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Third General Census of Population and Housing (2002) - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 2002
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SEN_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Agency of Statistics and Demography, IPUMS
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Region of birth (SN2002A_BPLREG)

Data file: SEN2002_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 195
End: 196
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B: Individual Characteristics</span></p>

<p>Total Population</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="SN02A405 SN02A406 SN02A407 SN02A408">B7. Place of birth: ________<br /><div class="i1">Write the name of the commune (urban) or the rural community if the place of birth is located in Senegal, and the name of the country of birth for persons born in foreign countries.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 Foreign countries
01 Dakar
02 Diourbel
03 Fatick
04 Kaolack
05 Kolda
06 Louga
07 Matam
08 Saint Louis
09 Tambacounda
10 Thies
11 Ziguinchor
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
<svar a="all" v="SN02A405 SN02A406 SN02A407 SN02A408">B07. Place of birth<br /><br />This is the place where the person was effectively born, and not necessarily the place mentioned on his or her ID card. Ask the following question: "In which rural community, or in which country were you born?"<br /><br />Record the name of the [urban] "<span class="lang">Commune</span>", followed by the letter "C", or the name of the [rural] "<span class="lang">Communaute rurale</span>", followed by the letter "CR". If the name of the "<span class="lang">Communaute rurale</span>" is not known, write the name of the District <span class="lang">(Arrondissement)</span> of birth, followed by the letter "A". If the name of the District is not known, record the name of the Department, followed by the letter "D". If it is not known, record the name of the "Region", followed by the letter "R".<br /><br /><div class="i1">Example: A person was born in the Thies Commune: record "Thies C". If the person was born in the Thies Department: record "Thies D". If the person was born in the Thies Region, without knowing in which District or Department: record "Thies R".<br /><br />If the person was born abroad, record the name of the country of birth. Example: "France" for a person born in France, "The Gambia" for a person born in Gambia.</div><br /><br />Note: For the persons born outside Senegal, give the name of the country of birth, and not the name of the place of birth in that country.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's region of birth.
Universe
Senegal 2002: All persons

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