Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Kenya, 1998
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Reference ID
KEN_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Council for Population and Development [Kenya], Central Bureau of Statistics [Kenya], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Aug 15, 2018
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Ethnicity, Kenya (C_ETHNICITYKE)
Data file: KEN1998-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
273
End:
275
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
119. What is your ethnic group/tribe?
KALENJIN 01
KAMBA 02
KIKUYU 03
KISII 04
LUHYA 05
LUO 06
MASAI 07
MERU/EMBU 08
MIJIKENDA/SWAHILI 09
SOMALI 10
TAITA/TAVETA 11
OTHER (SPECIFY) _______ 96
KALENJIN 01
KAMBA 02
KIKUYU 03
KISII 04
LUHYA 05
LUO 06
MASAI 07
MERU/EMBU 08
MIJIKENDA/SWAHILI 09
SOMALI 10
TAITA/TAVETA 11
OTHER (SPECIFY) _______ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 010 | Kalenjin |
| 020 | Kamba |
| 030 | Kikuyu |
| 040 | Kisii |
| 050 | Luhya |
| 060 | Luo |
| 070 | Meru/Embu |
| 071 | Meru |
| 072 | Embu |
| 080 | Mijikenda/Swahili |
| 090 | Somali |
| 100 | Other groups |
| 101 | Taita/Taveta |
| 102 | Masai |
| 103 | Turkana |
| 104 | Kuria |
| 105 | Samburu |
| 106 | Pokomo |
| 107 | Iteso |
| 108 | Boran |
| 109 | Gabbra |
| 110 | Orma |
| 111 | Mbere |
| 112 | Rendille |
| 120 | Other, unspecified |
| 998 | Missing |
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
ETHNICITYKE (V131KE) is a variable specific to Kenya that reports responses to a question about the woman's ethnic group/tribe. Responses to this variable differ across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and religion Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |