Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007 - IPUMS Subset
Namibia, 2006 - 2007
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Ethnicity, Namibia (W_ETHNICITYNM)
Data file: NAM2006-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
269
End:
270
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
119. What is the main language spoken in your home?
AFRIKAANS 01
DAMARA/NAMA 02
ENGLISH 03
HERERO 04
KWANGALI 05
LOZI 06
OSHIWAMBO 07
SAN 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___ 96
AFRIKAANS 01
DAMARA/NAMA 02
ENGLISH 03
HERERO 04
KWANGALI 05
LOZI 06
OSHIWAMBO 07
SAN 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Afrikaans |
| 02 | Damara/Nama |
| 03 | English |
| 04 | Herero |
| 05 | Kwangali (Kavango language) |
| 06 | Lozi (Caprivi language) |
| 07 | Oshiwambo |
| 08 | San |
| 10 | Other |
| 11 | Tswana |
| 12 | German |
| 13 | Subbia |
| 90 | Other |
| 98 | Missing |
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
ETHNICITYNM (V131NM) is a variable specific to Namibia that reports the respondent's ethnicity, based on the main language spoken in the home. The groups identified vary slightly across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and religion Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |