Namibia Population and Housing Census 2011
Namibia, 2011
Get Microdata
Reference ID
NAM_NSA_PHC_2011_V01_PUMS
Producer(s)
Namibia Statistics Agency
Metadata
Created on
Sep 30, 2024
Last modified
Sep 30, 2024
Page views
12768
Downloads
799
- Data files
- HOUSING_REC
- MORTALITY_REC
- PERSON_REC
B5. Age (B5)
Data file: PERSON_REC
Overview
Valid:
441929
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
15
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
16
End:
17
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 15
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How old was (NAME) at his/her last birthday?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 13026 |
2.9%
|
| 1 | 1 - 4 | 44519 |
10.1%
|
| 2 | 5 - 9 | 48149 |
10.9%
|
| 3 | 10 - 14 | 49847 |
11.3%
|
| 4 | 15 - 19 | 50052 |
11.3%
|
| 5 | 20 - 24 | 47346 |
10.7%
|
| 6 | 25 - 29 | 38676 |
8.8%
|
| 7 | 30 - 34 | 32381 |
7.3%
|
| 8 | 35 - 39 | 26495 |
6%
|
| 9 | 40 - 44 | 20407 |
4.6%
|
| 10 | 45 - 49 | 17210 |
3.9%
|
| 11 | 50 - 54 | 13226 |
3%
|
| 12 | 55 - 59 | 10021 |
2.3%
|
| 13 | 60 - 64 | 8391 |
1.9%
|
| 14 | 65 - 74 | 11354 |
2.6%
|
| 15 | 75+ | 10829 |
2.5%
|
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
Enter age in complete years, if less than one year enter 00, if 95 years and above enter 95; enter 99 for
Don't know
Don't know
Description
Definition
Age refers to age of the person as per last birthday before or on the census reference night. For example, a person who at his/her last birthday before the census night was 30 years old and celebrated his/her 31st birthday on the 28th of August then the age should be recorded as 31 years but not 30 years.
Universe
Whole population
Source of information
Eligible household member/ head of household
Imputation and derivation
Imputation
Age was subjected to imputation technique to correct inconsistent
Derivation
All individuals aged over 75 years are grouped with people aged 75.