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
Metadata
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- Data files
- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
District or country of birth (LS2006A_BPL)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
241
End:
242
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B. List of household members </span></p>
<p>15. Where was (the respondent) born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 11 Same Village <br />[] 12 Different village/ town same district <br /> [] 1 Butha- Buthe <br />[] 2 Leribe <br />[] 3 Berea <br />[] 4 Maseru <br />[] 5 Mafeteng <br />[] 6 Mohale's Hoek <br />[] 7 Quthing <br />[] 8 Qacha's Nek <br />[] 9 Mokhotlong <br />[] 10 Thaha-Tseka <br />[] 13 Republic of South Africa <br />[] 14 Other countries, specify ____ <br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
<p>15. Where was (the respondent) born?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 11 Same Village <br />[] 12 Different village/ town same district <br /> [] 1 Butha- Buthe <br />[] 2 Leribe <br />[] 3 Berea <br />[] 4 Maseru <br />[] 5 Mafeteng <br />[] 6 Mohale's Hoek <br />[] 7 Quthing <br />[] 8 Qacha's Nek <br />[] 9 Mokhotlong <br />[] 10 Thaha-Tseka <br />[] 13 Republic of South Africa <br />[] 14 Other countries, specify ____ <br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Botha-Bothe |
| 02 | Leribe |
| 03 | Berea |
| 04 | Maseru |
| 05 | Mafeteng |
| 06 | Mohale's Hoek |
| 07 | Quthing |
| 08 | Qacha's Nek |
| 09 | Mokhotlong |
| 10 | Thaba-Tseka |
| 11 | Same village |
| 12 | Different village, this district |
| 13 | South Africa |
| 14 | Others |
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>84. Column 15. Place of birth-where was (name) born?</p>
<div class="i1">Code 11 if the person was born in the village/town of enumeration.<br /> Code 12 if born in a different village/town, but in the same district.<br /> Code 01-10 if the person was born in another district.<br /> Code 13 if person was born in RSA<br /> Code 14 if person was born in another country other than RSA<br /> Code 99 for Don't Know.</div>
<br />For all persons</p>
<p>84. Column 15. Place of birth-where was (name) born?</p>
<div class="i1">Code 11 if the person was born in the village/town of enumeration.<br /> Code 12 if born in a different village/town, but in the same district.<br /> Code 01-10 if the person was born in another district.<br /> Code 13 if person was born in RSA<br /> Code 14 if person was born in another country other than RSA<br /> Code 99 for Don't Know.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's district or country of birth.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |