2015 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Sierra Leone, 2015
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Reference ID
SLE_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
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- Data files
- SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Ethnicity (SL2015A_ETHNIC)
Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
234
End:
235
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>P09. Ethnicity</p>
<div class="i1">Answered only if identified as Sierra Leonean national in P08.<br /><br />Write the code of ethnic group _ _<br /><br />[] 01 Krio<br />[] 02 Mende<br />[] 03 Temne<br />[] 04 Madingo<br />[] 05 Loko<br />[] 06 Sherbro<br />[] 07 Limba<br />[] 08 Kissi<br />[] 09 Kono<br />[] 10 Susu<br />[] 11 Fullah<br />[] 12 Krim<br />[] 13 Yalunka<br />[] 14 Koranko<br />[] 15 Vai<br />[] 16 English<br />[] 17 French<br />[] 18 Arabic<br />[] 19 Other<br />[] 20 None</div>
<p>[Section II was answered for all persons who selected living in occupied housing units in question I15]</p>
<p>P09. Ethnicity</p>
<div class="i1">Answered only if identified as Sierra Leonean national in P08.<br /><br />Write the code of ethnic group _ _<br /><br />[] 01 Krio<br />[] 02 Mende<br />[] 03 Temne<br />[] 04 Madingo<br />[] 05 Loko<br />[] 06 Sherbro<br />[] 07 Limba<br />[] 08 Kissi<br />[] 09 Kono<br />[] 10 Susu<br />[] 11 Fullah<br />[] 12 Krim<br />[] 13 Yalunka<br />[] 14 Koranko<br />[] 15 Vai<br />[] 16 English<br />[] 17 French<br />[] 18 Arabic<br />[] 19 Other<br />[] 20 None</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Krio |
| 02 | Mende |
| 03 | Temne |
| 04 | Madingo |
| 05 | Loko |
| 06 | Sherbro |
| 07 | Limba |
| 08 | Kissi |
| 09 | Kono |
| 10 | Susu |
| 11 | Fullah |
| 12 | Krim |
| 13 | Yalunka |
| 14 | Koranko |
| 15 | Vai |
| 16 | English |
| 17 | French |
| 18 | Arabic |
| 19 | Other |
| 20 | None |
| 99 | 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 (P09) -- Ethnicity</span>
<br />104. Answers to this question will differ depending on whether the respondent is Sierra Leonean or a foreign national. For Sierra Leoneans, record the code of the ethnic group, for example, Mende is '02', Temne is '03' Limba is '07' etc.</p>
<p>105. The question on ethnicity does not apply to foreign nationals.
<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 (P09) -- Ethnicity</span>
<br />104. Answers to this question will differ depending on whether the respondent is Sierra Leonean or a foreign national. For Sierra Leoneans, record the code of the ethnic group, for example, Mende is '02', Temne is '03' Limba is '07' etc.</p>
<p>105. The question on ethnicity does not apply to foreign nationals.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the ethnicity of the person.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Persons in occupied private households with Sierra Leone nationality [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |