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1984 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1984
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GHA_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Sex (GH1984A_SEX)

Data file: GHA1984_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 109
End: 109
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Answer for each person</span>
<br />[Questions 1-6 were asked of all persons]</p>

<p>2. Sex</p>
<div class="i1">What is your sex?<br /><br />1 [] Male<br />3 [] Female</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
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
<span class="em">9. Sex</span></p>

<p>Write "M" for males and "F" for females in the space provided.</p>

<p>It is important to ask for the sex of the person when information is being given to you by a third person. Do not infer the sex from the name or names to the person. Bear in mind that some names can be misleading in this respect. For example, some people use George as a short form for Georgina and Ben for Bernice.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the sex of the respondent.
Universe
Ghana 1984: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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