General Census of Population and Housing 1979 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 1979

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Reference ID

BEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Province of birth (BJ1979A_BPLPROV)

Data file: BEN1979_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 166

End: 167

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">Demographic characteristics (for all person)</span></p>

<p>(6) Place of Birth ________</p>
<div class="i1">Specify the province and district for persons born in the Popular Republic of Benin and the country for persons born outside of the Popular Republic of Benin.</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Alibori
02	Atacora
03	Atlantique
04	Borgou
05	Collines
06	Couffo
07	Donga
08	Littoral
09	Mono
10	Oueme
11	Plateau
12	Zou
99	Unknown

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 individual's province of birth (division after 1999).

Universe

Benin 1979: All persons

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