Population and Housing Census 2006 - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Population and Housing Census 2006 - IPUMS Subset
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lesotho | LSO |
Censuses in Lesotho are undertaken decennially, and the last census was on 09th April 2006.
The first Population Census of Lesotho was undertaken in 1875. Others have since been conducted, although not at regular intervals. A decennial population census programme started in 1936, with seven censuses conducted under this programme. Most of the censuses prior to 1966 did not adopt modern scientific methods of data collection. Instead of enumerators visiting households as is done in modern censuses, the earlier censuses adopted the assembly method, whereby household members were requested to assemble at an assembly point, such as the Chief’s place, to be counted.
Since independence in 1966, Lesotho has successfully conducted six modern population censuses, in 1966, 1976, 1986 and 1996, 2006 and 2016. The 1966, 1976, 1986 and 1996 Lesotho population and Housing censuses were carried out by the Bureau of Statistics, under the mandate of the Statistics Act of 1965, and the Statistics Act of 2001 for the 2006 and 2016 censuses.
The Statistics Act provided for a census to be undertaken every ten years. The Act defined the functions and powers of the agency designated to undertake the census. Furthermore, the Act provided for a Parliamentary Proclamation that spelt out the census objectives and established a number of committees to plan and conduct the census. An Executive Order also enjoined the support of the district Administrators and Principal Chiefs.
Version
2019-04-30
Scope
The 2006 Population and Housing, like other censuses, had the widest selection of data items investigated, in the areas of housing, household characteristics, marriage, pregnancy and childbearing experience, contraception, mortality (including early age and maternal mortality), economic characteristics, education, literacy, disability, internal and international migration.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Group Quarters Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Geography: Global Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Geography: F-N Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |
| Technical Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Migration Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Disability Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Lesotho Bureau of Statistics | Government of Lesotho |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Population Center | University of Minnesota | Documentation |
Sampling
Density of the full data file: 10.0%
Density of this extract: 10.0%
Data collection
| Start |
|---|
| 2006-04 |
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| IPUMS International | Minnesota Population Center | http://international.ipums.org |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | IPUMS-International distributes integrated microdata of individuals and households only by agreement of collaborating national statistical offices and under the strictest of confidence. Before data may be distributed to an individual researcher, an electronic license agreement must be signed and approved. To gain access to the data, a researcher must agree to the following: (1) Implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access to census microdata. Under IPUMS-International agreements with collaborating agencies, redistribution of the data to third parties is prohibited. (2) Use the microdata for the exclusive purposes of scholarly research and education. Researchers must explicitly agree to not use microdata acquired for any commercial or income-generating venture. (3) Maintain the confidentiality of persons, households, and other entities. Any attempt to ascertain the identity of persons or households from the microdata is prohibited. Alleging that a person or household has been identified is also prohibited. (4) Report all publications based on these data to IPUMS-International, which will in turn pass the information on to the relevant national statistical agencies. Once a project is approved, a password is issued and data may be acquired through the Internet. Penalties for violating the license include: revocation of the license, recall of all microdata acquired, filing of a motion of censure to the appropriate professional organizations, and civil prosecution under the relevant national or international statutes. These safeguards mirror the principles from the Joint ECE/Eurostat Work Session on Statistical Data Confidentiality. Employees of the Minnesota Population Center who work with the census microdata to produce the harmonized database also sign agreements to respect the confidentiality of the data. IPUMS-International works with each country's statistical office to minimize the risk of disclosure of respondent information. The details of the confidentiality protections vary across countries, but in all cases, names and detailed geographic information are suppressed and top-codes are imposed on variables such as income that might identify specific persons. In addition, IPUMS-International uses a variety of technical procedures to enhance confidentiality protection. These include the following: (1) Swapping an undisclosed fraction of records from one administrative district to another to make positive identification of individuals impossible. (2) Randomizing the placement of households within districts to disguise the order in which individuals were enumerated or the data processed. (3) Aggregating codes of sensitive characteristics (e.g., grouping together very small ethnic categories) (4) Top- and bottom-coding continuous variables to prevent identification of extreme cases. The safety record for public-use census microdata is apparently perfect. In almost four decades of use, there has not been a single verified breach of statistical confidentiality. The measures implemented by the IPUMS-International are designed to extend this record. |
An adapted version of the dataset, harmonized for international comparability, is available from IPUMS-International (https://international.ipums.org/international/) under the following conditions:
IPUMS-International distributes integrated microdata of individuals and households only by agreement of collaborating national statistical offices and under the strictest of confidence. Before data may be distributed to an individual researcher, an electronic license agreement must be signed and approved. To gain access to the data, a researcher must agree to the following:
(1) Implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access to census microdata. Under IPUMS-International agreements with collaborating agencies, redistribution of the data to third parties is prohibited.
(2) Use the microdata for the exclusive purposes of scholarly research and education. Researchers must explicitly agree to not use microdata acquired for any commercial or income-generating venture.
(3) Maintain the confidentiality of persons, households, and other entities. Any attempt to ascertain the identity of persons or households from the microdata is prohibited. Alleging that a person or household has been identified is also prohibited.
(4) Report all publications based on these data to IPUMS-International, which will in turn pass the information on to the relevant national statistical agencies.
Once a project is approved, a password is issued and data may be acquired through the Internet. Penalties for violating the license include: revocation of the license, recall of all microdata acquired, filing of a motion of censure to the appropriate professional organizations, and civil prosecution under the relevant national or international statutes.
These safeguards mirror the principles from the Joint ECE/Eurostat Work Session on Statistical Data Confidentiality. Employees of the Minnesota Population Center who work with the census microdata to produce the harmonized database also sign agreements to respect the confidentiality of the data.
Minnesota Population Center. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International: Version 7.1 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2018.https://doi.org/10.18128/D020.V7.1
Researchers should also acknowledge the statistical agency that originally produced the data.
The licensing agreement for use of IPUMS-International data requires that users supply IPUMS-International with the title and full citation for any publications, research reports, or educational materials making use of the data or documentation.
Copies of such materials are also gratefully received at ipums@umn.edu.
Printed matter should be sent to:
IPUMS-International
Minnesota Population Center
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Population Center | University of Minnesota | http://pop.umn.edu | |
| Lesotho Bureau of Statistics | Government of Lesotho | stats@ilesotho.com | http://www.bos.gov.ls/ |
Metadata production
DDI_LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Population Center | University of Minnesota | Documentation |
2019-04-30
Metadata version
Version 01 (May 2019)