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2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2012
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TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: TZA2012_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 4498022
Variables: 136

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
HOMECHILD
Number of own children in household
HOMEFEM
Number of own female children in household
HOMEMALE
Number of own male children in household
AWAYCHILD
Number of own children living elsewhere
AWAYFEM
Number of own female children living elsewhere
AWAYMALE
Number of own male children living elsewhere
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
BTHCERT
Has birth certificate or birth is registered
BPLTZ
Region of birth, Tanzania
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCTZ
Educational attainment, Tanzania
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
GEOMIG1_1
1st subnational geographic level of residence 1 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_1_TZ
Region of residence 1 year ago, Tanzania; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_1_TZ
District of residence 1 year ago, Tanzania; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMOBIL
Disability limiting ability to walk
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISCARE
Personal care limitation
WGCARE
Difficulty with self-care (Washington group)
WGCOGN
Difficulty remembering or concentrating (Washington group)
WGHEAR
Difficulty hearing (Washington group)
WGMOBIL
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (Washington group)
WGVISION
Difficulty seeing (Washington group)
TZ2012A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
TZ2012A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
TZ2012A_SEX
Sex
TZ2012A_AGE
Age
TZ2012A_ALBINO
Albinism
TZ2012A_DISSEE
Difficulty seeing
TZ2012A_DISHEAR
Difficulty hearing
TZ2012A_DISWALK
Difficulty walking
TZ2012A_DISMEM
Difficulty remembering
TZ2012A_DISCARE
Difficulty with self-care
TZ2012A_DISOTH
Other type of disability
TZ2012A_DISCLEFT
Cleft lip
TZ2012A_DISBEF
Befida
TZ2012A_DISSPCRD
Spinal cord
TZ2012A_DISMNTL
Mental health
TZ2012A_DISPSOR
Psoriasis
TZ2012A_MARST
Marital status
TZ2012A_TANZN
Citizenship status
TZ2012A_CITIZEN
Other nationality
TZ2012A_RESREG
Region or country of usual residence
TZ2012A_RESDIST
District or country of usual residence
TZ2012A_RESDTREG
Region or country of day time residence
TZ2012A_RESDTDIST
District or country of day time residence
TZ2012A_USUALRESDT
Usual day location
TZ2012A_BTHCERT
Birth certificate
TZ2012A_LIT
Literacy
TZ2012A_SCHOOL
School attendance
TZ2012A_EDATTAIN
Level of education attained
TZ2012A_BPLREG
Region or country of birth
TZ2012A_BPLDIST
District or country of birth
TZ2012A_REG1YR
Region or country of residence in 2011
TZ2012A_DIST1YR
District or country of residence in 2011
TZ2012A_FATHLIVE
Father alive
TZ2012A_MOTHLIVE
Mother alive
TZ2012A_EMPSTAT1YR
Employment status last year
TZ2012A_EMPSTAT
Employment status last week
TZ2012A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
TZ2012A_OCC
Occupation
TZ2012A_IND
Industry
TZ2012A_CHHOMEM
Number of male children living in the household
TZ2012A_CHHOMEF
Number of female children living in the household
TZ2012A_CHAWAYM
Number of male children living elsewhere
TZ2012A_CHAWAYF
Number of female children living elsewhere
TZ2012A_CHDEADM
Number of male children dead
TZ2012A_CHDEADF
Number of female children dead
TZ2012A_BTHLYRM
Number of male children born last year
TZ2012A_BTHLYRF
Number of female children born last year
TZ2012A_SURVLYRM
Number of male children surviving from births last year
TZ2012A_SURVLYRF
Number of female children surviving from births last year
TZ2012A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born
TZ2012A_CHSURV
Number of children surviving
TZ2012A_BTHLYR
Children born last year
TZ2012A_SURVLYR
Children surviving from births last year
TZ2012A_CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
TZ2012A_CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
TZ2012A_CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
TZ2012A_CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
Total: 136
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