Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Age (LS2006A_AGE)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
220
End:
221
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. List of household members </span></p>
<p>4. How old was (the respondent) on his/her last birthday? </p>
<div class="i1">Enter age in completed years (000 for children less than one year). <br />_ _ _ Age</div>
<p>4. How old was (the respondent) on his/her last birthday? </p>
<div class="i1">Enter age in completed years (000 for children less than one year). <br />_ _ _ Age</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 years |
| 01 | 1 year |
| 02 | 2 years |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 |
| 53 | 53 |
| 54 | 54 |
| 55 | 55 |
| 56 | 56 |
| 57 | 57 |
| 58 | 58 |
| 59 | 59 |
| 60 | 60 |
| 61 | 61 |
| 62 | 62 |
| 63 | 63 |
| 64 | 64 |
| 65 | 65 |
| 66 | 66 |
| 67 | 67 |
| 68 | 68 |
| 69 | 69 |
| 70 | 70 |
| 71 | 71 |
| 72 | 72 |
| 73 | 73 |
| 74 | 74 |
| 75 | 75 |
| 76 | 76 |
| 77 | 77 |
| 78 | 78 |
| 79 | 79 |
| 80 | 80 |
| 81 | 81 |
| 82 | 82 |
| 83 | 83 |
| 84 | 84 |
| 85 | 85 |
| 86 | 86 |
| 87 | 87 |
| 88 | 88 |
| 89 | 89 |
| 90 | 90 |
| 91 | 91 |
| 92 | 92 |
| 93 | 93 |
| 94 | 94+ |
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>74. Column 4. Age</p>
<div class="i1">Age in Completed Years: The question to be asked here is <span class="lang">" Lilemo tsa hao Ii kae tseo o Iiqetileng?" </span>(How old are you in completed years) e.g. if a person is aged 37 years and 11months, the exact age in completed years to be recorded is 37. Sometimes the person will not know hishe/her age, but will remember hishe/her birth year and you will have to work out hishe/her age in completed years. In the event that the person does not know hishe/her age, but remembers historical event associated with hishe/her birth, use the calendar of events. If the event is not included in the calendar, ask how old the person was at some recorded event. Note that the question on age is one of the most important ones on the questionnaire. If the above methods on ascertaining age prove to be fruitless, obtain an estimate of hishe/her age from relatives, the neighbors, and the village headman and then put a circle around it after recording it<br /><span class="pg">[pg.16]</span><br /> Always try to get answers that are accurate or reasonable in the sense that they are consistent with the person's status in the family. For example, a 65-year-old grandmother is not expected to have a 1-year-old child, or an 18-year-old son be mothered by a 19 year old woman. Please note that children under the age of 1 should be entered as 00 in the column of age.</div>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>74. Column 4. Age</p>
<div class="i1">Age in Completed Years: The question to be asked here is <span class="lang">" Lilemo tsa hao Ii kae tseo o Iiqetileng?" </span>(How old are you in completed years) e.g. if a person is aged 37 years and 11months, the exact age in completed years to be recorded is 37. Sometimes the person will not know hishe/her age, but will remember hishe/her birth year and you will have to work out hishe/her age in completed years. In the event that the person does not know hishe/her age, but remembers historical event associated with hishe/her birth, use the calendar of events. If the event is not included in the calendar, ask how old the person was at some recorded event. Note that the question on age is one of the most important ones on the questionnaire. If the above methods on ascertaining age prove to be fruitless, obtain an estimate of hishe/her age from relatives, the neighbors, and the village headman and then put a circle around it after recording it<br /><span class="pg">[pg.16]</span><br /> Always try to get answers that are accurate or reasonable in the sense that they are consistent with the person's status in the family. For example, a 65-year-old grandmother is not expected to have a 1-year-old child, or an 18-year-old son be mothered by a 19 year old woman. Please note that children under the age of 1 should be entered as 00 in the column of age.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the age of the person.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |