Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 1996 - 2996
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Reference ID
LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Duration of residence outside Lesotho (years) (LS1996A_ABSDUR)
Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
193
End:
193
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. For all persons </span></p>
<p>4. If (the respondent) is outside Lesotho, how long ago was (the respondent) in the country?</p>
<div class="i1">Note: Give duration since last visit home and (it should not exceed 5 years).<br />Write NA (Not applicable) for those in Lesotho. Enter 0 for less than one year. Enter 9 for don't know.<br /><br />_ _ Total number of years lived outside for those away from more than a year.</div>
<p>4. If (the respondent) is outside Lesotho, how long ago was (the respondent) in the country?</p>
<div class="i1">Note: Give duration since last visit home and (it should not exceed 5 years).<br />Write NA (Not applicable) for those in Lesotho. Enter 0 for less than one year. Enter 9 for don't know.<br /><br />_ _ Total number of years lived outside for those away from more than a year.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">2. Part B of questionnaire</span>
<br />(Questionnaire concerning the individual members of the household) the questions are marked by numbers to be read from left to right.</p>
<p>The first two columns must be completed before entries are made anywhere else in the questionnaire.</p>
<p>109 Column 4: Duration of stay outside Lesotho.
<br />Give here duration of stay in completed years. Enter 0 for those who lived outside Lesotho for less than one year; 4 for those who lived outside Lesotho for 4 years and some months even if it is more than six months. Note here that duration to be entered starts from the time of last visit home.
<br />(Questionnaire concerning the individual members of the household) the questions are marked by numbers to be read from left to right.</p>
<p>The first two columns must be completed before entries are made anywhere else in the questionnaire.</p>
<p>109 Column 4: Duration of stay outside Lesotho.
<br />Give here duration of stay in completed years. Enter 0 for those who lived outside Lesotho for less than one year; 4 for those who lived outside Lesotho for 4 years and some months even if it is more than six months. Note here that duration to be entered starts from the time of last visit home.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of years that the person was outside Lesotho.
Universe
Lesotho 1996: Persons who were absent and living outside Lesotho [discrepancies: type I 93.1%, type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |