Population Census 1979 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1979

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Reference ID

KEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, Minnesota Population Center

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Father alive (KE1979A_0408)

Data file: KEN1979-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 129

End: 129

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For all persons

j. Is his or her father alive? ____

Write yes or no

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
9	Unknown

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

Column (j): Is father alive?
Column (k): Is mother alive?

116. 'Is this person's father/mother alive?'

117. Write 'yes or 'no' in respect of the person's real, natural or biological father and mother, Foster parents or other relatives who may have adopted the person should not be considered as the father or mother in these columns.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the individual's father is alive.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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