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1984 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1984
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Reference ID
GHA_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Usual members absent on census night (GH1984A_ABSENT)

Data file: GHA1984_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 126
End: 127
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Serial No. _
<br />Full name ________
<br />Sex _
<br />Age _ _
<br />Relationship to head of household ____
<br />Address on census night</p>
<div class="i1">____ Town/village<br />____ Region/country</div><p>How long absent? (in completed months) ____</p>

<p>Total number of persons on list C _ _</p>

<p>Lists of relationships to be specified</p>
<div class="i1">Head<br />Temporary head<br />Wife/husband<br />Son<br />Daughter<br />Father/mother<br />Father's brother/sister<br />Mother's brother/sister<br />Father's father/mother<br />Mother's father/mother<br />Brother<br />Sister<br />Brother's son/daughter<br />Sister's son/daughter<br />Son's son/daughter<br />Daughter's son/daughter<br />(Other specify)</div>
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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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of usual members absent on census night.
Universe
Ghana 1984: Private households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

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