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1985 Intercensus Population Survey - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1985
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IDN_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Age (ID1985A_AGE)

Data file: IDN1985_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 195
End: 196
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">VII. A. All ages</span>
<br />[Questions 1-13 were asked of persons of all ages]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID85A403">Q.3 Age<br /><div class="i1">____ years old</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 Younger than 1
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
17 17
18 18
19 19
20 20
21 21
22 22
23 23
24 24
25 25
26 26
27 27
28 28
29 29
30 30
31 31
32 32
33 33
34 34
35 35
36 36
37 37
38 38
39 39
40 40
41 41
42 42
43 43
44 44
45 45
46 46
47 47
48 48
49 49
50 50
51 51
52 52
53 53
54 54
55 55
56 56
57 57
58 58
59 59
60 60
61 61
62 62
63 63
64 64
65 65
66 66
67 67
68 68
69 69
70 70
71 71
72 72
73 73
74 74
75 75
76 76
77 77
78 78
79 79
80 80
81 81
82 82
83 83
84 84
85 85
86 86
87 87
88 88
89 89
90 90
91 91
92 92
93 93
94 94
95 95
96 96
97 97
98 98 years and above
99 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="ID85A403">Column (5): Age (in years)<br />Ask the age of each member of the household and enter it in column (5). Age is written in years according to the Gregorian calendar rounded downwards.<br /><br />If the age is younger than 1 year, enter "0". If the respondent does not know his exact age, try to estimate his age by relating his age to important local or national events to obtain a better estimate. To facilitate the estimation, use the conversion tables in appendix 7/8.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg. 42]</span><br /><br />Some important events are:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Proclamation of independence RI (1945)</li>

<li>First general election (1955)</li>

<li>Communist rebellion of 30 September 1965 (G.30.S. PKI 1965)</li>
</ul><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's age (in completed years).
Universe
Indonesia 1985: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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