1984 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset
Ethiopia, 1984
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Reference ID
ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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- ETH1984_PHC-H-H
- ETH1984_PHC-P-H
Region of birth (ET1984A_BPLREGN)
Data file: ETH1984_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
188
End:
189
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Place of birth</span>
<br />Was [person] born in an urban or rural area? </p>
<div class="i1">If in an urban area, write the names of the town, wereda, district, and region and if in a rural area, write the names of the wereda, district and region in the appropriate columns.<br />23. Town ____<br />24. Wereda ___ <br />25. District ____<br />26. Region ____</div>
<br />Was [person] born in an urban or rural area? </p>
<div class="i1">If in an urban area, write the names of the town, wereda, district, and region and if in a rural area, write the names of the wereda, district and region in the appropriate columns.<br />23. Town ____<br />24. Wereda ___ <br />25. District ____<br />26. Region ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Arsi |
| 02 | Bale |
| 03 | Eritrea and Aseb |
| 04 | Gamo Gofa |
| 05 | Gojam |
| 06 | Gonder |
| 07 | Hararge |
| 08 | Ilubabor |
| 09 | Kefa |
| 10 | Shewa |
| 11 | Sidamo |
| 12 | Tigray |
| 13 | Welega |
| 14 | Welo |
| 15 | Addis Ababa |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's region of birth, if different from current residence.
Universe
Ethiopia 1984: Resident household members born in place different from current residence [discrepancies: not verifiable]
concept
Concept