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General Census of Population and Housing (1988) - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 1988
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SEN_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Sex (SN1988A_SEX)

Data file: SEN1988_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 194
End: 194
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="SN88A403">P3. Sex<br /><div class="i1">Circle:<br /><br />[] Male<br />[] Female</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
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
<svar a="all" v="SN88A403">P3) Sex<br /><br />Circle: <br />1. "MASC" for males<br />2. "FEM" for females<br /><br />Do not rely on the first name. Always ask whether the person is a male or a female. Some first names may indicate as well a man or a woman.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's sex.
Universe
Senegal 1988: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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