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2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Mauritius, 2011
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Reference ID
MUS_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
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Jul 30, 2025
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Sex (MU2011A_SEX)

Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 211
End: 211
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>

<p>P04. Sex</p>
<div class="i1">State if:<br /><br />[] M: Male<br />[] F: Female</div>
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
<span class="h1">6. Population census topics and their usefulness</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P04, P05 and P06 - Sex, age and Date of Birth</span>
<br />Almost all decisions made by government and businesses depend on knowing how many men, women and children of different age groups are located in each part of the country. This helps to work out the needs for services such as schools, retirement homes and health services.</p>

<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P04 - Sex</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>

<p>Shade only one box: "M" for Male and "F" for Female

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's sex.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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