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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- BEN2013_PHC-H-H
- BEN2013_PHC-P-H
Primary language spoken (BJ2013A_LANG)
Data file: BEN2013_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
271
End:
273
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Residents of 3 years or more of age</span>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of persons aged 3 years or older]</p>
<p><span class="em">17. Primary language spoken - What is the primary language spoken by [the person] in the household?</span><div class="i1">Write down Fon, Mina, Dendi, Ditamari, Ibo, Ashanti, etcetera.<br /> <br />________</div>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of persons aged 3 years or older]</p>
<p><span class="em">17. Primary language spoken - What is the primary language spoken by [the person] in the household?</span><div class="i1">Write down Fon, Mina, Dendi, Ditamari, Ibo, Ashanti, etcetera.<br /> <br />________</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 110 | Ajagbe |
| 111 | Ouatchigbe |
| 112 | Gengbe |
| 113 | Saxwegbe |
| 114 | Xwedagbe |
| 115 | Xwlagbe |
| 116 | Defi |
| 120 | Ayizogbe |
| 121 | Fongbe |
| 122 | Gungbe |
| 123 | Kogbe |
| 124 | Maxigbe |
| 125 | Wemegbe |
| 126 | Tofingbe |
| 127 | Toligbe |
| 128 | Setogbe |
| 129 | Agouna |
| 130 | Batonum |
| 131 | Boko |
| 132 | Boo |
| 140 | Dendi |
| 141 | Zarma |
| 150 | Lekpa |
| 151 | Kabiye |
| 152 | Kotokoli |
| 153 | Yoabu |
| 154 | Sola |
| 155 | Taneka |
| 157 | Yom |
| 158 | Anii |
| 160 | Fulfulde |
| 161 | Gando |
| 170 | Biali |
| 171 | Ditamari |
| 173 | Gagamba |
| 174 | Gulmancema |
| 176 | Nateni |
| 178 | Waama |
| 179 | Yende |
| 180 | Ede Yoruba |
| 181 | Ede Nago |
| 182 | Ede Cabe |
| 183 | Ede Idaca |
| 184 | Holli |
| 185 | Ede Ife |
| 187 | Manigri |
| 188 | Partago |
| 189 | Mokole |
| 190 | Zarma |
| 191 | Haoussa |
| 192 | Contimba |
| 193 | Defi |
| 199 | Other languages of Benin |
| 201 | Ewe |
| 202 | Kabye |
| 203 | Kotokoli |
| 204 | Peulh |
| 205 | Mobaa |
| 301 | Haoussa |
| 302 | Igbo |
| 303 | Yoruba |
| 304 | Bambara (Ou Bamanankan) |
| 306 | Bozo |
| 308 | Peul (Fulfulde) |
| 309 | Soninke (Soninke) |
| 310 | Songhay (Songai) |
| 312 | Syenara (Senoufo) |
| 401 | Houassa |
| 402 | Zarma-Songhai |
| 403 | Peulh |
| 501 | Moore |
| 502 | Dioula |
| 503 | Akan |
| 507 | Ewe |
| 701 | Wolof |
| 715 | Lingala |
| 716 | Other African languages |
| 801 | French |
| 802 | English |
| 901 | Arabic |
| 997 | Other languages |
| 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 primary language spoken by the individual.
Universe
Benin 2013: Persons age 3+ years [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept