2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Tanzania, 2012
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TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- TZA2012_PHC-H-H
- TZA2012_PHC-P-H
Region or country of birth (TZ2012A_BPLREG)
Data file: TZA2012_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
246
End:
247
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">B. All persons </span>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 1-19 were asked of all persons.]</span></p>
<p>16. Place of birth </p>
<div class="i1">In which region/country was [the respondent] born? _ _ _ _<br /><br />Write code for the region and district if born in the country or the country code followed by "44" if born outside Tanzania. Codes are in a separate handbook</div>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 1-19 were asked of all persons.]</span></p>
<p>16. Place of birth </p>
<div class="i1">In which region/country was [the respondent] born? _ _ _ _<br /><br />Write code for the region and district if born in the country or the country code followed by "44" if born outside Tanzania. Codes are in a separate handbook</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Dodoma |
| 02 | Arusha |
| 03 | Kilimanjaro |
| 04 | Tanga |
| 05 | Morogoro |
| 06 | Coast |
| 07 | Dar es Salaam |
| 08 | Lindi |
| 09 | Mtwara |
| 10 | Ruvuma |
| 11 | Iringa |
| 12 | Mbeya |
| 13 | Singida |
| 14 | Tabora |
| 15 | Rukwa |
| 16 | Kigoma |
| 17 | Shinyanga |
| 18 | Kagera |
| 19 | Mwanza |
| 20 | Mara |
| 21 | Manyara |
| 22 | Njombe |
| 23 | Katavi |
| 24 | Simiyu |
| 25 | Geita |
| 51 | Zanzibar North |
| 52 | Zanzibar South |
| 53 | Zanzibar Town or West |
| 54 | Pemba North |
| 55 | Pemba South |
| 62 | Botswana |
| 63 | Burundi |
| 64 | Comoro |
| 65 | Kenya |
| 66 | Lesotho |
| 67 | Malawi |
| 68 | Mauritius |
| 69 | Mozambique |
| 70 | Namibia |
| 71 | Rwanda |
| 73 | Somalia |
| 75 | South Africa |
| 76 | Uganda |
| 77 | Republic of Congo |
| 78 | Zimbabwe |
| 79 | Zambia |
| 80 | Other African Countries |
| 81 | China |
| 82 | India |
| 83 | Pakistan |
| 84 | Other Asian Countries |
| 85 | Italy |
| 86 | Nordic Countries |
| 87 | Great Britain |
| 88 | Germany |
| 89 | Other European Countries |
| 90 | Canada |
| 91 | USA |
| 98 | 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 person's country or region of birth.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: All persons
concept
Concept