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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2001
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ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Cell phone (ZA2001A_CELL)

Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 221
End: 221
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A032 ZA01A033 ZA01A034 ZA01A035 ZA01A036 ZA01A037 ZA01A039">H-29. Household goods<br /><div class="i1">Does the household have any of the following (in working condition)? Dot the appropriate box for each item.<br />Radio<br />[] Y = Yes<br />[] N = No<br />Television<br />[] Y = Yes<br />[] N = No<br />Computer<br />[] Y = Yes<br />[] N =No<br />Refrigerator<br />[] Y = Yes<br />[] N = No<br />Telephone in the dwelling<br />[] Y = Yes<br />[] N = No<br />Cell-phone<br />[] Y = Yes<br />[] N = No<br />If yes to telephone or cellphone go to H-30</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A032 ZA01A033 ZA01A034 ZA01A035 ZA01A036 ZA01A037"><span class="em">Question H-29 -- Household goods</span><br /><br /><span class="em">"Does the household have any of the following (in working condition)?"</span><br /><br />Dot Y = "Yes" or N = "No" for radio, television, computer, refrigerator, telephone and cell-phone. All these devices should be in working order. If a person can receive calls but cannot use the phone to make calls this does not count.<br /><br />Dot Y for cell-phone if at least one member of the household owns one or has the right to use one.<br /><br />If <span class="em">more than one</span> household has the right to use the device, e.g. a refrigerator or computer in a common space, dot Y = "Yes". We are not counting the devices, only how many households and persons in the country have access to them.<br /><br />In households where they have <span class="em">neither</span> a telephone (landline) <span class="em">nor</span> a cell-phone, ask Question H-29a about access to a telephone.<br /><br />In households which have either a telephone or a cell-phone, skip H-29a and go to H-30.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether a cell phone in working condition exists.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Non-homeless households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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