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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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- TZA2012_PHC-H-H
- TZA2012_PHC-P-H
Region or country of usual residence (TZ2012A_RESREG)
Data file: TZA2012_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
228
End:
229
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">B. All persons </span>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 1-19 were asked of all persons.]</span></p>
<p>14. Place of residence </p>
<div class="i1">Which region/country does [the respondent] usually live in? _ _ _ _<br /><br />Write and shade code for the region and district if living in Tanzania, or the country code followed by "44" if living outside Tanzania. Codes are in a separate handbook.</div>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 1-19 were asked of all persons.]</span></p>
<p>14. Place of residence </p>
<div class="i1">Which region/country does [the respondent] usually live in? _ _ _ _<br /><br />Write and shade code for the region and district if living in Tanzania, or the country code followed by "44" if living outside Tanzania. Codes are in a separate handbook.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Dodoma |
| 02 | Arusha |
| 03 | Kilimanjaro |
| 04 | Tanga |
| 05 | Morogoro |
| 06 | Coast |
| 07 | Dar Es Salaam |
| 08 | Lindi |
| 09 | Mtwara |
| 10 | Ruvuma |
| 11 | Iringa |
| 12 | Mbeya |
| 13 | Singida |
| 14 | Tabora |
| 15 | Rukwa |
| 16 | Kigoma |
| 17 | Shinyanga |
| 18 | Kagera |
| 19 | Mwanza |
| 20 | Mara |
| 21 | Manyara |
| 22 | Njombe |
| 23 | Katavi |
| 24 | Simiyu |
| 25 | Geita |
| 51 | Zanzibar North |
| 52 | Zanzibar South |
| 53 | Zanzibar Town or West |
| 54 | Pemba North |
| 55 | Pemba South |
| 63 | Burundi |
| 64 | Comoro |
| 65 | Kenya |
| 67 | Malawi |
| 69 | Mozambique |
| 70 | Namibia |
| 71 | Rwanda |
| 76 | Uganda |
| 77 | Republic of Congo |
| 79 | Zambia |
| 80 | Other African Countries |
| 82 | India |
| 84 | Other Asian Countries |
| 87 | Great Britain |
| 89 | Other European Countries |
| 90 | Canada |
| 91 | USA |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the region or country of usual residence.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: All persons
concept
Concept