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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Dec 05, 2019
Last modified
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- Data files
- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
District or country of work location in urban areas (LS2006A_WKURB)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
268
End:
269
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section E. Economic status </span>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>30. Location of employment in urban areas </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Butha- Buthe <br />[] 2 Hlotse <br />[] 3 Maputsoe <br />[] 4 Teyateyaneng<br />[] 5 Maseru<br />[] 6 Semonkong<br />[] 7 Mafeteng <br />[] 8 Mohale's Hoek <br />[] 9 Moyeni<br />[] 10 Qacha's Nek <br />[] 11 Mokhotlong <br />[] 12 Thaha-Tseka <br />[] 13 Republic of South Africa<br />[] 14 Other countries, specify ____ <br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>30. Location of employment in urban areas </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Butha- Buthe <br />[] 2 Hlotse <br />[] 3 Maputsoe <br />[] 4 Teyateyaneng<br />[] 5 Maseru<br />[] 6 Semonkong<br />[] 7 Mafeteng <br />[] 8 Mohale's Hoek <br />[] 9 Moyeni<br />[] 10 Qacha's Nek <br />[] 11 Mokhotlong <br />[] 12 Thaha-Tseka <br />[] 13 Republic of South Africa<br />[] 14 Other countries, specify ____ <br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Butha-Buthe |
| 02 | Hlotse |
| 03 | Maputsoe |
| 04 | Teyateyaneng |
| 05 | Maseru |
| 06 | Semonkong |
| 07 | Mafeteng |
| 08 | Mohale's Hoek |
| 09 | Moyeni |
| 10 | Qacha's Nek |
| 11 | Mokhotlong |
| 12 | Thaha-Tseka |
| 13 | South Africa |
| 14 | Other countries |
| 88 | Job seeking |
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 D of the Questionnaire </span>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>100. Column 30: Location of employment in urban areas</p>
<div class="i1">Code according to the list provided. Code 88 for those who work in the rural areas.</div>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>100. Column 30: Location of employment in urban areas</p>
<div class="i1">Code according to the list provided. Code 88 for those who work in the rural areas.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates whether a person's location of work is in urban area.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Pesons age 10+ in the labor force [discrepancie: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |