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2015 Population and Housing census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2015
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LAO_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS
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Data file: LAO2015_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 627489
Variables: 141

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
LASTBMO
Month of last birth
LASTBYR
Year of last birth
LASTBSEX
Sex of last birth
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
LASTBMORT
Mortality status of last birth
HOMECHILD
Number of own children in household
HOMEFEM
Number of own female children in household
HOMEMALE
Number of own male children in household
AWAYCHILD
Number of own children living elsewhere
AWAYFEM
Number of own female children living elsewhere
AWAYMALE
Number of own male children living elsewhere
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
BPLLA
Province of birth, Laos
BPLLA2
District of birth, Laos
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICLA
Ethnicity, Laos
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCLA
Educational attainment, Laos
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
MIGRATEC
Migration status, last census
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
MIGCTRY0
Country of residence 10 years ago
MIGCTRYP
Country of previous residence
GEOMIG1_P
1st subnational geographic level of previous residence, world [consistent boundaries over time]
GEOMIG1_10
1st subnational geographic level of residence 10 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGCAUSE
Reason for migration
MIG1_P_LA
Province of previous residence, Laos; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG1_10_LA
Province of residence 10 years ago, Laos; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_P_LA
District of previous residence, Laos; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_10_LA
District of residence 10 years ago, Laos; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMOBIL
Disability limiting ability to walk
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISCARE
Personal care limitation
DISORIG
Origin of disability
WGCARE
Difficulty with self-care (Washington group)
WGCOGN
Difficulty remembering or concentrating (Washington group)
WGCOMM
Difficulty communicating (Washington group)
WGHEAR
Difficulty hearing (Washington group)
WGMOBIL
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (Washington group)
WGVISION
Difficulty seeing (Washington group)
LA2015A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
LA2015A_RELATE
Relationship to the head of household
LA2015A_SEX
Sex
LA2015A_AGE
Age
LA2015A_MARST
Marital status
LA2015A_CITILAO
Lao citizenship
LA2015A_CITIZEN
Country of citizenship
LA2015A_ETHNIC
Ethnic origin
LA2015A_RELIG
Religion
LA2015A_BPL
Residing in district of birth
LA2015A_BPLPROV
Province of birth
LA2015A_BPLDIST
District of birth
LA2015A_BPLCNTRY
Country of birth
LA2015A_DISBLIND
Difficulty seeing
LA2015A_DISDEAF
Difficulty hearing
LA2015A_DISMOBIL
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs
LA2015A_DISMNTL
Difficulty to remember or to concentrate
LA2015A_DISCARE
Difficulty washing or dressing
LA2015A_DISCOMM
Difficulty communicating
LA2015A_DISCAUSE
Cause of main difficulty
LA2015A_LIT
Can read and write
LA2015A_SCHOOL
Attended school
LA2015A_EDATTAIN
Highest level of education
LA2015A_EDFIELD
Main subject of study
LA2015A_RES10YR
Place of living at last census 2005
LA2015A_PROV10YR
Province of living in the last census 2005
LA2015A_DIST10YR
District of living in the last census 2005
LA2015A_CNTRY10YR
Country of living in the last census 2005
LA2015A_MIGREAS
Main reason for moving
LA2015A_ACTIVITY
Main activity in the last 12 months
LA2015A_IND2
Industry (2-digit ISIC Rev. 4)
LA2015A_IND1
Industry (2-digit ISIC Rev. 4)
LA2015A_CHEVER
Ever given birth
LA2015A_CHHOMEM
Male children living at home
LA2015A_CHHOMEF
Female children living at home
LA2015A_CHAWAYM
Male children living elsewhere
LA2015A_CHAWAYF
Female children living elsewhere
LA2015A_CHDEADM
Male children who died
LA2015A_CHDEADF
Female children who died
LA2015A_FIRSTBAGE
Age at first live birth
LA2015A_LSTBMO
Month of last live birth
LA2015A_LSTBYR
Year of last live birth
LA2015A_LSTBSEX
Sex of last live birth
LA2015A_LSTBLIVE
Last live birth is still alive
LA2015A_MOVE1YR
Moved into household in the past 12 months
LA2015A_RES1YR
Place of residence in the past 12 months
LA2015A_PROV1YR
Province of previous residence
LA2015A_DIST1YR
District of previous residence
LA2015A_MIGREAS1YR
Reason for moving into current household
LA2015A_URBANP
Urban or rural
LA2015A_WTPER
Person weight
Total: 141
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