Nepal Family Health Survey 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Nepal, 1996
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Reference ID
NPL_1996_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health [Nepal], New ERA, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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May 01, 2020
Last modified
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- Data files
- NPL1996-B.dat
- NPL1996-C.dat
- NPL1996-H.dat
- NPL1996-W.dat
Ethnicity, Nepal (B_ETHNICITYNP)
Data file: NPL1996-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
265
End:
268
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
119. What is your caste?
WRITE CASTE IN SPACE PROVIDED. CODE WILL BE ENTERED BY FIELD EDITOR.
___________________________
(CASTE)
WRITE CASTE IN SPACE PROVIDED. CODE WILL BE ENTERED BY FIELD EDITOR.
___________________________
(CASTE)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1000 | Brahaman/Chhetri |
| 1100 | Hill Brahman |
| 1101 | Hill Brahman |
| 1200 | Hill Chhetri |
| 1201 | Chhetri |
| 1202 | Thakuri |
| 1203 | Sanyasi |
| 1300 | Tarai/Madhesi Brahman/Chhetri |
| 1301 | Madhesi Brahman |
| 1302 | Nurang |
| 1303 | Rajput |
| 1304 | Kayasatha |
| 1305 | Bhumihar |
| 2000 | Tarai/Madhesi other castes |
| 2100 | Tarai/Madhesi other castes |
| 2101 | Kewat |
| 2102 | Mallah |
| 2103 | Lohar |
| 2104 | Nuniya |
| 2105 | Kahar |
| 2106 | Lodha |
| 2107 | Rajbhar |
| 2108 | Bing |
| 2109 | Mali |
| 2110 | Kamar |
| 2111 | Dhuniya |
| 2112 | Yadav |
| 2113 | Teli |
| 2114 | Koiri |
| 2115 | Kurmi |
| 2116 | Sonar |
| 2117 | Baniya |
| 2118 | Kalwar |
| 2119 | Thakur/Hazam |
| 2120 | Kanu |
| 2121 | Sudhi |
| 2122 | Kumhar |
| 2123 | Haluwai |
| 2124 | Badhai |
| 2125 | Barai |
| 2126 | Bhediyar/Gaderi |
| 3000 | Dalits |
| 3100 | Hill Dalit |
| 3101 | Kami |
| 3200 | Tarai/Madhesi Dalit |
| 3201 | Chamar/Harijan |
| 4000 | Newar |
| 4100 | Newar |
| 4101 | Newar |
| 5000 | Janajati |
| 5100 | Hill/Mountain Janajati |
| 5101 | Tamang |
| 5102 | Kumal |
| 5103 | Sunuwar |
| 5104 | Majhi |
| 5105 | Danuwar |
| 5106 | Thami/Thangmi |
| 5107 | Darai |
| 5108 | Bhote |
| 5109 | Baramu/Bramhu |
| 5110 | Pahari |
| 5111 | Kusunda |
| 5112 | Raji |
| 5113 | Raute |
| 5114 | Chepang/Praja |
| 5115 | Hayu |
| 5116 | Magar |
| 5117 | Chyantal |
| 5118 | Rai/Limbu |
| 5119 | Sherpa |
| 5120 | Bhujel/Gharti |
| 5121 | Yakha |
| 5122 | Thakali |
| 5123 | Lepcha |
| 5124 | Byansi |
| 5125 | Jirel |
| 5126 | Hayalmo |
| 5127 | Walung |
| 5128 | Gurung |
| 5129 | Dura |
| 5200 | Tarai Janajati |
| 5201 | Tharu/Rajbanshi |
| 5202 | Jhangad |
| 5203 | Dhanuk |
| 5204 | Gangai |
| 5205 | Santhal/Satar |
| 5206 | Dhimal |
| 5207 | Tajpuriya |
| 5208 | Meche |
| 5209 | Koche |
| 5210 | Kisan |
| 5211 | Munda |
| 5212 | Kusbadiya/Patharkata |
| 5213 | Unidentified Abidasi/Janajati |
| 6000 | Muslim |
| 6100 | Muslim |
| 6101 | Madhesi Muslim |
| 6102 | Churoute (Hill Muslim) |
| 7000 | Other |
| 7100 | Other |
| 7101 | Marawari |
| 7102 | Bangali |
| 7103 | Jain |
| 7104 | Punjabi/Sikh |
| 7105 | Occupational |
| 7106 | Other Hill |
| 7107 | Other Terai |
| 7108 | Unidentified others |
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
ETHNICITYNP is a variable specific to Nepal that reports responses to a question about the respondent's caste or ethnicity. A broad range of ethnic groups are identified, with the degree of detail and number of categories varying across survey years.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and religion Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |