Fourth Population and Habitation Census - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2013

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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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Father survival (detailed) (BJ2013A_FATHLIVED)

Data file: BEN2013_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 303

End: 303

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">15. Status of the father - Is the father of [the person] still alive and if so, where does he live?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 PRM: present in the household<br /> [] 2 PRC: present in the township<br /> [] 3 PRAB: present elsewhere in Benin<br /> [] 4 PRE: present outside of Benin<br /> [] 5 DEC: deceased<br /> [] 6 NSP: unknown</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Present in the household
2	Present in the commune
3	Present elsewhere in Benin
4	Present outside of Benin
5	Died
8	Unknown
9	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 survival and residency status of the person's biological father.

Universe

Benin 2013: Resident persons [discrepancies: type I 0.6%; type II 0.7%]

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