Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Dec 05, 2019
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Years residing abroad (LS2006A_ABSDUR)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
237
End:
238
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. List of household members </span></p>
<p>13. If (the respondent) is outside Lesotho, how long is (the respondent) in the country? </p>
<div class="i1">Note: Give duration since last visit home (it should not exceed 3 years). <br />Write 88- Not applicable for those in Lesotho. Enter 00 for less than one year. Enter 99 for "Don't know". <br /><br />_ _ Total number of years lived outside for those away from more than a year.</div>
<p>13. If (the respondent) is outside Lesotho, how long is (the respondent) in the country? </p>
<div class="i1">Note: Give duration since last visit home (it should not exceed 3 years). <br />Write 88- Not applicable for those in Lesotho. Enter 00 for less than one year. Enter 99 for "Don't know". <br /><br />_ _ Total number of years lived outside for those away from more than a year.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than 1 year |
| 01 | 1 year |
| 02 | 2 years |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 to 9 |
| 10 | 10+ |
| 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
<span class="h2">Part B of the questionnaire</span>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>82. Column 13. Duration of stay outside Lesotho</p>
<div class="i1">Give here the duration of stay in completed years. Enter 00 for those who lived outside Lesotho for less than one year; 02 for those who lived outside Lesotho for 2 years and some months even if it is more than six months. Note here that duration to be entered starts from the time of last visit home.</div>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>82. Column 13. Duration of stay outside Lesotho</p>
<div class="i1">Give here the duration of stay in completed years. Enter 00 for those who lived outside Lesotho for less than one year; 02 for those who lived outside Lesotho for 2 years and some months even if it is more than six months. Note here that duration to be entered starts from the time of last visit home.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of years of residence abroad for a person.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Residents outside Lesotho [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |