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2010 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Philippines, 2010
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PHL_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Philippine Statistics Authority, IPUMS
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Age (PH2010A_AGE)

Data file: PHL2010_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 172
End: 174
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Population Census Questions</span></p>

<p><span class="em"> For all persons.</span>
<br />[Question 2 through 12 were asked of all persons.]</p>

<p>P5. Age - What is [the respondent]'s age as of his/her last birthday?</p>
<div class="i1">Write the age in the boxes.<br /><br />Age _ _ _</div>
Categories
Value Category
000 0
001 1
002 2
003 3
004 4
005 5
006 6
007 7
008 8
009 9
010 10
011 11
012 12
013 13
014 14
015 15
016 16
017 17
018 18
019 19
020 20
021 21
022 22
023 23
024 24
025 25
026 26
027 27
028 28
029 29
030 30
031 31
032 32
033 33
034 34
035 35
036 36
037 37
038 38
039 39
040 40
041 41
042 42
043 43
044 44
045 45
046 46
047 47
048 48
049 49
050 50
051 51
052 52
053 53
054 54
055 55
056 56
057 57
058 58
059 59
060 60
061 61
062 62
063 63
064 64
065 65
066 66
067 67
068 68
069 69
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071 71
072 72
073 73
074 74
075 75
076 76
077 77
078 78
079 79
080 80
081 81
082 82
083 83
084 84
085 85
086 86
087 87
088 88
089 89
090 90
091 91
092 92
093 93
094 94
095 95
096 96
097 97
098 98
099 99
100 100
101 101
102 102
103 103
104 104
105 105+
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">Columns P1 to P12 for All persons</span>
<br /><span class="em">Columns P1 to P12 are to be accomplished for all household members regardless of age.</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P5-Age</span>
<br />Data on age is essential in analyzing population changes and in preparing population estimates and forecasts needed for the provision of basic health and social services like immunization, education, and others. This information is also needed for actuarial analysis of probability of survival and other related life-table functions.
<br /> For purposes of this census, age as of last birthday refers to the interval of time between the person's date of birth and May 1, 2010. It is expressed in completed years, thus, recorded in whole number.
<br />Determine the age of each household member by asking the respondent, "What is [The respondent]'s age as of his/her last birthday?" Enter the age in the boxes provided.
<br /><span class="pg">[pg. 107]</span>
<br />Important notice: You should still ask P5- Age even if the date of birth is already given in item P4.
<br />Here are some basic guidelines for your reference:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1. If During Your Visit, A Member Of The Household Has Just Celebrated His/Her Last Birthday On Or after May 1, 2010, then you have to report his/her age as of his/her previous birthday. For example, a person born on May 2, 1986 has just celebrated his/her 24th birthday, the age to be reported for this person should be "023", and NOT "024".<br />[] 2. Three boxes are allotted for the age of household members. Enter the age of every person one year old and over in completed years. Prefix zeroes (0's) for ages 1 to 99 years, for example: "002", "010", and others. For persons 100 years old and over, record the actual age, that is, "100", "101", and so on. However, for persons less than one year old, enter "000". Do not record ages such as 7.5, 5 years and two months, and others. Instead, record "007" and "005", respectively.<br />[] 3. Check for inconsistencies in the ages of mother and her children. The respondent may have given incorrect information for one reason or another. Probe and verify further, as needed: for example when the age difference between the mother and her eldest child is less than 15 years.<br />[] 4. If the exact age is not known, ask for an estimate. It may also help to estimate the ages of siblings with reference to one of them whose age is known. In some cases, you may ask the respondent to recall some well-known local, national, or world event in the past by which the age may be associated with, or if the member is older or younger than some prominent persons. If all possible means have already been exhausted and the respondent is still unable to give the correct information, record his/her best estimate.</div><span class="pg">[pg. 108]</span>
<br />[Table of reference dates omitted.]
<br />Important Notice: There must be a report for age in Column P5 for every household member. Check for the consistency of age and date of birth using Table 1 (Age as of Last Birthday Conversion) found at the inside back cover of this manual. Resolve any inconsistency while you are still in the household.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's age in years.
Universe
Philippines 2010: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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