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Sudan - South Sudan Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
5th Sudan Population and Housing Census
Provider 
IPUMS
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
South Sudan (SSD)
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
04/2008 - 05/2008
Series or system 
International Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic, and health-related topics as well. The 2008 Sudan de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews. The census day was April 22, 2008, and data collection finished in May 2008. A 7% sample of households from the census (542,765 individuals) for South Sudan is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Assets, Birth place, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Fishing, Hearing loss, Household air pollution, International migration, Literacy, Livestock, Living conditions, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal mortality, Mental and behavioral disorders, Military service, Mortality, Occupations, Parental survival, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Unemployment, Vision loss, Water supply, Population
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 26, 2024