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Most IPUMS data transformations are performed using variable harmonization tables that specify how each value in the source data is recoded. Some variables also require programming logic in addition to the harmonization table. The harmonization documents for this variable are:
- Harmonization table
- No supplemental programming
- Instructions for interpreting harmonization documents
Description
LANGSL2 indicates the secondary language spoken by the individual: the language apart from their mother tongue, if any, they can speak fluently.
Comparability — General
The 2004 and 2015 Sierra Leone samples also record a respondent's mother tongue in MTONGSL.
The data are fully comparable across census years, apart from a minor universe difference: the 2015 census addressed the question only to persons in private households.
Universe
- All persons
Availability
- Sierra Leone: 2004, 2015
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