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Enquête Démographique et de Santé 1999

Guinea, 1999
Reference ID
GIN_1999_DHS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Direction National de la Statistique et de l'Information (DNSI)
Metadata
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Apr 25, 2019
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Race (MW87A405)

Data file: MWI1987-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
g. Race

[] 1 African
[] 2 Asian
[] 3 European
[] 4 Other
Categories
Value Category
1 African
2 Asian
3 European
4 Other
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
Race

42. If the race of the person is not obvious then it will be necessary to ask.

43. Africans include persons that have any ancestors of African origin. However, if he objects to being so recorded, you will write down the race which he tells you.

44. Europeans include persons from Europe and also persons from Canada, the U.S.A., the South American Republics, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Israel and persons born in Africa whose ancestors came from any of the above countries.

45. Asians include persons from India, Pakistan, China, Japan, Bangladesh, Arabs not from Northern Africa, and persons born in Africa whose ancestors came from any of the Asian countries.

Persons of all ages

(g) Race: Fill in the appropriate code for race for each respondent in column 21. The codes are

[] 1 African
[] 2 Asian
[] 3 European
[] 4 Other

Description

Definition
This variable records the individual's race.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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