Population Census 1991

South Africa, 1991

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ZAF_1991_PHC_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa

Collection(s)

DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Identification

Survey ID number

ZAF_1991_PHC_v01_M

Title

Population Census 1991

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
South Africa	ZAF

Study type

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Abstract

The 1991 South African population census was an enumeration of the population and housing in South Africa.The census collected data on dwellings and individuals' demographic, family and employment details.

Kind of Data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Unit of Analysis

The units of analysis under observation in the South African census 1991 are households and individuals

Version

Version Description

Version 01.1: Edited, anonymised dataset for licensed distribution.

Version Date

2011

Version Notes

Version 01.1 is the version downloaded from Statistics South Africa's website on the 28th of April, 2011. It differs from a version downloaded from SSA's website on the 20th of July 2007 (version 01). In the current dataset the South African EA data file and District data files have been merged into one data file.

Scope

Notes

The scope of the South African census 1991 includes the following themes:
Households: dwelling type, ownership type, type of area (rural/urban)
Individuals: relationship within household, sex, age, marital status, population group, birthplace, citizenship, duration of residency, religion, education level, language, literacy,employment status, occupation, economic sector and income.

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
housing [10.1]	CESSDA
family life and marriage [12.5]	CESSDA
gender and gender roles [12.6]	CESSDA
censuses [14.1]	CESSDA
migration [14.3]	CESSDA
religion and values [13.5]	CESSDA
employment [3.1]	CESSDA
unemployment [3.5]	CESSDA
EDUCATION [6]	CESSDA
income, property and investment/saving [1.5]	CESSDA

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

The South African Census 1991 covered the whole of South Africa. The "homelands" of Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei were enumerated separately and the dataset contains data files for Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei. The dataset does not include a data file for the Transkei.

Geographic Unit

The lowest geographic level in the population census 1991 is enumerator area.

Universe

The 1991 Population Census was enumerated on a de facto basis, that is, according to the place where persons were located during the census. All persons who were present on Republic of South African territory during census night (i.e. at midnight between 7 and 8 March 1991) were therefore enumerated and included in the data. Visitors from abroad who were present in the RSA on holiday or business on the night of the census, as well as foreigners (and their families) who were studying or economically active, were enumerated and included in the figures. The Diplomatic and Consular Corps of foreign countries were not included. Crews and passengers of ships were also not enumerated, except those who were present at the harbours of the RSA on census night. Similarly, residents of the RSA who were absent from the night were not enumerated. Personnel of the South African Government stationed abroad and their families were, however enumerated. Such persons were included in the Transvaal (Pretoria).

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name
Statistics South Africa

Sampling

Deviations from the Sample Design

As a result of the unplanned and unstructured nature of certain residential areas, as well as the inaccessibility of certain areas during the preparations for the enumeration of census, comprehensive door-to-door surveys were not possible. The Human Sciences Research Council had to enumerate these areas by means of sample surveys. 88 areas country-wide were enumerated on this basis.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The 1991 Population Census questionnaire covered particulars of households: dwelling type, ownership type, type of area (rural/urban) and particulars of individuals: relationship within household, sex, age, marital status, population group, birthplace, citizenship, duration of residency, religion, education level, language, literacy,employment status, occupation, economic sector and income.

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
1991-03-07	1991-03-08

Data Collectors

Name
Statistics South Africa

Access policy

Access conditions

Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions

Citation requirements

Statistics South Africa.Population Census, 1991 [microdata file]. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2000. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2011.

Access authority

Name	Affiliation	URL	Email
DataFirst	University of Cape Town		info@data1st.org

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer

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Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email	URL
Manager, DataFirst	University of Cape Town	info@data1st.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_ZAF_1991_PHC_v01_M

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
DataFirst	University of Cape Town	DDI Producer

Date of Metadata Production

2011-07-13

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 01

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