2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2000
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Reference ID
MUS_2000_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 files
- MUS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Language usually spoken at home (MU2000A_LANGHOM)
Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
250
End:
251
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>
<p>18. Language usually spoken _ _</p>
<div class="i1">State the language usually or most often spoken by the person in his/her home. For children not yet able to speak, insert the language spoken by the mother. For a person who cannot speak, write the language usually spoken in his/her home. For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages.<br /><br />[Stop here for children under 2 years]</div>
<p>18. Language usually spoken _ _</p>
<div class="i1">State the language usually or most often spoken by the person in his/her home. For children not yet able to speak, insert the language spoken by the mother. For a person who cannot speak, write the language usually spoken in his/her home. For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages.<br /><br />[Stop here for children under 2 years]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Creole |
| 02 | Chinese |
| 03 | Hakka |
| 04 | Mandarin |
| 05 | Other Chinese |
| 06 | English |
| 07 | French |
| 08 | Other European |
| 11 | Bhojpuri |
| 13 | Hindi |
| 14 | Marathi |
| 15 | Tamil |
| 16 | Telegu |
| 17 | Urdu |
| 18 | Other Oriental |
| 20 | Creole and Chinese |
| 21 | Creole and French |
| 22 | Creole and other European |
| 23 | Creole and Bhojpuri |
| 24 | Creole and Hindi |
| 25 | Creole and Marathi |
| 26 | Creole and Tamil |
| 27 | Creole and Telegu |
| 28 | Creole and Urdu |
| 29 | Creole and other Oriental |
| 40 | French and other European |
| 41 | French and Oriental |
| 42 | Other European and Oriental |
| 50 | Bhojpuri and Hindi |
| 54 | Bhojpuri and Urdu |
| 55 | Bhojuri and other Oriental |
| 90 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Column 18 - Language usually spoken</span>
<br />Insert the language usually or most often spoken by the person in his/her home.
<br />For children not yet able to speak, write the language spoken by the mother.
<br />For a person who cannot speak, write the language usually spoken in the person's home.
<br />For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages
<p><span class="em">Column 18 - Language usually spoken</span>
<br />Insert the language usually or most often spoken by the person in his/her home.
<br />For children not yet able to speak, write the language spoken by the mother.
<br />For a person who cannot speak, write the language usually spoken in the person's home.
<br />For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the language the person usually speaks at home.
Universe
Mauritius 2000: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |