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Population and Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 1981
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BWA_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Data file: BWA1981_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 97238
Variables: 74

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
HOMECHILD
Number of own children in household
AWAYCHILD
Number of own children living elsewhere
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCBW
Educational attainment, Botswana
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
MIGRATE1
Migration status, 1 year
MIGCTRY1
Country of residence 1 year ago
GEOMIG1_1
1st subnational geographic level of residence 1 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_1_BW
District of residence 1 year ago, Botswana; consistent boundaries, GIS
BW1981A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
BW1981A_STATUS
Residency status
BW1981A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
BW1981A_SEX
Sex
BW1981A_AGE
Age
BW1981A_MARST
Marital status
BW1981A_CITIZEN
Country of citizenship
BW1981A_RESPLACE
Place of usual residence
BW1981A_RESDIST
District of usual residence
BW1981A_RESCNTRY
Country of usual residence
BW1981A_PLACE1YR
Place of residence 1 year ago
BW1981A_DIST1YR
District of residence 1 year ago
BW1981A_CNTRY1YR
Country of residence 1 year ago
BW1981A_HHTYPEP
Institution type
BW1981A_SCHOOL
School attendance
BW1981A_EDATTAIN
Highest school level and grade passed
BW1981A_WORKMON
Work regularly for cash during the past month
BW1981A_ACTIVITY
Type of activity if not working regularly for cash during the past month
BW1981A_OCC
Occupation
BW1981A_IND
Industry
BW1981A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born alive
BW1981A_CHHOME
Number of children living with mother in this household
BW1981A_CHAWAY
Number of children living elsewhere
BW1981A_CHDEAD
Number of children dead
BW1981A_BTHLYR
Number of children born alive last year
BW1981A_ABSCNTRY
Country of stay for absent household member
BW1981A_ABSYR
Years since the absent household member's last visit
BW1981A_ABSMON
Months since the absent household member's last visit
BW1981A_ABSREAS
Reasons for being away of the absent household member
Total: 74
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