Nationala Censuses 2007: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Peru, 2007
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PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS
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Sep 29, 2011
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- PER2007_PHC-H-H.dat
- PER2007_PHC-P-H.dat
Age in months (PE2007A_AGEMONTH)
Data file: PER2007_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
190
End:
191
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="PE07A401 PE07A402 PE07A403 PE07A404 PE07A405 PE07A406 PE07A407 PE07A408 PE07A409 PE07A410 PE07A411 PE07A412 PE07A413 PE07A414 PE07A415 PE07A416 PE07A417 PE07A418 PE07A419 PE07A420 PE07A421 PE07A422 PE07A423 PE07A424 PE07A425 PE07A426 PE07A427"><span class="em">For all persons</span><br />[Applies to questions 1-8]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A403 PE07A404">3. How old are you in completed years?<br /><div class="i1">If one or more completed years, write only years: _ _<br />(If more than 98, write 98)</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If less than one year, write only months: _ _<br />(If less than one month, write 0)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A403 PE07A404">3. How old are you in completed years?<br /><div class="i1">If one or more completed years, write only years: _ _<br />(If more than 98, write 98)</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If less than one year, write only months: _ _<br />(If less than one month, write 0)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than 1 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 99 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="PE07A401 PE07A402 PE07A403 PE07A404 PE07A405 PE07A406 PE07A407 PE07A408 PE07A409 PE07A410 PE07A411 PE07A412 PE07A413 PE07A414 PE07A415 PE07A416 PE07A417 PE07A418 PE07A419 PE07A420 PE07A421 PE07A422 PE07A423 PE07A424 PE07A425 PE07A426 PE07A427"><span class="h3">For All People</span><br />[Applies to questions 1-8]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A403 PE07A404"><span class="em">Question 3: How old are you in completed years?</span><br />Record the age of the respondent on Census Day, and not the age he/she is going to be.<br />Do not record information in both the "Record years only" and the "Record months only" spaces.<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If the person is one year old or more, write the number of years only in the "Record years only" space. If the person is more than 98, write 98. For those aged less than 10 years, write the number using a single digit.</li>
</ul><br />[Next to the text, there are graphics of the "How Old Are You?" box show examples for a seven year old and a one-hundred-and-one year old.]<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If the person is less than one year old, write the number of months only in the "Record months only" box. For those aged less than 10 months, write the age with a single digit. If less than one month, write 0 (zero) in the grid for months.</li>
</ul><br /><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span><br />[Next to the text, there are graphics of the "How Old Are You?" box show examples for a nine month old child and a child who is only a few days old.]<br /><span class="ital">Example</span>: Lupita Sandoval was born in March,1967. On October 21, 2007, she is 40 years old in completed years, so you write "40" in the box "Record Years Only."<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A403 PE07A404"><span class="em">Question 3: How old are you in completed years?</span><br />Record the age of the respondent on Census Day, and not the age he/she is going to be.<br />Do not record information in both the "Record years only" and the "Record months only" spaces.<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If the person is one year old or more, write the number of years only in the "Record years only" space. If the person is more than 98, write 98. For those aged less than 10 years, write the number using a single digit.</li>
</ul><br />[Next to the text, there are graphics of the "How Old Are You?" box show examples for a seven year old and a one-hundred-and-one year old.]<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If the person is less than one year old, write the number of months only in the "Record months only" box. For those aged less than 10 months, write the age with a single digit. If less than one month, write 0 (zero) in the grid for months.</li>
</ul><br /><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span><br />[Next to the text, there are graphics of the "How Old Are You?" box show examples for a nine month old child and a child who is only a few days old.]<br /><span class="ital">Example</span>: Lupita Sandoval was born in March,1967. On October 21, 2007, she is 40 years old in completed years, so you write "40" in the box "Record Years Only."<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's age in months.
Universe
Peru 2007: Persons less than 1 year old [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |