Fourth Population and Habitation Census - IPUMS Subset
Benin, 2013
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Reference ID
BEN_2013_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS
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Sep 15, 2013
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- BEN2013_PHC-H-H
- BEN2013_PHC-P-H
Country of previous residence (BJ2013A_CNTRYPREV)
Data file: BEN2013_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
261
End:
263
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Residents only</span>
<br />[Questions 13 to 16 were asked of residents]</p>
<p><span class="em">13. Location of previous residence - In which township did [the person] live (for a least 6 continuous months) before settling down here?</span><div class="i1">Write down department/township or country for abroad<br /><br /> _ _ Department<br /> _ _ Township</div>
<br />[Questions 13 to 16 were asked of residents]</p>
<p><span class="em">13. Location of previous residence - In which township did [the person] live (for a least 6 continuous months) before settling down here?</span><div class="i1">Write down department/township or country for abroad<br /><br /> _ _ Department<br /> _ _ Township</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Benin |
| 201 | Burkina-Faso |
| 202 | Niger |
| 203 | Nigeria |
| 204 | Togo |
| 306 | Ivory Coast |
| 308 | Ghana |
| 309 | Guinee Bissau |
| 310 | Guinee Conakry |
| 312 | Mali |
| 315 | Senegal |
| 217 | Other West Africa |
| 419 | Cameroon |
| 420 | Central African Republic |
| 421 | Congo |
| 422 | Gabon |
| 425 | Chad |
| 549 | Other countries in Africa |
| 699 | Countries in America |
| 766 | Lebanon |
| 769 | Other countries in Asia |
| 876 | France |
| 889 | Other countries in Europe |
| 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 person's country of previous residence.
Universe
Benin 2013: Resident persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept