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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 1991
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BWA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Number of absent members (BW1991A_TOUTSD)

Data file: BWA1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B</span>
<br /><span class="em">[Persons outside Botswana]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">List all members of this household --Botswana citizens only-- now outside Botswana</span></p>

<p>1. Name</p>
<div class="i1">____</div><p>2. Serial number</p>
<div class="i1">____</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5+
9 NIU (not in universe)
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Columns B1 to B10: Member of the Household outside Botswana</span></p>

<p>These questions apply only to citizens of Botswana who were absent from the country on the census might, but who would usually live in the household if they were in Botswana such as citizens working or temporarily living with relatives in South Africa, studying abroad or away on private or government business. The relevant portion of the sample questionnaire on page 15 is shown below for easy reference.</p>

<p>If no member of the household was absent from Botswana on the census night, enter dashes in the spaces provided for answer codes in the first line only.</p>

<p>If you had to continue the listing of (Part A) household members on a second or third page, return to the first page for recording Part B information. If more than three persons have to he listed in Part B, go to the next page after writing "continued" in the comments box on the first page. Don't forget to copy the geographic identification codes (District, Village, etc.) onto the continuation questionnaire. Remember that when you complete Part B you should return lo the first page for the household to answer Parts C and D. Only Part E will be answered on the last page for the household.</p>

<p>[Diagram on page 39 omitted]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of absent household members that are citizens of Botswana but currently residing outside of Botswana.
Universe
Botswana 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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