2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Botswana, 2011
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Reference ID
BWA_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- BWA2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- BWA2011_PHC-P-H.dat
District of birth (BW2011A_BPLDIST)
Data file: BWA2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
233
End:
234
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">A. Person Information</span></p>
<p>Place of birth
<br />7. Where was [the respondent] born? (Usual place of mother's residence at time of birth)
<br />[State locality and census district if born elsewhere in Botswana, otherwise state country]</p>
<div class="i1">________</div>
<p>Place of birth
<br />7. Where was [the respondent] born? (Usual place of mother's residence at time of birth)
<br />[State locality and census district if born elsewhere in Botswana, otherwise state country]</p>
<div class="i1">________</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Gaborone |
| 02 | Francistown |
| 03 | Lobatse |
| 04 | Selibe Phikwe |
| 05 | Orapa |
| 06 | Jwaneng |
| 07 | Sowa |
| 10 | Ngwaketse |
| 11 | Borolong |
| 12 | Ngwaketse West |
| 20 | South East |
| 30 | Kweneng East |
| 31 | Kweneng West |
| 40 | Kgatleng |
| 50 | Central Serowe and Palapye |
| 51 | Central Mahalapye |
| 52 | Central Bobonong |
| 53 | Central Boteti |
| 54 | Central Tutume |
| 60 | North East |
| 70 | Ngamiland East |
| 71 | Ngamiland West |
| 72 | Chobe |
| 73 | Delta |
| 80 | Ghanzi |
| 81 | Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve (CKGR) |
| 90 | Kgalagadi South |
| 91 | Kgalagadi North |
| 98 | Foreign country |
| 99 | Unknown |
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
131. Columns A7-A12
<br />These questions collect information about the place of birth, places of residence, and parental survival of the persons listed in column A1. This portion of the sample questionnaire is inserted on page 30 for easy reference.</p>
<p>132. Column A7: Place of birth
<br />Q. Where was the respondent born? (State locality and census district if born in Botswana. Otherwise, list the state and country.) State the place (locality and district) of usual residence of the mother at the time of birth of the child. For those people whose mother's place of usual residence at the time of their births was outside of Botswana, write the name of that country in the unshaded area.
<br />These questions collect information about the place of birth, places of residence, and parental survival of the persons listed in column A1. This portion of the sample questionnaire is inserted on page 30 for easy reference.</p>
<p>132. Column A7: Place of birth
<br />Q. Where was the respondent born? (State locality and census district if born in Botswana. Otherwise, list the state and country.) State the place (locality and district) of usual residence of the mother at the time of birth of the child. For those people whose mother's place of usual residence at the time of their births was outside of Botswana, write the name of that country in the unshaded area.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's district of birth in Botswana.
Universe
Botswana 2011: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |