Ti`dad al-Nufus (Population Census) of 1848 - IPUMS Subset
Egypt, Arab Rep., 1846 - 1848
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EGY_1848_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- EGY1848_PHC-H-H
- EGY1848_PHC-P-H
Province of origin (EG1848A_ORGPROV3)
Data file: EGY1848_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
176
End:
177
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Person variables</span></p>
<p>Province of origin _ _</p>
<div class="i1">The respondent's province of origin, which could coincide with the location currently living in. This information is self-identified. Thus, for example, it could correspond to their place of birth, place where the respondent's parents were born, or where most of the respondent's family members currently reside.</div>
<p>Province of origin _ _</p>
<div class="i1">The respondent's province of origin, which could coincide with the location currently living in. This information is self-identified. Thus, for example, it could correspond to their place of birth, place where the respondent's parents were born, or where most of the respondent's family members currently reside.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Cairo |
| 02 | Alexandria |
| 04 | Suez |
| 05 | Rosetta |
| 06 | Al-arish |
| 07 | Al-qusayr |
| 11 | Damietta |
| 12 | Al-daqahliya |
| 13 | Al-sharqiya |
| 14 | Al-qalyubiya |
| 16 | Al-gharbiya |
| 17 | Al-minufiya |
| 18 | Al-buhayra |
| 21 | Al-giza and atfeeh |
| 22 | Bani suwayf |
| 23 | Al-fayyum |
| 24 | Al-minya and beni mazar |
| 25 | Asyut |
| 26 | Girga |
| 27 | Qina |
| 28 | Isna |
| 31 | Other |
| 99 | Unknown |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's province of origin (self-identified). Province is the largest-scale geographic identifier available in the Egypt 1848 sample.
Universe
Egypt 1848: All persons
concept
Concept