Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 1996

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Reference ID

LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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District of residence 10 years ago, Lesothos; consistent boundaries, GIS (MIG1_10_LS)

Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 181

End: 186

Width: 6

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
426001	Butha Buthe
426002	Leribe
426003	Berea
426004	Maseru
426005	Mafeteng
426006	Mohale's Hoek
426007	Quthing
426008	Qacha's Nek
426009	Mokhotlong
426010	Thaba-Tseka
426097	Abroad
426099	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

MIG1_10_LS indicates the person's district of residence in Lesotho 10 years ago. Migration district codes from MIG1_10_LS are compatible with codes from GEO1_LS.

Click on the Source Variables tab for information on place of residence for each sample year. Source variables may contain more geographic unit detail but are not suitable for cross-temporal comparison.

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Migration: F-N Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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