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The 1980 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1980
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THA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Age reported (TH1980A_AGER)

Data file: THA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 185
End: 186
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For Every Person
<br />[Questions L1- L7 were asked of every person.]</p>

<p>L5. Age at last birthday _ _</p>
<div class="i1">For infants less than 1 year of age, record "00"</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 Less than 1 year old
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
17 17
18 18
19 19
20 20
21 21
22 22
23 23
24 24
25 25
26 26
27 27
28 28
29 29
30 30
31 31
32 32
33 33
34 34
35 35
36 36
37 37
38 38
39 39
40 40
41 41
42 42
43 43
44 44
45 45
46 46
47 47
48 48
49 49
50 50
51 51
52 52
53 53
54 54
55 55
56 56
57 57
58 58
59 59
60 60
61 61
62 62
63 63
64 64
65 65
66 66
67 67
68 68
69 69
70 70
71 71
72 72
73 73
74 74
75 75
76 76
77 77
78 78
79 79
80 80
81 81
82 82
83 83
84 84
85 85
86 86
87 87
88 88
89 89
90 90
91 91
92 92
93 93
94 94
95 95
96 96
97 97
98 98 or more
99 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
<span class="em">3.17.3 Temporary living aboard </span>means those who temporary living aboard for studying, training, etc., and have no intention to settle aboard even though they have lived aboard for more than 3 months.</p>

<p><span class="em">Columns 1 - 7 Interview and record the detailed information of every household member.</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Column 5 Age</span></p>

<p>Record full age by counting the last birthday before 1 April 1980 using 2-digit number in _ _ </p>
<div class="i1">1. Those who are younger than 1 year old record 00.<br />2. Those who are 98 years old and over record 98.<br />3. Those who do not know the exact age, but roughly know, record according to what being answered e.g., approximately 20, record 20.<br />4. Those who tell month and year of birth in the lunar and the Thai Zodiacal calendars. The interviewer must ask and record the estimated age e.g., approximately 30, record 30.<br />5. If the age is not known, record "X" then continue asking other Columns.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the age reported by the person.
Universe
Thailand 1980: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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