Labour Force Survey 2012
Namibia, 2012
Reference ID
NAM_2012_LFS_v01_M_v01_A_PUF
Producer(s)
Namibia Statistics Agency
Created on
Jul 10, 2013
Last modified
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- Data files
- nlfs-2012-households_PUF
- nlfs-2012-persons_PUF
Age (Age)
Data file: nlfs-2012-persons_PUF
Overview
Valid:
34213
Invalid:
318
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
95
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
37
End:
38
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
B6- How old was (Name) at his/her last birthday?
Categories
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| 0 | Less than 1 year |
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| 95 | More than 95 |
| 99 | Don’t know |
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
Entries should be made in completed years in column B6 as follows:
- "00" for children less than a year
- actual age for other respondents
- "99" for don't known (very limited cases)
For person older than 95 years, write down 95, which means 95 or older. Remember, 96, 97 and 98 should not be written here.
If the age is not known, probe to try to estimate age. This is time consuming and sometimes tedious. But it is important to take time to try to get the best possible information. If probing does not help, you may have to estimate the age as a last resort when all other efforts failed. The use of the code "99", i.e. not known, is discouraged.
Most persons in Namibia either know their ages or dates of birth or have documents which show their dates of birth. If you have any doubts on the reported age, probe further. You can, e.g. use the ages of other persons in the household to estimate the age. A mother shall be at least 12 years older than her oldest child.
- "00" for children less than a year
- actual age for other respondents
- "99" for don't known (very limited cases)
For person older than 95 years, write down 95, which means 95 or older. Remember, 96, 97 and 98 should not be written here.
If the age is not known, probe to try to estimate age. This is time consuming and sometimes tedious. But it is important to take time to try to get the best possible information. If probing does not help, you may have to estimate the age as a last resort when all other efforts failed. The use of the code "99", i.e. not known, is discouraged.
Most persons in Namibia either know their ages or dates of birth or have documents which show their dates of birth. If you have any doubts on the reported age, probe further. You can, e.g. use the ages of other persons in the household to estimate the age. A mother shall be at least 12 years older than her oldest child.