have more than one answer. We recommend waiting for the person to state their answer or answers. If there are two or more languages spoken, write the answers in order of importance.
<p><span class="h3">F1. For all people</span></p>
<p><span class="em">31. Languages spoken</span>
<br />On the census form, the question about languages spoken is an open-ended question and may have more than one answer. We recommend waiting for the person to state their answer or answers. If there are two or more languages spoken, write the answers in order of importance.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the primary language spoken by the person.
Universe
Bolivia 2012: Persons who speak a language [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |