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Population Housing and Establishments Census 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2006
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EGY_2006_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Number of household members (total) (EG2006A_0035)

Data file: EGY2006-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 138
End: 139
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Number of household [members]

_ _ Male
_ _ Female
_ _ Total
Categories
Value Category
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
17 17
18 18
19 19
20 20+
98 Unknown
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
c. Census household definition
Is an individual or group of Egyptian or foreign individuals connected with or without a blood relationship, sharing food and residence, and spending together the night of the enumeration.

According to this definition, the following are included among household members:

1. The original household members residing at the residence on the enumeration night (civilians and military).
2. Original household members that are temporarily absent on the night of enumeration and it is difficult to enumerate them somewhere else like those:

a. Who works in night shifts, night shift factory workers, fishermen and others who spent the night of the enumeration at work.
b. Who are absent from their families because of domestic travel and spent the night of enumeration on the road.

3. All types and levels of the armed forces members (worker, soldier, etc.) who are absent on the night of enumeration and are residing inside the country.
4. Servants and alike residing within the household.
5. Visitors who spend the night of the enumeration with the household (except visitors of the armed forces who are always enumerated among their household members)
6. Egyptians working at Egyptian or non-Egyptian means of transportation (planes, ships, etc.) who are residing on the night of the enumeration in or outside the territorial borders, as long as they don't have any other residence outside the country.

Note: Men who are married to more than one spouse and have more than one place of residence are enumerated at the place they are residing on the night of enumeration.

The following are not included among family members:
1. Members of the household who are temporarily or permanently absent and are enumerated as residents of public housing or visitors of other households.
2. Members of the household who are living abroad.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the total number of household members.
Universe
Private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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