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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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Country of stay (LS1996A_RESCNTRY)

Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 191
End: 192
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. For all persons </span></p>

<p>3. If (the respondent) is absent outside Lesotho where is s/he staying?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Not applicable<br />[] 15 Republic of South Africa<br />[] 20 Swaziland<br />[] 25 Botswana<br />[] 30 Namibia<br />[] 35 Zimbabwe<br />[] 40 Zambia<br />[] 45 Mozambique<br />[] 50 Angola<br />[] 55 Tanzania<br />[] 60 Malawi<br />[] 65 Other Africa<br />[] 70 America<br />[] 75 Asia<br />[] 80 Europe<br />[] 90 Other<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 South Africa
02 Others
98 Unknown
99 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>108. Column 3: If absent outside Lesotho where are they now staying
<br />Please code according to list, enter NA for persons who are present or are elsewhere in Lesotho. If place of residence is RSA code 15. For Swaziland code 20 and for Europe 75 etc.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the location outside Lesotho where the person is staying for persons who were absent outside Lesotho.
Universe
Lesotho 1996: Persons who were absent and living outside Lesotho [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 0.2%]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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