Priority Survey I 1992

Gambia, The, 1992

Reference ID

GMB_1992_PS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS)

Metadata

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Sep 29, 2011

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Age (s1q5)

Data file: ps92s_1

Overview

Valid: 19223

Invalid: 12

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 130

Mean: 21.158

Standard deviation: 18.5

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 32

End: 34

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How old is [ ] now? Record age in years.

Interviewer instructions

Some household heads have difficulty remembering the ages of all memebers of the household.--in some cases even their ages.Allow the respondent to consult with other members of the household or suggest for young children that they may look at their clinic cards. Almost all persons who have been to school will know their age, while some, especially the illiterate and the old will not. Ask such a person how long he has been living in the area about what time in his life he came here, what he did then and for how long and how old he was when he left his parent's home. In this manner, you can build a life history.
It may be possible to determine age by referring to some historical events that the respondent may remember. E.G. you could ask how old the respondent was when Gambia became a republic.

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