Third Population and Habitation Census - IPUMS Subset
Benin, 2002
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Reference ID
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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- BEN2002_PHC-H-H
- BEN2002_PHC-P-H
Country of previous residence (BJ2002A_PREVCTRY)
Data file: BEN2002_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
265
End:
267
Width:
3
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><span class="em">Residents only</span>
<br />[Questions in columns 12 - 15 were asked of residents only]</p>
<p>(13) Location of previous residence</p>
<div class="i1">Write down department/township for Benin___<br />And the country for locations abroad___</div>
<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><span class="em">Residents only</span>
<br />[Questions in columns 12 - 15 were asked of residents only]</p>
<p>(13) Location of previous residence</p>
<div class="i1">Write down department/township for Benin___<br />And the country for locations abroad___</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Benin |
| 201 | Burkina-Faso |
| 202 | Niger |
| 203 | Nigeria |
| 204 | Togo |
| 306 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 308 | Ghana |
| 309 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 310 | Guinea |
| 312 | Mali |
| 315 | Senegal |
| 419 | Cameroon |
| 420 | Central African Republic |
| 421 | Republic of the Congo |
| 422 | Gabon |
| 423 | Rwanda |
| 424 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 425 | Chad |
| 549 | Other African countries |
| 659 | Countries in the Americas |
| 766 | Lebanon |
| 769 | Other Asian countries |
| 870 | Germany |
| 871 | Austria |
| 874 | France |
| 889 | Other European countries |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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 country where the person lived before moving to their current township. Persons who have lived in the same township since birth have a value of "Benin" for this variable.
Universe
Benin 2002: Residents [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept