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Fourth General Census of Population and Housing 2009 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 2009
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MLI_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of the Census, IPUMS
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Region of birth (ML2009A_BPLREGN)

Data file: MLI2009_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 228
End: 229
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">P10) Location of birth</span>
<br />Where was [Name] born? </p>
<div class="i1">If in Mali, record the name of the circle if it is known of the name of region if not. Record the name of the country if it?s abroad. <br />____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Kayes
02 Koulikoro
03 Sikasso
04 Ségou
05 Mopti
06 Tombouctou
07 Gao
08 Kidal
09 Bamako
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em"> 6.2.3.9 Place of birth (Column P10) </span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to know the birthplace of household members. For this, the enumerator asks the CM the following question: "Where was [Name] born?" and writes out answer in full.</p>
<div class="i1">a. In the case where the person was born in Mali: the enumerator writes the name of the Circle of birth on the line provided. When a respondent gives place of birth as the name of a locality, the agent must determine the circle belonging to this locality. If the person and / or agent do not know the name of the Circle, write the name of the region.<br />[Omitted example] <br />b. If the individual was born abroad (outside of Mali), enter the name of the country of birth (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, France, etc.).</div><p>Instruction: Do not fill in the shaded boxes (reserved for codification)</p>

<p>In cases where the agent does not know the name of the circle of birth of the respondent, he can ask his team leader or his team.</p>

<p>If the place of birth coincides with the main regional location, the agent records: C / "name of circle" to designate the circle of birth. If the circle of birth is not known, the agent records R / "name of region" to designate the region of birth. This instruction is valid for P13 and P15 columns.
<br /><span class="pg">[pg. 24]</span></p>

<p>If the place of birth is the district of Bamako, the agent writes the name of the municipality (eg CI for Commune I and CII for Commune II, etc).

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's region of birth (if born in Mali).
Universe
Mali 2009: Persons born in Mali [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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