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
Language spoken at home (BW2011A_LANGUAGE)
Data file: BWA2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
259
End:
260
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">A. Person Information</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Language</span></p>
<p>13. What language does [the respondent] speak most often at home?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Setswana<br />[] 02 English<br />[] 03 Sekalaka<br />[] 04 Sekgalagadi<br />[] 05 Sesubiya<br />[] 06 Sesarwa<br />[] 07 Seyei<br />[] 08 Sembukushu<br />[] 09 Afrikaans<br />[] 10 Ndebele<br />[] 11 Shona<br />[] 12 Seherero<br />[] 19 Other (specify) ____</div>
<p><span class="em">Language</span></p>
<p>13. What language does [the respondent] speak most often at home?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Setswana<br />[] 02 English<br />[] 03 Sekalaka<br />[] 04 Sekgalagadi<br />[] 05 Sesubiya<br />[] 06 Sesarwa<br />[] 07 Seyei<br />[] 08 Sembukushu<br />[] 09 Afrikaans<br />[] 10 Ndebele<br />[] 11 Shona<br />[] 12 Seherero<br />[] 19 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Setswana |
| 02 | English |
| 03 | Sekalaka |
| 04 | Sekgalagadi |
| 05 | Sesubiya |
| 06 | Sesarwa |
| 07 | Seyei |
| 08 | Sembukushu |
| 09 | Afrikaans |
| 10 | Ndebele |
| 11 | Zezuru and Shona |
| 12 | Seherero |
| 13 | Other African language |
| 14 | Other European language |
| 15 | Other Asian language |
| 19 | Other (not elsewhere classified) |
| 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="em">All Persons Aged two years and older</span></p>
<p>139. Column A13: Language
<br />Q. What language does the respondent speak most often at home?
<br />Ask for the language spoken or used for communicating most often at home by each and every person listed in A1 aged 2 years and over. For those people speaking Setswana, English, or any of the listed languages, write down the language on the unshaded region and the codes on the shaded areas. If the person speaks any other language other than those given on the questionnaire, write down the reported language on the unshaded area. Note "sign language is also a type of language used by people who lack the power to speak, hence it should be stated if you come across such a situation".
<p>139. Column A13: Language
<br />Q. What language does the respondent speak most often at home?
<br />Ask for the language spoken or used for communicating most often at home by each and every person listed in A1 aged 2 years and over. For those people speaking Setswana, English, or any of the listed languages, write down the language on the unshaded region and the codes on the shaded areas. If the person speaks any other language other than those given on the questionnaire, write down the reported language on the unshaded area. Note "sign language is also a type of language used by people who lack the power to speak, hence it should be stated if you come across such a situation".
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's language spoken mostly at home.
Universe
Botswana 2011: Persons age 2+ except institutionalized non-residents [discrepancies: type I trace; trpe II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |