General Census of Population and Housing 1987 - IPUMS Subset
Mali, 1987
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Reference ID
MLI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Bureau of the Census, IPUMS
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- MLI1987_PHC-H-H
- MLI1987_PHC-P-H
Mother's tongue (ML1987A_MTONGUE)
Data file: MLI1987_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
183
End:
184
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ML87A416 ML87A417 ML87A418 ML87A419 ML87A420 ML87A422 ML87A425 ML87A426">For individuals 6 years of age and older.<br />[Questions 14-22]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ML87A418">16. Mother's tongue (maternal language)<br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ML87A418">16. Mother's tongue (maternal language)<br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Bambara, Malinké, Dioula |
| 02 | Pulaar (Peulh, Foulfoulbé) |
| 03 | Songhai, Djerma |
| 04 | Marka (Maraka), Soninké |
| 05 | Kassongé |
| 06 | Senoufo |
| 07 | Dogon, Kado |
| 08 | Mauritanian [Maure] |
| 09 | Tamasheq, Bellah |
| 10 | Bobo, Dafing |
| 11 | Minianka |
| 12 | Haussa |
| 13 | Samogo |
| 14 | Bozo, Somono |
| 15 | Other language from Mali |
| 16 | Other African language |
| 17 | French |
| 18 | Arabic |
| 19 | English |
| 20 | Other non-African language (foreign language) |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable identifies the mother tongue of each person.
Universe
Mali 1987: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept