Census of Population and Housing 2001

Sri Lanka, 2001

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Reference ID

LKA_2001_PHC_v01_M

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Department of Census and Statistics

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Date of Birth - Year (P5Y)

Data file: POPULATION

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 36

End: 39

Width: 4

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Date of Birth - Year

Description

Definition

The enumerators were instructed to record the year and month of birth. When the date of birth was not known by the respondent, the enumerators were instructed to obtain as good an estimate of the age as possible in relation to known ages of family members or by reference to a well known public or personal event.

Universe

All persons

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