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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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Number of children below 18 years orphaned because of Ebola virus disease (EVD) (SL2015A_NCHILDORPH)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 271
End: 272
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions E2 and E3 were only answered if the respondent indicated having had a household member be confirmed positive of contracting Ebola virus disease in E1]</p>

<p>E3. How many children below 18 years were orphaned because of EVD? _ _
Categories
Value Category
00 0
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4+
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3"> Section 7: Ebola socio-economic impact</span></p>

<p>236. Enumerators should ensure that questions in this section are asked in a polite and skillful manner in order to get cooperation from the respondents.</p>

<p>237. Remember that this section is administered at household level and not at structure level. There is the tendency for respondents to give you information about the structure and not their households.</p>

<p><span class="em">E3- Children who became orphans because of the EVD</span>
<br />240. This question seeks to get information on the number of children below the age 18 years who became orphans as a result of the EVD. By orphan it means 'a child who has lost one or both parents'. If no child became orphaned as a result of the EVD, record "0". Children who became orphans not as a result of the EVD should not be captured here.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of children below 18 years orphaned because of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the household.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Occupied private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

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