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2005 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2005
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LAO_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS
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Data file: LAO2005_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 560480
Variables: 97

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
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]
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
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
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
BPLLA
Province of birth, Laos
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICLA
Ethnicity, Laos
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCLA
Educational attainment, Laos
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
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]
MIG1_10_LA
Province of residence 10 years ago, Laos; consistent boundaries, GIS
LA2005A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
LA2005A_RELATE
Relationship to head
LA2005A_SEX
Sex
LA2005A_AGE
Age
LA2005A_BPLCNTRY
Country of birth
LA2005A_BPLPROV
Province of birth
LA2005A_RESCNTRY
Country of residence in March 1995
LA2005A_RESPROV
Province of residence in March 1995
LA2005A_CITIZEN
Citizenship
LA2005A_ETHNIC
Ethnic origin
LA2005A_MARST
Marital status
LA2005A_RELIG
Religion
LA2005A_LIT
Read and write Lao
LA2005A_SCHOOL
School attendance
LA2005A_EDATTAIN
Highest level of education
LA2005A_EDVOC
Highest level of vocational education
LA2005A_ACTIVITY
Main activity the last 12 months
LA2005A_FARM
Main activity in occupation during the last 12 months
LA2005A_FARM2
Worked mainly in agriculture industry in last 12 months
LA2005A_IND
Industry (ISIC 1-digit)
LA2005A_IND2
Industry (ISIC 2-digit)
LA2005A_IND3
Industry (ISIC 3-digit)
LA2005A_CHEVER
Any live birth
LA2005A_CHHOMEM
Male children living at home
LA2005A_CHHOMEF
Female children living at home
LA2005A_CHAWAYM
Male children living outside of home
LA2005A_CHAWAYF
Female children living outside of home
LA2005A_CHDEADM
Male children that died
LA2005A_CHDEADF
Female children that died
LA2005A_AGE1STB
Age at first live birth
LA2005A_BTHLYRM
Live male births in last 12 months
LA2005A_BTHLYRF
Live female births in last 12 months
LA2005A_WTPER
Household sample weight
Total: 97
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