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1990 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 1990
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ZMB_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Urban/rural status of birthplace (ZM1990A_BPLUR)

Data file: ZMB1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 234
End: 234
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
P-8 Where was [the respondent] born?
<br />a. State district if born in Zambia and country if born outside Zambia _ _ _
<br />(Refers to usual district/country of residence of mother at time of giving birth. Enter district name and 3-digit code from list of provinces and districts.)
<br />b. Was this part of the district rural or urban at the time of birth? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1-Rural <br />[] 2-Urban <br />[] 8-Not Applicable (Outside Zambia)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Rural
2 Urban
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the urban or rural status of the person's birthplace.
Universe
Zambia 1990: Persons born in Zambia [discrepancies: none]

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