Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset
Namibia, 1992
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- Data files
- NAM1992-B.dat
- NAM1992-C.dat
- NAM1992-H.dat
- NAM1992-W.dat
Ethnicity, Namibia (C_ETHNICITYNM)
Data file: NAM1992-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
262
End:
263
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
116) What is the main language spoken in your home?
ENGLISH 1
AFRIKAANS 2
OSHIVAMBO 3
DAMARA/NAMA 4
HERERO 5
KWANGALI 6
LOZI 7
TSWANA 8
SAN 9
GERMAN 10
OTHER (SPECIFY)_____ 11
ENGLISH 1
AFRIKAANS 2
OSHIVAMBO 3
DAMARA/NAMA 4
HERERO 5
KWANGALI 6
LOZI 7
TSWANA 8
SAN 9
GERMAN 10
OTHER (SPECIFY)_____ 11
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 |