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General Census of Population and Housing 1976 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1976
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CMR_1976_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Direction de la Statistique et de la Compatabilité Nationale, Minnesota Population Center
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Length of absence or visit (CM1976A_0405)

Data file: CMR1976-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 146
End: 146
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
6) Length of absence or visit
Mark the length of time passed since the departure of absent residence or the arrival of visitors. For present residents, mark a line.

Months _ _
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 1 month or less
2 1-2 months
3 2-3 months
4 3-4 months
5 4-5 months
6 5-6 months
7 6 or more months
8 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
a) Columns 1 to 16:

Fill out for each person.

First take inventory of all the people to mark by filling out columns 1 to 6 for each person. Next ask the other individual questions (columns 7 to 25), filling out line by line.




Column 6: Length of absence or visit

Mark how long ago the absent residents left the household and the length of time since the visitors arrived. For the present residents, mark a line.

This length of time should be marked in months passed.

[Example omitted]

N.B. Residents who have been absent for more than 6 months do not need to be surveyed with the household who declares them absent, they will be surveyed where they are staying.

On the other hand, visitors present for more than 6 moths should be surveyed as residents.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the length of absence or visit.
Universe
Absent residents or visitors

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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