2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Botswana, 2001
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Reference ID
BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
Metadata
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Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- BWA2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Language most spoken at home (BW2001A_LANGUAGE)
Data file: BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
254
End:
255
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em"> All persons 2 years and over</span>
<br />[Questions A13-A15]</p>
<p>A13. What language does [the person] speak most often at home?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Setswana<br />[] 2 English<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div>
<br />[Questions A13-A15]</p>
<p>A13. What language does [the person] speak most often at home?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Setswana<br />[] 2 English<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Setswana |
| 02 | English |
| 03 | Kalanga |
| 04 | Sekgalagadi or Sengologa |
| 05 | Seyei |
| 06 | Herero |
| 07 | Setswapong |
| 08 | Sebirwa |
| 09 | Sembukushu |
| 10 | Sesubiya |
| 11 | Sekgothu |
| 12 | Sesarwa |
| 13 | Afrikaans |
| 14 | Ndebele |
| 15 | Zezuru or Shona |
| 16 | Indian |
| 17 | Other African |
| 18 | Other European |
| 19 | Other Asian |
| 20 | Other |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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
107b. <span class="em">Column A13: Language</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Q: What language does [the person] speak most often at home?</span></p>
<p>Ask for the language spoken mostly at home by each and every person listed in A1 aged 2 years and over. For those people speaking Setswana or English, write down "01" or "02" respectively on the shaded areas. If the person speaks any other language other than the two write down the reported language on the unshaded area.
<p><span class="em">Q: What language does [the person] speak most often at home?</span></p>
<p>Ask for the language spoken mostly at home by each and every person listed in A1 aged 2 years and over. For those people speaking Setswana or English, write down "01" or "02" respectively on the shaded areas. If the person speaks any other language other than the two write down the reported language on the unshaded area.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the language that the person speaks most at home.
Universe
Botswana 2001: Persons age 2+ except institutionalized non-residents [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |