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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Duration of residence (BJ1979A_RESDUR)

Data file: BEN1979_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 171

End: 171

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

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

<p>(7) Duration of stay _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Write down the duration:<br /><br />- in days if less than one month<br />- in months if less than one year<br />- in years if more than one year</div>

Categories

Value	Category
	Only passing
1	Less than a month
2	1 month to less than a year
3	1 to 2 years
4	2 to 3 years
5	3 to 5 years
6	5 to 10 years
7	10 to 15 years
8	15+ years
9	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 duration of residence in his or her current location.

Universe

Benin 1979: All persons

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