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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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Urban-rural status (2017 classification) (SL2015A_URBAN17)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 199
End: 199
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
I7. Urban/rural _
Categories
Value Category
1 Rural
2 Urban
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">Urban/Rural Code: </span></p>

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

<p><span class="em">Question I7: Urban/rural</span>:
<br />Enter the Urban/Rural code (provided on your EA map).</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>9. In I7, write Urban/Rural (1 digit).

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the household is in an urban or rural area (2017 classification).
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: All households

concept

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