Third Population and Habitation Census - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2002

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BEN_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS

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Department of birth (BJ2002A_BPLDEPT)

Data file: BEN2002_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 234

End: 235

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions in columns 1 to 11 were asked of all persons]</p>

<p>Now we would like to ask for information on you and the persons habitually living in your household or currently residing in your home</p>

<p>(7) Place of birth ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write down department/township for Benin. And country for foreigners</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Alibori
02	Atacora
03	Atlantique
04	Borgou
05	Collines
06	Couffo
07	Donga
08	Littoral
09	Mono
10	Oueme
11	Plateau
12	Zou
20	Born abroad
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.

Description

Definition

This variable identifies the department in which the person was born. Department is the largest-scale geographic identifier available in Beninese samples.

Universe

Benin 2002: All persons

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