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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Region of birth (derived) (ZA2011A_DBPLREG)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 330
End: 331
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<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
01 Born in South Africa
02 Southern African Development Community (SADC)
03 Rest of Africa
04 United Kingdom and Europe
05 Asia
06 North America
07 Latin America and the Caribbean
08 Oceania
98 Unknown
99 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 region of birth.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Persons in private households or transient and tourist hotels [discrepancies: none]

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