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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 1991
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Reference ID
BWA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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  • BWA1991_PHC-H-H.dat
  • BWA1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Number of absent members who are working as a domestic servant (BW1991A_WDOMES)

Data file: BWA1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section B</span>
<br /><span class="em">[Persons outside Botswana]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">List all members of this household --Botswana citizens only-- now outside Botswana</span></p>

<p>1. Name</p>
<div class="i1">____</div><p>2. Serial number</p>
<div class="i1">____</div><p>10. What is the main reason for [the respondent's] absence?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Working in mines<br />[] 02 Working in farms<br />[] 03 Working as domestic<br />[] 04 Other employment<br />[] 05 Student<br />[] 06 Visiting<br />[] 07 Official business<br />[] 08 Other business<br />[] 09 Accompanying<br />[] 10 Medical<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 0
1 1
2 2+
9 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
<span class="em">Column B10: Reason for Absence</span></p>

<p>What is the main reason for [the respondent]'s absence?'</p>

<p>It is possible that a person may have more than one reason for absence. Ask for the main reason. Enter the appropriate code as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Working in mines<br />[] 02 Working in farms<br />[] 03 Working as domestic<br />[] 04 Other employment<br />[] 05 Student<br />[] 06 Visiting<br />[] 07 Official business<br />[] 08 Other business<br />[] 09 Accompanying<br />[] 10 Medical<br />[] Other (specify)</div><p>If you cannot decide which code is the right one to use, make sure you have described the reason in the unshaded area (or in the comments box) and leave the shaded area blank.</p>

<p>In the sample questionnaire in paragraph 123, Lorato is working as a maid in South Africa, so B10 is coded 03.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of absent household members who are working as domestic servant.
Universe
Botswana 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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