Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- ZAF2011_PHC-H-H
- ZAF2011_PHC-P-H
Country of birth (ZA2011A_BPLCTRY)
Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
226
End:
228
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3"> P-07 Province of birth </span>
<br />In which province was [the person] born?
<br />Write the appropriate code in the box _ </p>
<div class="i1">01. Western Cape<br />02. Eastern Cape<br />03. Northern Cape<br />04. Free State<br />05. Kwa-Zulu Natal<br />06. North West<br />07. Gauteng<br />08. Mpumalanga<br />09. Limpopo<br />10. Outside South Africa<br />11. Do not know</div><span class="em">If 01-09, go to P-09</span></p>
<p><span class="h3"> P-08 Country of birth</span>
<br />In which country was [the person] born?
<br />Use capital letters only.
<br />____
<br />In which province was [the person] born?
<br />Write the appropriate code in the box _ </p>
<div class="i1">01. Western Cape<br />02. Eastern Cape<br />03. Northern Cape<br />04. Free State<br />05. Kwa-Zulu Natal<br />06. North West<br />07. Gauteng<br />08. Mpumalanga<br />09. Limpopo<br />10. Outside South Africa<br />11. Do not know</div><span class="em">If 01-09, go to P-09</span></p>
<p><span class="h3"> P-08 Country of birth</span>
<br />In which country was [the person] born?
<br />Use capital letters only.
<br />____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Lesotho |
| 112 | Namibia |
| 113 | Botswana |
| 114 | Zimbabwe |
| 115 | Mozambique |
| 116 | Swaziland |
| 121 | Angola |
| 122 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) |
| 123 | Malawi |
| 124 | Mauritius |
| 126 | Tanzania |
| 127 | Zambia |
| 130 | Algeria |
| 131 | Benin |
| 133 | Burundi |
| 134 | Cameroon |
| 139 | Congo |
| 140 | Cote DIvoire |
| 142 | Egypt |
| 144 | Eritrea |
| 145 | Ethiopia |
| 146 | Gabon |
| 148 | Ghana |
| 151 | Kenya |
| 152 | Liberia |
| 155 | Mali |
| 157 | Morocco |
| 158 | Niger |
| 159 | Nigeria |
| 161 | Rwanda |
| 164 | Senegal |
| 166 | Somalia |
| 167 | Sudan |
| 170 | Uganda |
| 199 | Other Africa |
| 201 | United States |
| 204 | Argentina |
| 211 | Brazil |
| 213 | Canada |
| 216 | Chile |
| 219 | Cuba |
| 299 | Other North And South America |
| 301 | China |
| 306 | Bangladesh |
| 310 | Cyprus |
| 311 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| 314 | Hong Kong - Special administrative region of China |
| 315 | India |
| 316 | Indonesia |
| 317 | Iran (Islamic Republic Of) |
| 319 | Israel |
| 320 | Japan |
| 326 | Lebanon |
| 328 | Malaysia |
| 335 | Pakistan |
| 336 | Philippines |
| 338 | Republic Of Korea |
| 339 | Saudi Arabia |
| 341 | Sri Lanka |
| 343 | Taiwan Province of China |
| 345 | Thailand |
| 346 | Turkey |
| 399 | Other Asia |
| 401 | United Kingdom or Great Britain |
| 404 | Austria |
| 406 | Belgium |
| 407 | Bosnia And Herzegovina |
| 408 | Bulgaria |
| 410 | Croatia |
| 411 | Czech Republic |
| 412 | Denmark |
| 416 | France |
| 417 | Germany |
| 419 | Greece |
| 421 | Hungary |
| 422 | Iceland |
| 423 | Ireland |
| 425 | Italy |
| 430 | Malta |
| 432 | Netherlands |
| 433 | Norway |
| 434 | Poland |
| 435 | Portugal |
| 437 | Romania |
| 438 | Russian Federation |
| 443 | Spain |
| 445 | Sweden |
| 446 | Switzerland |
| 448 | Ukraine |
| 449 | Yugoslavia |
| 499 | Other Europe |
| 501 | Australia |
| 514 | New Zealand |
| 522 | Samoa |
| 599 | Other Oceania |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's country of birth.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Persons in private households and transients and tourist hotels born outside South Africa [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept