Population and Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Botswana, 1981
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Reference ID
BWA_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- BWA1981_PHC-H-H
- BWA1981_PHC-P-H
District of usual residence (BW1981A_RESDIST)
Data file: BWA1981_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
161
End:
162
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions 7 through 9 were asked of present residents in the household]</p>
<p><span class="em">8. Where does (the person) usually live?</span><div class="i1">[] 0001 In this housing unit<br />[] 0002 Elsewhere in this locality<br />[] _ _ _ _ Elsewhere in Botswana (see list)<br />[] 77XX Other country (see list)</div>
<p><span class="em">8. Where does (the person) usually live?</span><div class="i1">[] 0001 In this housing unit<br />[] 0002 Elsewhere in this locality<br />[] _ _ _ _ Elsewhere in Botswana (see list)<br />[] 77XX Other country (see list)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Gaborone |
| 02 | Francistown |
| 03 | Lobatse |
| 04 | Selebi-Phikwe |
| 05 | Orapa |
| 06 | Jwaneng |
| 10 | Ngwaketse |
| 11 | Barolong |
| 20 | South East |
| 30 | Kweneng |
| 40 | Kgatleng |
| 50 | Central Serowe |
| 51 | Central Mahalapye |
| 52 | Central Bobonong and Central Tuli Block |
| 53 | Central Boteti |
| 54 | Central Tutume |
| 55 | Central Tuli Block |
| 60 | North East |
| 70 | Ngamiland (South) |
| 71 | Ngamiland (North) |
| 72 | Chobe |
| 73 | Okavango Delta |
| 80 | Gansti and Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve (CKGR) |
| 90 | Kgalagadi (North) |
| 91 | Kgalagadi (South) |
| 95 | Foreign country |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's district of usual residence. District is the first-level geographic identifier available in the Botswana sample.
Universe
Botswana 1981: Present residents [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept