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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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Province (2017 classification) (SL2015A_PROV17)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
I1. Province _
Categories
Value Category
1 Eastern
2 Northern
3 Northwestern
4 Southern
5 Western
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="em">B. How to fill out the structure listing form</span>
<br />Before you start recording details on the inside pages, you should complete information on
<br />the front page of your structure listing form. All the required information should be copied from your EA Description (Geographical Identification Table) attached to the EA map provided.</p>

<p><span class="em">Province Name and Code: </span></p>

<p><span class="h3">Section 1: Geographical identification</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question I1: Province: </span>
<br />Enter the Province code (provided on your EA map). For example, Eastern Province is '1'.</p>

<p><span class="h2"> Part V: EA summary sheet </span></p>

<p><span class="em">Filling in the enumeration area summary sheet</span></p>

<p>258. All Enumerators should complete the Enumeration Area Summary Sheet after enumerating all households in the EA. The information should be entered as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">a. The Enumerator should write his/her complete name<br />b. Write the name of the locality or localities covered<br />c. Write the province name and enter the code<br />d. Write the district name and code<br />e. Write the chiefdom/ward name and code<br />f. Write the section name and code</div><p>259. Complete table from the summaries in the front page of the household questionnaire. Count the number of books used and record the information in the second row of the table. Remember that each household questionnaire booklet is designed for the canvassing of 50 households. If 2 of these books are used record '02'in the boxes that correspond to "Number of books used". Do the same for the other information in the table.</p>

<p><span class="em">G. How to fill the identification table on the questionnaire</span>
<br />1. You will be required to fill in the identification table on all the questionnaires (including the front cover of each book) by writing names and codes of the various census statistical units.</p>

<p>2. The names and codes are to be obtained from the identification table on the EA map (see figure below).</p>

<p>3. In I1, write name and code (1digit) for province.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the province in Sierra Leone (2017 classification) where the household is located.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Geography: O-Z Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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