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Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 1996 - 2996
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LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 1880346

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
POLYGAM
Polygamous union
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
LASTBMO
Month of last birth
LASTBYR
Year of last birth
LASTBSEX
Sex of last birth
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
LASTBMORT
Mortality status of last birth
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
HOMECHILD
Number of own children in household
HOMEFEM
Number of own female children in household
HOMEMALE
Number of own male children in household
AWAYCHILD
Number of own children living elsewhere
AWAYFEM
Number of own female children living elsewhere
AWAYMALE
Number of own male children living elsewhere
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCLS
Educational attainment, Lesotho
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
EMPSECT
Sector of employment
MIGRATE0
Migration status, 10 years
MIGCTRY0
Country of residence 10 years ago
GEOMIG1_10
1st subnational geographic level of residence 10 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS1
Years residing in current locality
MIG1_10_LS
District of residence 10 years ago, Lesothos; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
LS1996A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
LS1996A_STATUS
Residential status
LS1996A_RESCNTRY
Country of stay
LS1996A_ABSDUR
Duration of residence outside Lesotho (years)
LS1996A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
LS1996A_SEX
Sex
LS1996A_AGE
Age
LS1996A_MARST
Marital status
LS1996A_SPLIVE
Spouse alive
LS1996A_CITIZEN
Citizenship
LS1996A_BPL
District or country of birth
LS1996A_RES10YR
District or country of residence in April 1986
LS1996A_RESDUR
Duration of residence in current village or town (since 1986)
LS1996A_FATHLIVE
Father alive
LS1996A_MOTHLIVE
Mother alive
LS1996A_SCHOOL
School attendance
LS1996A_EDATTAIN
Educational attainment
LS1996A_ACTIVITY
Employment status last week
LS1996A_EMPSTAT12
Employment status of job seekers 1 year ago
LS1996A_SECTOR
Employer
LS1996A_OCC
Occupation (2-digits)
LS1996A_WKLOC1
District or country of employment location
LS1996A_WKLOC2
District or country of employment in urban areas
LS1996A_WKLOCZA
Works or ever worked in South Africa
LS1996A_WKDURZA
Duration of work in South Africa
LS1996A_CHBORN
Children ever born
LS1996A_CHHOMEM
Male children at home
LS1996A_CHHOMEF
Female children at home
LS1996A_CHAWAYM
Male children elsewhere
LS1996A_CHAWAYF
Female children elsewhere
LS1996A_CHDEADM
Male children dead
LS1996A_CHDEADF
Female children dead
LS1996A_LSTBMO
Month of last live birth
LS1996A_LSTBYR
Year of last live birth
LS1996A_LSTBSEX
Sex of last live birth
LS1996A_LSTBLIVE
Mortality status of last live birth
Total: 105
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