General Census of Population and Housing 1988 - IPUMS Subset
Senegal, 1988
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Reference ID
SEN_1988_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
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Apr 26, 2011
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- Data files
- SEN1988-H-H
- SEN1988-P-H
Age groups (5 year interval) (SN1988A_0431)
Data file: SEN1988-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
214
End:
215
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
P4. Date of birth______
For persons born before 1900, write "98"
For persons who know their date of birth, write the month and the year.
For persons born before 1900, write "98"
For persons who know their date of birth, write the month and the year.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 to 4 years |
| 2 | 5 to 9 years |
| 3 | 10 to 14 years |
| 4 | 15 to 19 years |
| 5 | 20 to 24 years |
| 6 | 25 to 29 years |
| 7 | 30 to 34 years |
| 8 | 35 to 39 years |
| 9 | 40 to 44 years |
| 10 | 45 to 49 years |
| 11 | 50 to 54 years |
| 12 | 55 to 59 years |
| 13 | 60 to 64 years |
| 14 | 65 to 69 years |
| 15 | 70 years and above |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
P4) Date of birth
The date of birth allows one to compute the age of the persons, and is therefore a very important piece of information in a census. You must therefore do your best in order to obtain precise information on this matter. Two cases can be found:
1st case: For all persons who have a birth certificate or an identity card with a complete date of birth, ask whether this date is from a proper birth registration or whether it is based on a court decision (jugement supplétif).
If this is a formal birth registration, register the last two digits of the year of birth in the boxes under which is written "year" [année], and the month number in the boxes under which is written "month" [mois].
When it is a court decision, estimate by yourself his or her date of birth with the help of the historical calendar, or with any other method for checking ages (age at first marriage, comparison with other persons of the same age, age of the first child for instance).
2nd case: The person does not have any birth certificate or ID card; then estimate his or her age as rigorously as possible, with the help of the historical calendar and of any other means of estimation, and compute and write the estimated year of birth in the "year" box, with "99" in the months box.
Note: For under-five children, do accept the birth certificates and possibly the health cards. For those whose age is known, but not the date of birth, use the correspondence table that was given to you to estimate the year of birth.
The date of birth allows one to compute the age of the persons, and is therefore a very important piece of information in a census. You must therefore do your best in order to obtain precise information on this matter. Two cases can be found:
1st case: For all persons who have a birth certificate or an identity card with a complete date of birth, ask whether this date is from a proper birth registration or whether it is based on a court decision (jugement supplétif).
If this is a formal birth registration, register the last two digits of the year of birth in the boxes under which is written "year" [année], and the month number in the boxes under which is written "month" [mois].
When it is a court decision, estimate by yourself his or her date of birth with the help of the historical calendar, or with any other method for checking ages (age at first marriage, comparison with other persons of the same age, age of the first child for instance).
2nd case: The person does not have any birth certificate or ID card; then estimate his or her age as rigorously as possible, with the help of the historical calendar and of any other means of estimation, and compute and write the estimated year of birth in the "year" box, with "99" in the months box.
Note: For under-five children, do accept the birth certificates and possibly the health cards. For those whose age is known, but not the date of birth, use the correspondence table that was given to you to estimate the year of birth.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's age in 5 year categories.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |