National Population Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Nepal, 2001
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Reference ID
NPL_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- NPL2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- NPL2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Second language spoken, Nepal (LANGNP2)
Data file: NPL2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
149
End:
150
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Nepali |
| 02 | Maithili |
| 03 | Bhojpuri |
| 04 | Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) |
| 05 | Tamang |
| 06 | Newar |
| 07 | Magar |
| 08 | Awadhi |
| 09 | Bantawa |
| 10 | Gurung |
| 11 | Limbu |
| 12 | Bajjika |
| 13 | Urdu |
| 14 | Rajbansi |
| 15 | Sherpa |
| 16 | Hindi |
| 17 | Chamling |
| 18 | Santhali |
| 19 | Chepang |
| 20 | Danuwar |
| 21 | Jhangar/ Dhangar |
| 22 | Sunuwar |
| 23 | Bangla |
| 24 | Marwari (Rajsthani) |
| 25 | Manjhi |
| 26 | Thami |
| 28 | Dhimal |
| 29 | Angika |
| 30 | Yakkha |
| 31 | Thulung |
| 33 | Bhujel/ Khawas |
| 34 | Darai |
| 35 | Khaling |
| 36 | Kumal |
| 37 | Thakali |
| 38 | Chhantyal/ Chhantel |
| 39 | Nepali sign language |
| 40 | Tibbetan |
| 48 | Meche |
| 52 | Bahing |
| 58 | Ghale |
| 63 | Chinese |
| 64 | English |
| 66 | Sanskrit |
| 67 | Kaike |
| 68 | Raute |
| 75 | Oriya |
| 90 | Other (response suppressed) |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | No second language |
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
LANGNP2 indicates the person's second spoken language in Nepal. The second language is the language learned after the mother tongue and frequently spoken with neighbors and others. If there are many second spoken languages, then the most frequently spoken language among them is reported.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |