Demographic and Health Survey 2008
Nigeria, 2008
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NGA_2008_DHS_v01_M
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National Population Commission
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- RECH0
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- RECH2
- RECH3
- RECH4
- RECH5
- RECH6
- RECHDP
- RECHMH
- RECHML
- RECHOV
- RECHSK
- REC01
- REC11
- REC21
- REC22
- REC31
- REC32
- REC41
- REC42
- REC43
- REC44
- REC51
- REC61
- REC71
- REC75
- REC80
- REC81
- REC82
- REC83
- REC84
- RECDV
- RECGC
- RECML
- REC91
- REC94
- REC95
- MREC01
- MREC11
- MREC22
- MREC31
- MREC32
- MREC41
- MREC51
- MREC61
- MREC71
- MREC75
- MREC80
- MREC83
- MREC84
- MREC91
- MRECGC
Ethnicity (sm119)
Data file: MREC91
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
14
End:
16
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Abua |
| 2 | Adara/ Adarawa |
| 3 | Adun |
| 4 | Afcabeya |
| 5 | Afemai |
| 6 | Afizire |
| 7 | Agatu |
| 8 | Agbassa |
| 9 | Agbor |
| 10 | Afo |
| 11 | Ajowa |
| 12 | Akpa |
| 13 | Akwai |
| 14 | Akye |
| 15 | Alago |
| 16 | Amamog |
| 17 | Amo |
| 18 | A'na |
| 19 | Anaguta |
| 20 | Ankwai |
| 21 | Annang |
| 22 | Arab (smg: is this really an ethnicity?) |
| 23 | Arabo (smg: same here, is this a diff spelling for 'Arab'?) |
| 24 | Arbar |
| 25 | Arugu |
| 26 | Aten |
| 27 | Attakar |
| 28 | Auchi |
| 29 | Aulliminden |
| 30 | Awo |
| 31 | Ayetoro Gbede |
| 32 | Badarare |
| 33 | Bade/ Badawe |
| 34 | Bafeke |
| 35 | Bagathiya |
| 36 | Baggara |
| 37 | Bagunge/ Badagire |
| 38 | Bahnake |
| 39 | Baji/ Biji |
| 40 | Bajju |
| 41 | Bambaro |
| 42 | Bambuka |
| 43 | Bandawa |
| 44 | Banguji |
| 45 | Bankalawa |
| 46 | Baohama (smg: keep?) |
| 47 | Barabaci |
| 48 | Barawa |
| 49 | Bargawa |
| 50 | Bassa |
| 51 | Bekworas |
| 52 | Beriberi/ Kanuri |
| 53 | Berom |
| 54 | Bini/Edo |
| 55 | Bogom |
| 56 | Boiyawa/ Bozaya |
| 57 | Bolawa/ Bolewa |
| 58 | Bolawa (smg: dup of 56, delete) |
| 59 | Buduma |
| 60 | Buko |
| 61 | Bura/ Babur |
| 62 | Buzu |
| 63 | Byazhi |
| 64 | Calabar |
| 65 | Chala |
| 66 | Chamba |
| 67 | Chiba |
| 68 | Chibok(g) |
| 69 | Chip |
| 70 | Dadiya |
| 71 | Dakarkari/ Badakare |
| 72 | Dakka/ Doka |
| 73 | Dangula |
| 74 | Daurawa/ Dagarawa |
| 75 | Defaka |
| 76 | Degima |
| 77 | Delta Ibo |
| 78 | Dibo |
| 79 | Diguza |
| 80 | Djerma |
| 81 | Dmoko |
| 82 | Dolchi |
| 83 | Ebira/ Igbira |
| 84 | Ebu |
| 85 | Efik |
| 86 | Egba |
| 87 | Egbado |
| 88 | Eggon (smg: Egi too?) |
| 89 | Egun |
| 90 | Eket |
| 91 | Ekoi |
| 92 | Ekpeye/ Afisa/ Epie |
| 93 | Ekpeye (smg: dup, delete) |
| 94 | Ekulu |
| 95 | Eleme |
| 96 | Emu |
| 97 | Esan |
| 98 | Etina |
| 99 | Etsako |
| 100 | Etulo |
| 101 | Hadejawa (smg: was initially Ezhtako) |
| 102 | Fanso |
| 103 | Femawa |
| 104 | Fer |
| 105 | Filiya/ Fali |
| 106 | Fon |
| 107 | Foron |
| 108 | French (smg: shld this be kept?) |
| 109 | Fulani |
| 110 | Gamaku |
| 111 | Gamaru |
| 112 | Gamuni |
| 113 | Gana Gana |
| 114 | Ganawuri |
| 115 | Gbaju/ Gbagi |
| 116 | Gede/ Gude |
| 117 | Gerawa |
| 118 | Gizmawa |
| 119 | Glauda |
| 120 | Gmenchi |
| 121 | Gomo/ Gamoyaya |
| 122 | Gobiri/ Gobirawa/ Bogobiri |
| 123 | Gujjurawa |
| 124 | Guemai |
| 125 | Gumbarawa |
| 126 | Gunganchi |
| 127 | Gwandara |
| 128 | Gwantu |
| 129 | Hankwe |
| 130 | Hausa |
| 131 | Higgi |
| 132 | Ibariba |
| 133 | Ibibio |
| 134 | Ichen |
| 135 | Idanre |
| 136 | Idoma |
| 137 | Igala |
| 138 | Igbo/ Ibo |
| 139 | Igede |
| 140 | Ijaw/ Izon |
| 141 | Ijede |
| 142 | Ijeme |
| 143 | Ika |
| 144 | Ikajo |
| 145 | Ikara |
| 146 | Ikpeshi |
| 147 | Ikpide |
| 148 | Ikulu |
| 149 | Ikwere |
| 150 | Ilaje |
| 151 | Irigwe |
| 152 | Isha |
| 153 | Isoko |
| 154 | Itsekiri |
| 155 | Jaba |
| 156 | Jajiri |
| 157 | Jakatoe |
| 158 | Jaku |
| 159 | Jara |
| 160 | Jarawa |
| 161 | Jarawa (smg: dup, delete) |
| 162 | Jibu |
| 163 | Jonjo |
| 164 | Jukun |
| 165 | Kabawa |
| 166 | Kadara |
| 167 | Kagoma |
| 168 | Kagoro |
| 169 | Kaka |
| 170 | Kakanda |
| 171 | Kamantam |
| 172 | Kambari |
| 173 | Kambu/ Kangu |
| 174 | Kamuku |
| 175 | Kanakuru |
| 176 | Kanawa (Hausa) |
| 177 | Kaninko |
| 178 | Kantanawa |
| 179 | Kanuri/ Beriberi |
| 180 | Manga (smg: originally Kanuri which duped 179) |
| 181 | Karekare |
| 182 | Kataf/ (smg: Katef?)/ Atyap |
| 183 | Kento |
| 184 | Kibaku |
| 185 | Kilba |
| 186 | Kirdi |
| 187 | Kodki |
| 188 | Kofyar |
| 189 | Kona |
| 190 | Koro |
| 191 | Koto |
| 192 | Kuenuem |
| 193 | Kumbo |
| 194 | Kunkawa/ Kawa |
| 195 | Kurama |
| 196 | Kutep |
| 197 | Kuturm |
| 198 | Kwale/ Ukwuani |
| 199 | Kwanzo |
| 200 | Lagelu |
| 201 | Lantang |
| 202 | Lemoro |
| 203 | Loh |
| 204 | Lunguda |
| 205 | Maba/ Mbadowa |
| 206 | Mada |
| 207 | Mafa/ Maka/ Maga |
| 208 | Mambila |
| 209 | Mandara |
| 210 | Mangus |
| 211 | Marghi/ Mangi |
| 212 | Mbwa |
| 213 | Mingo/ Miyoungo |
| 214 | Mirnang |
| 215 | Montor |
| 216 | Mtchiga/ Michika |
| 217 | Mumuye |
| 218 | Munga |
| 219 | Mupung |
| 220 | Mushere |
| 221 | Mwagavol |
| 222 | Naiawum |
| 223 | Namoen |
| 224 | Ndokwa |
| 225 | Ndola |
| 226 | Ngamo |
| 227 | Ukale (smg: originally was Ngas) |
| 228 | Ngoshe |
| 229 | Nili |
| 230 | Ninnma |
| 231 | Ninzom |
| 232 | Nkoroo |
| 233 | Nnebe |
| 234 | Numana |
| 235 | Nungu |
| 236 | Nunku |
| 237 | Nupe |
| 238 | Obubua |
| 239 | Odu |
| 240 | Ogoja |
| 241 | Ogoni |
| 242 | Ogugu |
| 243 | Okpe/ Okpella |
| 244 | Omele |
| 245 | Ora |
| 246 | Oron |
| 247 | Owan |
| 249 | Owo |
| 250 | Pa'awa |
| 251 | Paburi |
| 252 | Paibun |
| 253 | Panya |
| 254 | Pasama |
| 255 | Pero |
| 256 | Piya |
| 257 | Pyem |
| 258 | Rukuba |
| 259 | Rulere |
| 260 | Rundawa |
| 261 | Sayawa/ Siyama |
| 262 | Sekere |
| 263 | Sharawa |
| 264 | Shomo |
| 265 | Shuwa |
| 266 | Somunka |
| 267 | Sullubawa |
| 268 | Sura |
| 269 | Taira |
| 270 | Tangale |
| 271 | Tangale |
| 272 | Tarok |
| 273 | Tera |
| 274 | Teskwa |
| 275 | Tiguni [?] |
| 276 | Tiv |
| 277 | Tiyari |
| 278 | Tula |
| 279 | Ubaija |
| 280 | Ugbia |
| 281 | Uhionigbe |
| 282 | Ukwuani |
| 283 | Urhobo |
| 284 | Uyo |
| 285 | Uzaurue |
| 286 | Uzeba |
| 287 | Waja |
| 288 | Waka |
| 289 | Wanu |
| 290 | Wari |
| 291 | Warjawa |
| 292 | Wodaabe |
| 293 | Wurkun |
| 294 | Yakurr |
| 295 | Yandang |
| 296 | Yendre |
| 297 | Yonubi |
| 298 | Yoruba |
| 299 | Zabarmawa |
| 300 | Others (foreigners) |
| 301 | Kaje |
| 302 | Igbanko |
| 303 | Okori/ Ogori |
| 304 | Migili |
| 305 | Gwari |
| 306 | Uru |
| 307 | Okirika |
| 308 | Edi |
| 309 | Ogba |
| 310 | Moroa |
| 311 | Marwa |
| 312 | Toff |
| 313 | Fulfulde |
| 314 | Kabba/ Okun |
| 315 | Bakabe |
| 316 | Burmanch |
| 317 | Kalabari |
| 318 | (blank, never used) |
| 319 | (blank, never used) |
| 320 | Miship |
| 321 | Karimjo |
| 322 | Kwa |
| 323 | Angas |
| 324 | Bobari |
| 325 | Yarimawa |
| 326 | Bakenga |
| 327 | Agazawa |
| 328 | Gwoza |
| 329 | Zalidva |
| 330 | Nyangdang |
| 331 | Ngezim |
| 332 | Hanbagda |
| 333 | Njanyi |
| 334 | Dumak |
| 335 | Kwalla |
| 336 | Mbula and Yeskwa (unrelated, but same code assigned by two diff coders) |
| 337 | Bile |
| 338 | Offa |
| 339 | Yungur |
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.