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1997 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Iraq, 1997
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IRQ_1997_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Republic of Iraq, Board of Ministers, Planning Commission, Central Statistical Organization, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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  • IRQ1997_PHC-P-H

Language spoken, Iraq (LANGIQ)

Data file: IRQ1997_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 135
End: 136
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
01 Al-Arabia
02 Al-Kurdia
03 Al-Turkomania
04 Al-Armania
05 Al-Syriania
06 Al-Chaldeania
07 Other local language
08 English
09 French
10 Russian
11 German
12 TurKish
13 Persian
14 Chineas
15 Polanies
16 Hingarian
17 Japanies
18 Italian
19 Spanish
20 Bulgaria
21 Afghanistan
22 Pakistan
98 Other foreign language
99 Unknown
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
This variable describes the local or foreign language spoken by the respondent. There were no instructions regarding how to report multiple languages.

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