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Population Census 1980

South Africa, 1980
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ZAF_1980_PHC_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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  • South African
    Census 1980_v1
  • South African
    Census Bop
    1980_v1

Birth place (POB)

Data file: South African Census Bop 1980_v1

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 3
Range: 1 - 993
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
7. Birthplace: If within RSA, state name of DISTRICT. If outside RSA, state name of COUNTRY
Categories
Value Category
1 Bafokeng
2 Bophuthatswana - Unspecified
3 Ditsobotla
4 Ganyesa
5 Lehuritshe
6 Madikwe
7 Mankwe
8 Mathanjana
9 Molopo
10 Moretele
11 Odi
12 Taung
13 ThabaNchu
14 Tlhaping-Tlharo
346 Ciskei
347 Gazankulu
348 KwaNdebele
349 KaNgwane (Swazi)
350 KwaZulu
351 Lebowa
352 Qwaqwa
353 South Africa
909 Venda
910 Transkei
911 Bophuhatswana
912 South West Africa (Namibia)
913 Lesotho
914 Botswana
915 Swaziland
916 Algeria
917 Angola
918 Egypt
919 Ghana
920 Kenya
921 Congo
922 Madeira
923 Malagasy Republic
924 Malawi
925 Mauritius
926 Mozambique
927 Uganda
928 Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
929 Republic of Congo
930 St Helena
931 Tanzania
932 Zaire
933 Zambia
934 Rest of Africa
935 Albania
936 Belgium
937 Bulgaria
938 Denmark
939 West Germany
940 East Germany
941 Estland
942 Finland
943 France
944 Gibraltar
945 Greece
946 Hungary
947 Republic of Ireland
948 Italy
949 Yugoslavia
950 Latvia
951 Lithuania
952 Malta
953 Netherlands
954 Norway
955 Austria
956 Poland
957 Portugal
958 Romania
959 Spain
960 Sweden
961 Switzerland
962 Czechoslovakia
963 United Kingdom ( as mentioned)
964 England and Wales
965 Scotland
966 Northern Island
967 USSR
968 Other in Europe
969 Burma
970 Cyprus
971 India
972 Indonesia
973 Israel
974 Japan
975 Lebanon
976 Malaysia-Singapore
977 Pakistan
978 Sri-Lanka
979 Syria
980 China
981 Turkey
982 Other in Asia
983 Argentina
984 Brazil
985 Canada
986 Mexico
987 Uruguay
988 United States of America
989 Other in America
990 Australia
991 New Zealand
992 Other in Oceania
993 Stateless and unknown
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 records the district in which the individual household member was born (if born in Bophuthatswana). Alternatively if the household member was born outside of Bophuthatswana the country of birth is recorded.
Universe
Answer this part in respect of every person at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980. (Only one person per column.)
Source of information
Household member
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