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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
Producer(s)
Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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  • SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat

Given birth in a hospital or clinic (SL2015A_BTHCLINIC)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 313
End: 313
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p><span class="em"> Females 10-54 years [Questions P38-P40]</span></p>

<p>P39. Did [the respondent] give birth in a hospital or a clinic?</p>
<div class="i1">Only if live births occurred per question P38<br /><br />[] 1. Yes<br />[] 2. No<br />[] 3. Don't know</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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">Columns (P38M) to (P40F) -- Particulars of most recent live birth (last 12 months). </span>
<br />178. These columns must be completed for all women aged between 10 to 54 years who have at least one live birth recorded in P34M and P34F.</p>

<p>179. If each of columns (P34M) to (P37F) contains "00", put a dash in P38M to P40F.</p>

<p><span class="em">P39 -- Place of delivery</span>
<br />184. Ask "Where did (name) deliver her baby(ies) in the last 12 months?" Record the answer '1' for "Yes", '2' for "No" and '3' for "Don't know".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person gave birth in a hospital or clinic.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Females age 10 to 54 in occupied private households who gave birth in last 12 months [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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