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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Department of previous residence (CM1987A_PREVRESDEPT)
Data file: CMR1987_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
191
End:
193
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CM87A401 CM87A402 CM87A403 CM87A404 CM87A405 CM87A406 CM87A407 CM87A408 CM87A409 CM87A410 CM87A411"><span class="h2">[Questions on persons]</span><br /><br />[Ask to] residents (list all persons usually residing in the household, whether present or absent) and visitors (list all persons who do not usually reside in the household, but who spent the night preceding the interview in the household.<br /><br /><span class="em">The whole population</span><br />[Questions 1-14 were asked of all persons.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CM87A408 CM87A431 CM87A432">P11. Place of previous residence ________<br /><div class="i1">Has [the respondent] already lived elsewhere for more than 6 months? If no, put no. If yes, where was [the respondent] living immediately before settling where he/she is now residing? Put the subdivision or the district if it is known, or the name of the locality and the division in brackets, if it is in Cameroon. Put the name of the country if it is abroad.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CM87A408 CM87A431 CM87A432">P11. Place of previous residence ________<br /><div class="i1">Has [the respondent] already lived elsewhere for more than 6 months? If no, put no. If yes, where was [the respondent] living immediately before settling where he/she is now residing? Put the subdivision or the district if it is known, or the name of the locality and the division in brackets, if it is in Cameroon. Put the name of the country if it is abroad.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Never moved |
| 001 | Djerem |
| 002 | Faro et Deo |
| 003 | Mayo-Banyo |
| 004 | Mbere |
| 005 | Vina |
| 006 | Haute-Sanaga |
| 007 | Lekie |
| 008 | Mbam |
| 009 | Mefou |
| 010 | Mfoundi |
| 011 | Nyong et Kelle |
| 012 | Nyong et Mfoumou |
| 013 | Nyong et So |
| 014 | Boumba et Ngoko |
| 015 | Huat-Nyong |
| 016 | Kadey |
| 017 | Lom et Djerem |
| 018 | Diamare |
| 019 | Kaele |
| 020 | Logone et Chari |
| 021 | Mayo Danay |
| 022 | Mayo-Sava |
| 023 | Mayo-Tsanaga |
| 024 | Moungo |
| 025 | Nkam |
| 026 | Sanaga-Maritime |
| 027 | Wouri |
| 028 | Benoue |
| 029 | Faro |
| 030 | Mayo-Louti |
| 031 | Mayo-Rey |
| 032 | Bui |
| 033 | Donga-Mantung |
| 034 | Menchum |
| 035 | Mezam |
| 036 | Momo |
| 037 | Bamboutos |
| 038 | Haut-Kam |
| 039 | Menoua |
| 040 | Mifi |
| 041 | Nde |
| 042 | Noun |
| 043 | Dja et Lobo |
| 044 | Ntem |
| 045 | Ocean |
| 046 | Fako |
| 047 | Manyu |
| 048 | Meme |
| 049 | Ndian |
| 301 | Congo |
| 302 | Gabon |
| 303 | Central African Republic |
| 304 | Chad |
| 305 | Zaire |
| 306 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 307 | Nigeria |
| 308 | Niger |
| 309 | Benin |
| 310 | Senegal |
| 311 | Ivory cost |
| 312 | Mali |
| 313 | Ghana |
| 314 | Burkina Faso |
| 315 | Other West African countries |
| 321 | Sudan |
| 329 | Other African countries |
| 330 | France |
| 331 | UK |
| 332 | Germany |
| 333 | Italy |
| 334 | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg |
| 335 | Spain, Greece, Portugal, Denmark |
| 337 | Other European countries |
| 338 | USA |
| 339 | Canada |
| 340 | Other countries of the Americas and the Caribbean |
| 342 | Middle East and central Asian countries |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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 previous department of residence of each household member. Names of department have been used for those who resided within Cameroon, while names of countries have been used for those who resided outside Cameroon.
Universe
Cameroon 1987: Persons in private households [Discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept