Mortality and Causes of Death 2008

South Africa, 2008

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ZAF_2008_MCD_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa, South Africa. Department of Home Affairs

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Feb 08, 2021

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Type of business/industry where deceased worked (industry)

Data file: CausesOfDeath2008_F1.dta

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Valid: 606699

Invalid: -

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 99

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 35

End: 36

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Private households; exterritorial organisations; representatives of foreign governments and other activities not adequately defined	11689	1.9%
1	Agriculture; hunting; forestry and fishing	8322	1.4%
2	Mining and quarrying	5647	0.9%
3	Manufacturing	3896	0.6%
4	Electricity; gas and water supply	980	0.2%
5	Construction	4561	0.8%
6	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles; motor cycles and personal and household goods; hotels and restaurants	6795	1.1%
7	Transport; storage and communication	3877	0.6%
8	Financial intermediation; insurance; real estate and business services	3606	0.6%
9	Community; social and personal services	12587	2.1%
97	Unknown	5156	0.8%
98	Not applicable	158566	26.1%
99	Unspecified and other activities not adequately defined	381017	62.8%

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.

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