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National Population Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2011
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NPL_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Sex (NP2011A_SEX)

Data file: NPL2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 224
End: 224
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Personal Information </span></p>

<p><span class="em">[4] What is the sex of [the respondent]? </span><div class="i1">[] 1 Male<br />[] 2 Female</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
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">Individual information</span>
<br />After collecting the introductory and household information of data sheet 1, there are questions for individual information collection on the right side of the page. To write individual information, a row has been allocated for each member of the family. Sequence and rules for information collection have been put accordingly. In line with this, ask the question and fill the information. The response of each individual question should be written in the respective column.</p>

<p><span class="em">Column 4: what is the sex of [the respondent]?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Male<br />[] 2 Female</div><p>In this column, determine the biological sex of each person and circle the reference number 1 if they are male and reference number 2 if they are female. The sex of each enumerated person whether they are male and female should be identified. If the person enumerated is in front of you, you can identify the sex easily and write down. From the name of some persons, you can also easily identify whether the person is male or female. However, some names are used by both male and female. Similarly, ask the respondent to identify whether the small children are male or female. If it is difficult to identify the person whether he/she is male or female, write the sex what the respondent instruct to indicate.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the individual's gender.
Universe
Nepal 2011: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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