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2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 2001
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BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Religion (BW2001A_RELIGION)

Data file: BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 265
End: 265
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">All persons 12 years and over</span>
<br />[Questions A16-A26]</p>

<p>A19. What is [the person's] religion?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Christian<br />[] 2 Muslim<br />[] 3 Bahai<br />[] 4 Hindu<br />[] 5 Badimo<br />[] 6 Other<br />[] 7 No religion</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Christian
2 Muslim
3 Bahai
4 Hindu
5 Badimo
6 Other
7 No religion
8 Unknown
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
109b. <span class="em">Column A16-A26: </span>These questions apply only to persons aged 12 years and more. If the person is under 12 years of age, then when you reach column A16 you should put dashes in the shaded areas for columns A16 -- A32 and proceed to the next listed person in the household.</p>

<p>107d. <span class="em">Column A19: Religion</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Q: What is [the person's] religion?</span></p>

<p>Ask for the religious affiliation of people listed in A1. Find out if the person is a Christian, Muslim, Bahai or believes in the ancestral spirits (<span class="lang">Badimo</span>), Hindu, any other or none. Circle the code corresponding to the religion stated by the respondent.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's religion.
Universe
Botswana 2001: Persons age 12+ except institutionalized non-residents [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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