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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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Sex (BW1991A_SEX)

Data file: BWA1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 164
End: 164
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section A</span></p>

<p><span class="em">(All persons)</span></p>

<p>4. Sex</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Male <br />[] 2 Female</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
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">Column A4: Sex</span></p>

<p>Enter the appropriate one-digit code in the shaded area under column A4 as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">1 Male<br />2 Female</div><p>Usually a person's sex will be obvious, but be careful to get the sex of young children right. Do not guess - ask!</p>

<p>James, Anthony, Molelo and David are coded 1 in the sample questionnaire in paragraph 97, whilst Anne, Mimi and Thembe are all coded 2.</p>

<p>Before going on to complete column A5, make sure that you have written down the names and the correct relationship and sex codes for every person who spent the night before your visit with the household. Remember to ask about persons described in paragraph 32

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's sex.
Universe
Botswana 1991: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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