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Population and Housing Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 2001
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BGD_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Floating population (BD2001A_0030)

Data file: BGD2001-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 135
End: 135
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
4 Is this floating? _
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 4: Floating Population
Enumerate the floating population using the same questionnaire. Fill out the "Yes" oval of the question during enumeration of floating population. Don't fill out this oval box for enumeration of population other than floating.


2. Enumeration of Floating Population: One day before the starting of enumeration, in the afternoon the pocket and spots where the floating people usually gather and stay at night should be identified and finalize the strategy and preparation of counting those floating population. On the night of 22nd instant start the counting of floating population and complete within 12.00 to 5.00 am. The people staying at night in railway stations, markets, launchghat, stadium, majar (grave yard), road side, under the stair of the house should be brought under the coverage of enumeration. An enumeration area (E.A.) map of your own assigned E.A. has been supplied to you to identify the concerned E.A. properly (show the sample). Nobody will be left out from the census enumeration. Similarly nobody will be counted twice in the census.


6. Floating: People who stayed the census night at railway station, bus station, majar, mosque, boat station, launch station, terminal, hat-bazar, under staircase, footpath, open space temporarily will be considered as floating. Floating people will be enumerated in the census night only.



Question 4: Floating Population
If there live any floating population in your enumeration area, enumerate them starting at 12.00 o'clock and complete by 5.00 am on the night of 22nd January. For enumeration of floating population, fill out the "Yes" oval of is it floating under the space of address. Enter the name of the place in the space of address. For members of the floating population, skip the household module of the questionnaire and go directly to the individual module, filling out questions 17 to 28 to collect their information.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates that the household is part of a floating population.
Universe
All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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