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
Producer(s)
Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Secondary language (SL2015A_LANGSEC)
Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
238
End:
239
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>Language [Questions P10-P11]</p>
<p>P11. Secondary language</p>
<div class="i1">Write the code of the secondary language spoken by [the respondent] _ _<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>Language [Questions P10-P11]</p>
<p>P11. Secondary language</p>
<div class="i1">Write the code of the secondary language spoken by [the respondent] _ _<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">Column (P11) -- Secondary language</span>
<br />108. A secondary language is one that is acquired through learning and is spoken as a second language. It could be any language, Sierra Leonean or a foreign language. Write the appropriate code for the secondary language spoken. Some people may not have a secondary language because apart from their primary language, they do not speak any other language. In such a case, record code '20, for 'none'. The aspect of speaking the secondary language fluently must be stressed.</p>
<p>109. The question you must therefore ask is, 'Apart from your primary language, what other language do you speak?'</p>
<p>110. Some people are gifted and can communicate in more than one secondary language. The question requires only one answer and the respondent should choose which of the secondary languages he/she communicates in best. Refer to the code list and record the appropriate code.
<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 (P11) -- Secondary language</span>
<br />108. A secondary language is one that is acquired through learning and is spoken as a second language. It could be any language, Sierra Leonean or a foreign language. Write the appropriate code for the secondary language spoken. Some people may not have a secondary language because apart from their primary language, they do not speak any other language. In such a case, record code '20, for 'none'. The aspect of speaking the secondary language fluently must be stressed.</p>
<p>109. The question you must therefore ask is, 'Apart from your primary language, what other language do you speak?'</p>
<p>110. Some people are gifted and can communicate in more than one secondary language. The question requires only one answer and the respondent should choose which of the secondary languages he/she communicates in best. Refer to the code list and record the appropriate code.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the secondary language spoken by the person.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Persons in occupied private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |