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2015 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Sierra Leone, 2015
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Reference ID
SLE_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Fully immunized (SL2015A_IMMUN)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 267
End: 267
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Section II was answered for all persons who selected living in occupied housing units in question I15]</p>

<p>P21. Is [the respondent] fully immunized?</p>
<div class="i1">For persons 0-5 years:<br /><br />[] 0. Never<br />[] 1. Yes Partially<br />[] 2. Yes Fully<br />[] 3. Don't know</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Never
2 Yes, partially
3 Yes, fully
4 Do not know
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="h2">Section 2: Population characteristics</span></p>

<p>Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.</p>

<p><span class="em">P21-- Immunization of child</span>
<br />129. This question refers to the immunization status of all children under the age of 5 years. The code list provides the ages at which certain vaccines should be administered to the infant. The possible codes are '0' for never, '1' for yes partially, '2' for yes fully, '3' don't know.</p>

<p>130. For example, if a baby under 6 weeks old has received all the prescribed vaccines for his/her age, then code '2' should be used. If only some vaccines, the code will be '1'. If none has been administered, then write code '0'.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is fully immunized.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Persons age 0 to 5 in occupied private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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