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Population and Housing Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 2011
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BGD_2011_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Floating population (BD2011A_0032)

Data file: BGD2011-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 134
End: 134
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 2
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
3. Floating?

[] Yes
[] No





Q3. Floating?: to enumerate the floating population put x inside the 'yes' box and fill-in information of one individual in each line of the individual module. If it is not a floating population mark the 'no' box.
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
Question -3. Floating
Floating population will be counted using the same questionnaire. Enter cross symbol in the 'yes' [X] box to count floating population and for enumeration of people living in the household enter cross symbol in the 'no' [X] box.
Enter address where the floating population is found in the blank space of Quest-1a.

Example: Kamlapur Rail station
Kamlapur, Dhaka

To count floating population no need to fill out any Questions in the household module. Enter information of every individual floating population in each line of individual module. If the floating population is more than 10, fill out each page for every 10 persons. At the same time fill out Ques- 1b. Don't fill out Ques- 2a and Ques- 4 to 11b for floating population. Count the boarders living in the residential hotels as floating population with the help of hotel administration.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates that a household is part of the floating population.
Universe
All households

concept

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