National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 1980
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Reference ID
PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistics Office, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- PNG1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Religion (PG1980A_RELIG)
Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
261
End:
262
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">For all persons 10 years of age and older (born in 1970 or before).</span>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of all persons age 10+.]</p>
<p>18. Do you belong to a church?</p>
<div class="i1">Write name of church or 'No'. ____</div>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of all persons age 10+.]</p>
<p>18. Do you belong to a church?</p>
<div class="i1">Write name of church or 'No'. ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No religion |
| 01 | Aiyura Evangelical Church |
| 02 | Anglican |
| 03 | Apostolic Church of PNG |
| 04 | Assemblies of God Churches of PNG |
| 05 | Asian Pacific Christian Mission |
| 07 | Bahais of PNG |
| 09 | Baptist Church |
| 11 | Roman Catholic |
| 12 | Christian Brethren Church of PNG |
| 13 | Christian Mission of Many Lands |
| 14 | Christian Revival Crusade |
| 15 | Christain Union Mission |
| 16 | Church of Christ of PNG |
| 17 | Church of the Mazerene |
| 18 | Evangelical Brotherhood Mission (Swiss) |
| 19 | Evangelical Church of Manua |
| 20 | Evangelical Church of Papua |
| 21 | Evangelical Lutheran |
| 22 | Evangelical Wesleyan Church |
| 24 | Four Square Gospel Mission |
| 25 | Gutnius Lutheran |
| 29 | Jehovah's Witness |
| 31 | United, LMS, Methodist |
| 34 | New tribes Mission |
| 35 | Paliau Christian Native Church |
| 36 | Pentecostal Church |
| 38 | Presbyterian Reformed Church |
| 39 | Salvation Army |
| 41 | Seventh Day Adventist |
| 42 | South Seas Evangelical Church |
| 49 | Other |
| 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="h1">Section 6 - The census questions</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 18</span><div class="i1">Do you belong to a church?</div><p>Ask if a person belongs to a Church. If no, write down 'no'.
<br />If a person does belong to a Church write down the name of the Church that the person belongs to.
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 18</span><div class="i1">Do you belong to a church?</div><p>Ask if a person belongs to a Church. If no, write down 'no'.
<br />If a person does belong to a Church write down the name of the Church that the person belongs to.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's religion.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: Urban persons age 10+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |