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XV National Population and IV Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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Reference ID
COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Sex (CO1985A_SEX)

Data file: COL1985_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 167
End: 167
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CO85A401 CO85A402 CO85A403 CO85A404 CO85A405 CO85A406 CO85A407"><span class="h2">A. For all of the persons in the dwelling</span><br />[Applies to questions 26 - 33]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CO85A402"><span class="em">28. Man or woman?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 2 Man<br />[] 4 Woman</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="CO85A402"><span class="em">Question No. 28 Sex</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark "x" in the corresponding box.<br /><br />Take into account that there are names that are used both by men as well as women, for example René, Abigaíl. In such cases make certain that you have written down the correct sex.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's gender.
Universe
Colombia 1985: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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