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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 of birth (SL2015A_BPLPROV)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 240
End: 241
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em"> All persons [Questions P01-P20]</span></p>

<p>[Section II was answered for all persons who selected living in occupied housing units in question I15]</p>

<p>P12. Place of birth</p>
<div class="i1">Write the code of chiefdom of birth if born in Sierra Leone, or country if born outside Sierra Leone. _ _ _ _<br /><br />[] 6001 Sierra Leonean<br />[] 6002 Nigeria<br />[] 6003 Gambia<br />[] 6004 Guinea Republic<br />[] 6005 Ghana<br />[] 6006 Liberia<br />[] 6007 Cote d'Ivoire<br />[] 6008 Cape Verde<br />[] 6009 Senegal<br />[] 6010 Mali<br />[] 6011 Togo<br />[] 6012 Benin<br />[] 6013 Burkina Faso<br />[] 6014 Guinea Bissau<br />[] 6015 Niger<br />[] 6016 Zambia<br />[] 6017 Kenya<br />[] 6018 Other African Countries<br />[] 7001 United Kingdom<br />[] 7002 Other European Countries<br />[] 8001 United States of America<br />[] 8002 India<br />[] 8003 Lebanon<br />[] 8004 Pakistan<br />[] 9000 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Eastern
02 Northern
03 Southern
04 Western
05 Sierra Leone, unknown
09 Abroad
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="h2">Section 2: Population characteristics</span></p>

<p>Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.</p>

<p><span class="em">Column (P12) - Place of birth</span>
<br />111. Ask, "Was this person born in Sierra Leone?" If the answer is 'Yes' ask, in which District and Chiefdom/Census Ward. If the answer is 'No' ask, "In what country was he/she born?"</p>

<p>112. If the person was born in Sierra Leone, record the appropriate Chiefdom/Census Ward code provided in the code list. For example, Dibia in Port Loko district is '2403', Yawei in Kailahun is '1114', Central 2 in Western Area Urban is '4202' etc.</p>

<p>113. If the person was born outside Sierra Leone, record the appropriate code of country of birth. Use codes provided on the code list under 'Country of Citizenship for Non Sierra Leoneans'. For example, Nigeria is '6002', Guinea Republic is '6004' etc.</p>

<p><span class="pg">[p.22]</span></p>

<p>114. Note that question on Place of birth also applies to the Special Population Questionnaire. Record the appropriate code for place of birth of all persons who spent census night in institutions. Use code list.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's province of birth.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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