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Population and Housing Census 2004 - IPUMS Subset

Sierra Leone, 2004
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SLE_2004_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), Minnesota Population Center
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Maternal orphanhood (SL2004A_0410)

Data file: SLE2004-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
P13. Is [the respondent's] mother alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
Categories
Value Category
1 Mother alive
2 Mother dead
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
Section 1 - Population
Columns P1 to P18 -- These should provide particulars of all members who slept in the household/institution on census night. They therefore apply to all persons.




Columns P13 - P14 -- Orphanhood
103. These questions refer to the biological mother and father of the respondent and the answer should be in respect of the person's real mother and father.

104. You should therefore ask, "Is this person's real mother and father alive -- the ones who bore him/her?" "Yes" is 1, "No" is 2, and "Don't know" is 3.




P13-14 Orphanhood





Is [the respondent's] mother alive?



[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the individual's biological mother is still alive.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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