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General Census of Population and Housing 1979 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 1979
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BEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS
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Sex (BJ1979A_SEX)

Data file: BEN1979_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 163
End: 163
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Demographic characteristics (for all person)</span></p>

<p>Begin with the head of household followed by every person who spent the night before the census in the household
<br />[Columns 1-4]</p>

<p>(4) Sex</p>
<div class="i1">[] M for males<br />[] F for females</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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the individual's gender.
Universe
Benin 1979: All persons

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