Population and Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Botswana, 1981
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Reference ID
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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- BWA1981_PHC-H-H
- BWA1981_PHC-P-H
Botswana, District 1981 [Level 1, GIS] (GEO1_BW1981)
Data file: BWA1981_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
91
End:
93
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Gaborone |
| 002 | Francistown |
| 003 | Lobatse |
| 004 | Selebi Phikwe |
| 005 | Orapa |
| 006 | Jwaneng |
| 010 | Ngwaketse |
| 011 | Barolong |
| 020 | South East |
| 030 | Kweneng |
| 040 | Kgatleng |
| 050 | Central Serowe |
| 051 | Central Mahalapye |
| 052 | Central Bobonong, Central Tuli Block |
| 053 | Central Boteti |
| 054 | Central Tutume |
| 060 | North East |
| 070 | Ngamiland South |
| 071 | Ngamiland North, Okavango Delta |
| 072 | Chobe |
| 080 | Gansti, Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve (CKGR) |
| 090 | Kgalagadi South |
| 091 | Kgalagadi North |
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
GEO1_BW1981 identifies the household's district within Botswana in 1981. Districts are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_BW1981 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
The full set of geography variables for Botswana can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.
The full set of geography variables for Botswana can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.
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