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National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Papua New Guinea, 1980
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PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Sex (PG1980A_SEX)

Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 215
End: 215
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 4-14 were asked of all persons who stayed in the residence last night.]</p>

<p>5. Sex</p>
<div class="i1">Write 'M' (male) or 'F' (female) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
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="h3">Parts A and B - Urban and RNVs - Questions 1 to 5</span>
<br />Your job as an interviewer to find out and write down on the census form the names of</p>
<div class="i1">(i) All people who usually live at the dwelling. Make sure you probe for any old people living in the dwelling (grandparents etc.), any young babies, any adopted children.<br />(ii) Any people who are visiting the dwelling. This could be people who are only staying a few days; on the other hand they may have been there a few months already.<br />Note: For the census we do not wish to define a visitor. If a person says he is a visitor, put him/her in the visitors section.<br />(iii) Any people who slept at the dwelling the night before you are interviewing there</div><p>You write down the names of these people in the answer boxes for Ql.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 5 - Sex</span>
<br />Write 'M' for male, 'F' for female.
<br />Usually there is no need to ask this question. It is usually obvious whether someone is male or female.
<br />Do not complete this question until you have asked question 4.
<br />Do not fill out question 5 as you ask Question 1 and Question 2.</p>

<p><span class="h3">Part C - Rural Villages</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Questions 1 to 5</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 5 - Sex</span>
<br />Write 'M' for male, 'F' for female.
<br />Copy Sex from the Family Record Card.
<br />However, check by looking at the people and the relationship given for them. It is sometimes written wrongly on the Family Record Card,
<br />Do not ask older people, you can see, though you may need to ask the sex of babies and small children.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's sex.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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