Population Census 1985

South Africa, 1985

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ZAF_1985_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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Dwelling type (dwelling)

Data file: SA Census 1985 Area_a_v1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 38

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	House
2	Semi-detached house
3	Flat
4	Flat on same erf as house
5	Hut (traditional dwelling for blacks)
6	Hotel/Boarding house
7	Old age home
8	Hostel/Compound
9	Other

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

Type of dwelling

Source of information

The enumerator completed information on the dwelling type

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