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2015 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Sierra Leone, 2015
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SLE_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
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Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 710891

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
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
POLYGAM
Polygamous 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
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
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
BTHCERT
Has birth certificate or birth is registered
BPLSL
Chiefdom of birth, Sierra Leone
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICSL
Ethnicity, Sierra Leone
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
LANGSL2
Second language spoken, Sierra Leone
MTONGSL
Mother tongue, Sierra Leone
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCSL
Educational attainment, Sierra Leone
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
EMPSECT
Sector of employment
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGCTRY5
Country of residence 5 years ago
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_5_SL
District of residence 5 years ago, Sierra Leone; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_5_SL
Chiefdom of residence 5 years ago, Sierra Leone; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISPSYC
Psychological disability
DISORIG
Origin of disability
DISREHB
Rehabilitation of disability
SL2015A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
SL2015A_RELATE
Relationship to the household head
SL2015A_AGE
Age
SL2015A_SEX
Sex
SL2015A_RELIG
Religion
SL2015A_NATION
Nationality
SL2015A_ETHNIC
Ethnicity
SL2015A_LANGPRIM
Primary language
SL2015A_LANGSEC
Secondary language
SL2015A_BPLPROV
Province of birth
SL2015A_BPLDIST
District of birth
SL2015A_BPLCHIEF
Chiefdom or country of birth
SL2015A_PROV5YR
Province of residence in December 2010
SL2015A_DIST5YR
District of residence in December 2010
SL2015A_CHIEF5YR
Chiefdom or country of residence in December 2010
SL2015A_PARLIVE
Father or mother alive
SL2015A_DISAB
Disabled
SL2015A_MNDISAB
Main disability
SL2015A_SCDISAB
Second disability
SL2015A_DISCAUSE
Cause of main disability
SL2015A_TREATM
Type of treatment or rehabilitation received or still receiving
SL2015A_REGBTH
Birth certificate
SL2015A_IMMUN
Fully immunized
SL2015A_SCHOOL
Ever attended school
SL2015A_CURRSCH
Currently in school
SL2015A_EDLEV
Highest education level attained
SL2015A_EDGRADE
Highest grade completed
SL2015A_EDATTAIN
Highest education attained
SL2015A_LIT
Read and write a simple text in any language
SL2015A_LITENG
Literate in English
SL2015A_LITFRC
Literate in French
SL2015A_LITARB
Literate in Arabic
SL2015A_LITLOC
Literate in a local language
SL2015A_LITOTH
Literate in other language
SL2015A_SMOKE
Smoke tobacco or take alcohol
SL2015A_MARST
Marital status
SL2015A_ACTIVITY
Economic activity in the past 12 months
SL2015A_SECTOR
Main employer in the past 12 months
SL2015A_OCC
Main occupation in the past 12 months
SL2015A_IND
Main industry in the past 12 months
SL2015A_INTERNET
Access to internet facility
SL2015A_INTERNETLST
Used internet in the past one week
SL2015A_CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born alive
SL2015A_CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born alive
SL2015A_CHHOMEM
Number of male children in this household
SL2015A_CHHOMEF
Number of female children in this household
SL2015A_CHAWAYM
Number of male children elsewhere
SL2015A_CHAWAYF
Number of female children elsewhere
SL2015A_CHDEADM
Number of male children dead
SL2015A_CHDEADF
Number of female children dead
SL2015A_BTHLYRM
Number of male children born alive in the last 12 months
SL2015A_BTHLYRF
Number of female children born alive in the last 12 months
SL2015A_BTHCLINIC
Given birth in a hospital or clinic
SL2015A_BTHLYRSURVM
Number of male children born in last 12 months still alive
SL2015A_BTHLYRSURVF
Number of female children born in last 12 months still alive
SL2015A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born
SL2015A_CHHOME
Number of children living in this household
SL2015A_CHAWAY
Number of children elsewhere
SL2015A_CHDEAD
Number of children dead
SL2015A_BTHLYR
Number of children born alive in the last 12 months
SL2015A_BTHLYRSURV
Number of children born in last 12 months still alive
SL2015A_CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
SL2015A_CHSURVF
Number of female children suviving
SL2015A_CHSURV
Number of children surviving
SL2015A_EMPSTAT
Economic activity status
Total: 149
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