1979 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1979

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Reference ID

KEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, IPUMS

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Month of last birth (KE1979A_LBMONTH)

Data file: KEN1979_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 165

End: 166

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="KE79A411 KE79A412 KE79A413 KE79A414 KE79A415 KE79A416 KE79A417 KE79A418 KE79A420"><span class="h2"> For all females aged 12 years and older </span><br /></svar></p>

<p>Particulars of her last birth:</p>
<div class="i1">When was her last child borne?</div><div class="i2">s. Year ____<br />t. Month ____</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	January
02	February
03	March
04	April
05	May
06	June
07	July
08	August
09	September
10	October
11	November
12	December
98	Unknown
99	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 month of the individual's last birth.

Universe

Kenya 1979: Females age 15+ who ever gave birth [type I trace, type II 7.9%]

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