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 (M_ETHNICITYMN_KE)
Data file: KEN1998-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
246
End:
248
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
125. 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 |
|---|---|
| 100 | BANTU |
| 110 | Embu/Meru |
| 111 | Embu |
| 112 | Meru |
| 120 | Kamba |
| 130 | Kikuyu |
| 140 | Kisii |
| 150 | Luhya |
| 160 | Mijikenda/ Swahili |
| 170 | Taita/ Taveta |
| 190 | Other Bantu |
| 191 | Kuria |
| 192 | Pokomo |
| 193 | Mbeere |
| 200 | NILOTIC |
| 210 | Kalenjin |
| 220 | Luo |
| 230 | Maasai |
| 240 | Turkana |
| 250 | Samburu |
| 260 | Iteso |
| 300 | CUSHITIC |
| 310 | Somali |
| 320 | Oromo |
| 321 | Boran |
| 322 | Gabbra |
| 323 | Orma |
| 330 | Rendille |
| 995 | Other |
| 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
ETHNICITYNM_KE (MV131KE) is a variable specific to Kenya that reports responses to a question about the man'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 |