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Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 2006
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LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 180208

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
POLYGAM
Polygamous union
AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
LASTBMO
Month of last birth
LASTBYR
Year of last birth
LASTBSEX
Sex of last birth
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
LASTBMORT
Mortality status of last birth
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
HOMECHILD
Number of own children in household
HOMEFEM
Number of own female children in household
HOMEMALE
Number of own male children in household
AWAYCHILD
Number of own children living elsewhere
AWAYFEM
Number of own female children living elsewhere
AWAYMALE
Number of own male children living elsewhere
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCLS
Educational attainment, Lesotho
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
EMPSECT
Sector of employment
MIGRATE0
Migration status, 10 years
MIGCTRY0
Country of residence 10 years ago
GEOMIG1_10
1st subnational geographic level of residence 10 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS1
Years residing in current locality
MIG1_10_LS
District of residence 10 years ago, Lesothos; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISEMP
Employment disability
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISLOWR
Disability affecting lower extremities
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISPSYC
Psychological disability
DISORIG
Origin of disability
LS2006A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
LS2006A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
LS2006A_SEX
Sex
LS2006A_AGE
Age
LS2006A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
LS2006A_BIRTHYR
Year of birth
LS2006A_MARST
Marital status
LS2006A_AGEMARR
Age at first marriage
LS2006A_SPLIVE
First spouse alive
LS2006A_FATHLIVE
Father alive
LS2006A_MOTHLIVE
Mother alive
LS2006A_STATUS
Residency status
LS2006A_RESCNTRY
Country of residence
LS2006A_ABSDUR
Years residing abroad
LS2006A_CITIZEN
Citzenship
LS2006A_BPL
District or country of birth
LS2006A_RES10YR
District or country of residence in 1996
LS2006A_RESDUR
Years of residence in the village
LS2006A_DISAB
Disability
LS2006A_DISTIME
Duration of disability
LS2006A_DISCAUSE
Cause of disability
LS2006A_SCHOOL
School attendance
LS2006A_EDATTAIN
Education attainment
LS2006A_LIT
Literacy (read and write)
LS2006A_ACTIVITY
Economic activity in the last week
LS2006A_EMPSTAT12
Employment status of job seekers (12 months ago)
LS2006A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
LS2006A_OCC
Occupation (2-digits)
LS2006A_IND
Industry (2-digits)
LS2006A_WKLOC
District or country of work location
LS2006A_WKURB
District or country of work location in urban areas
LS2006A_WORK10YR
Worked in South Africa since 1996
LS2006A_WORKDUR
Number of years worked in South Africa
LS2006A_PREGN
Number of pregnancies
LS2006A_CHBORN
Children born alive
LS2006A_BTHLYR
Children born last year
LS2006A_LSTBMO
Month of last birth
LS2006A_LSTBYR
Year of last birth
LS2006A_LSTBSEX
Sex of the last birth
LS2006A_LSTBALIVE
Last birth still alive
LS2006A_CHHOMEM
Male children living in this household
LS2006A_CHHOMEF
Female children living in this household
LS2006A_CHAWAYM
Male children living elsewhere
LS2006A_CHAWAYF
Female children living elsewhere
LS2006A_CHDEADM
Male children dead
LS2006A_CHDEADF
Female children dead
LS2006A_CHBORNM
Male children born
LS2006A_CHBORNF
Female children born
LS2006A_CHSURVM
Male children surviving
LS2006A_CHSURVF
Female children surviving
LS2006A_CHSURV
Children surviving
LS2006A_NUMSIS
Number of sisters
LS2006A_SISMORT
Sisters who died after reaching 15 years
LS2006A_SISPREG
Sisters who died due to pregnancy
LS2006A_SISCHLD
Sisters who died during childbirth
LS2006A_SISAFTRPREG
Sisters who died in 6 weeks after end of pregnancy
Total: 140
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