2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 2001

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Reference ID

BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistics Office, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Sex (BW2001A_SEX)

Data file: BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 225

End: 225

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">All persons</span>
<br />[Questions A1-A12 were asked of all persons]</p>

<p>A4. 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

101. <span class="em">Column A4: Sex</span></p>

<p>Enter the appropriate one-digit code in the shaded area under column A4 as follows:
<br /> </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>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 gender.

Universe

Botswana 2001: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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