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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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Religion (BJ2002A_RELIG)

Data file: BEN2002_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 250
End: 250
Width: 1
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>(9) Religion
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 VOD = Vodoun<br />[] 2 CAT = Catholic<br />[] 3 PRM = Protestant Methodist<br />[] 4 APR = Other Protestants<br />[] 5 CEL = Celestial<br />[] 6 ISL = Islam<br />[] 7 ACH = Other Christians<br />[] 8 ATR = Other traditional<br />[] 9 ARE = Other religions<br />[] 0 AUC = None</div>
Categories
Value Category
None
1 Vodoun
2 Catholic
3 Protestant Methodist
4 Other Protestants
5 Celestial
6 Islam
7 Other Christians
8 Other traditional
9 Other religions
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 which religion the person practices.
Universe
Benin 2002: All persons

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