1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Mauritius, 1990

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MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS

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Data file: MUS1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Household records

Cases:	24

Variables

RECTYPE

COUNTRY

YEAR

SAMPLE

IPUMS sample identifier

SERIAL

Household serial number

PERSONS

Number of person records in the household

HHWT

Household weight

SUBSAMP

Subsample number

GQ

Group quarters (collective dwelling) status

GQTYPE

Group quarters type

UNREL

Number of unrelated persons

URBAN

Urban-rural status

REGIONW

Continent and region of country

GEOLEV1

1st subnational geographic level, world [consistent boundaries over time]

GEOLEV2

2nd subnational geographic level, world [consistent boundaries over time]

POPDENSGEO1

Population density of GEOLEV1 unit, in persons per square kilometer

POPDENSGEO2

Population density of GEOLEV2 unit, in persons per square kilometer

AREAMOLLWGEO1

Area of GEOLEV1 unit in square kilometers

AREAMOLLWGEO2

Area of GEOLEV2 unit in square kilometers

GEO1_MU

Mauritius, District 1990 - 2011 [Level 1; consistent boundaries, GIS]

GEO1_MU1990

Mauritius, District 1990 [Level 1, GIS]

GEO2_MU

Mauritius, Municipal Ward/Village Council Areas (MVCA) 1990 - 2011 [Level 2; consistent boundaries, GIS]

GEO2_MU1990

Mauritius, Municipal Ward/Village Council Areas (MVCA) 1990 [Level 2, GIS]

HHTYPE

Household classification

NFAMS

Number of families in household

NCOUPLES

Number of married couples in household

NMOTHERS

Number of mothers in household

NFATHERS

Number of fathers in household

HEADLOC

Head's location in household

MU1990A_DWNUM

Dwelling number

MU1990A_PERN

Number of persons in household

MU1990A_URBAN

MU1990A_HHTYPE

MU1990A_NFAMS

Number of nuclear families in the household

Total: 34

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