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Second General Census of Population and Housing,1987 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1987
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CMR_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ministère du Plan et de l'Amenagement du Territoire, IPUMS
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Data file: CMR1987_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 897211
Variables: 78

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
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]
POLYGAM
Polygamous union
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
BPLCM
Arrondissement of birth, Cameroon
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCCM
Educational attainment, Cameroon
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
MIGRATEC
Migration status, last census
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
MIGCTRYC
Country of residence last census
MIGCTRYP
Country of previous residence
GEOMIG1_P
1st subnational geographic level of previous residence, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS1
Years residing in current locality
MIG1_P_CM
Province of previous residence, Cameroon; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_P_CM
Arrondissement/Department of previous residence, Cameroon; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_11_CM
Arrondissement/County of residence 11 years ago, Cameroon; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
CM1987A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
CM1987A_RELAT
Relationship to household head
CM1987A_SEX
Sex
CM1987A_RESID
Situation of residence
CM1987A_AGE
Age
CM1987A_BPL
Department or country of birth
CM1987A_PREVRES
Arrondissement or country of previous residence
CM1987A_PREVRESDEPT
Department of previous residence
CM1987A_PREVRESPROV
Province of previous residence
CM1987A_DURRES
Duration of current residence
CM1987A_ALIVEPA
Father living
CM1987A_ALIVEMA
Mother living
CM1987A_EDTYPE
Type of education
CM1987A_EDATTAN
Educational grade within level
CM1987A_COURSE
Course delivery type
CM1987A_EMPSTAT
Economic activity
CM1987A_CLASSWK
Employment status
CM1987A_ARR10YR
Arrondissement or country of residence in 1976
CM1987A_DEPT10YR
Department or country of residence in 1976
CM1987A_PROV10YR
Province of residence in 1976
CM1987A_MARST
Marital status
CM1987A_LIT
Literacy
CM1987A_CHMALE
Number of births (male) within the last 12 months
CM1987A_CHFEM
Number of births (female) within the last 12 months
Total: 78
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