Population Census 2001, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001

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JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS

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Age (JM2001A_AGE)

Data file: JAM2001_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 224

End: 225

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="JM01A401 JM01A402 JM01A403 JM01A404 JM01A405 JM01A406 JM01A407 JM01A408 JM01A409">[Questions 1.1 - 1.5 for all persons]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM01A402 JM01A403 JM01A404 JM01A405 JM01A406 JM01A518 JM01A520 JM01A521 JM01A522"><span class="em">1.2 </span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM01A402 JM01A403"><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. What is your/ [the respondent's] date of birth?</span></div><br /><div class="i2">Year _ _ _ _<br />Month _ _<br />Day _ _<br />[] Not stated</div><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">b. What was your/ [the respondent's] age at September 10th, 2001?</span></div><br /><div class="i2">_ _<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	Less than a year
01	1
02	2
03	3
04	4
05	5
06	6
07	7
08	8
09	9
10	10
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14
15	15
16	16
17	17
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25
26	26
27	27
28	28
29	29
30	30
31	31
32	32
33	33
34	34
35	35
36	36
37	37
38	38
39	39
40	40
41	41
42	42
43	43
44	44
45	45
46	46
47	47
48	48
49	49
50	50
51	51
52	52
53	53
54	54
55	55
56	56
57	57
58	58
59	59
60	60
61	61
62	62
63	63
64	64
65	65
66	66
67	67
68	68
69	69
70	70
71	71
72	72
73	73
74	74
75	75
76	76
77	77
78	78
79	79
80	80
81	81
82	82
83	83
84	84
85	85
86	86
87	87
88	88
89	89
90	90
91	91
92	92
93	93
94	94
95	95
96	96
97	97
98	98+

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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the age of the respondent at census day.

Universe

Jamaica 2001: All persons

concept

Concept

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