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
May 14, 2020
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- Data files
- NPL1996-B.dat
- NPL1996-C.dat
- NPL1996-H.dat
- NPL1996-W.dat
Caste of HH head/member (Nepal) (H_CASTEHHNP)
Data file: NPL1996-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
188
End:
189
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
20. What is the caste of the head of the household?
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 |
|---|---|
| 01 | Yadav Ahir |
| 02 | Kayastha |
| 03 | Kumhar |
| 04 | Baniya |
| 05 | Dhobi |
| 06 | Sundhi Kalwar |
| 07 | Kurmi |
| 08 | Brahman |
| 09 | Rajput |
| 10 | Tharu |
| 11 | Teli |
| 12 | Kushwaha |
| 13 | Musalman |
| 14 | Haluwai |
| 15 | Malaha |
| 16 | Rajbanshi |
| 17 | Dhimal |
| 18 | Gangai |
| 19 | Marwadi |
| 20 | Bangali |
| 21 | Dhanuk |
| 22 | Shikha |
| 23 | Dushad |
| 24 | Chamar |
| 25 | Khatwe |
| 26 | Bhumihar |
| 27 | Kewat |
| 28 | Rajbhar |
| 29 | Kanu |
| 30 | Tarai others |
| 31 | Brahman |
| 32 | Chhetri |
| 33 | Thakuri |
| 34 | Sanyashi |
| 35 | Newar |
| 36 | Limbu |
| 37 | Rai |
| 38 | Gurung |
| 39 | Thakali |
| 40 | Tamang |
| 41 | Magar |
| 42 | Danuwar |
| 43 | Jirel |
| 44 | Majhi |
| 45 | Sunuwar |
| 46 | Gaine |
| 47 | Chepang |
| 48 | Kumhal |
| 49 | Churaute (Pahadi Musalman) |
| 50 | Bote |
| 51 | Lepcha |
| 52 | Raute |
| 53 | Darai |
| 54 | Raji |
| 55 | Thami |
| 56 | Damai |
| 57 | Kami |
| 58 | Sharki |
| 59 | Badi |
| 60 | Pahadi others |
| 61 | Sherpa |
| 62 | Mugrali/Humli/Kar bhote |
| 63 | Himali others |
| 96 | Other |
| 97 | Don't know |
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
CASTEHHNP reports the caste of the household head for Nepalese samples. In most cases, the caste of other household members matched that of the household head.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and religion Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |