Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Type of dwelling (dwelling)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

THIS DWELLING IS THE PLACE (HOUSE, FL FLAT ETC.) IN WHICH THIS HOUSEHOLD SPENT CENSUS NIGHT

Literal question

1.4 Which type of dwelling does this household occupy? (If this household lives in MORE THAN ONE dwelling, circle the main type of dwelling.)

Categories

Value	Category
1	House or brick structure on separate sta
2	Traditional dwelling
3	Flat in block of flats
4	Town/cluster/semi-detached house
5	Unit in retirement village
6	House/flat/room in backyard
7	Informal dwelling/shack in backyard
8	Informal dwelling/shack elsewhere
9	Room/flatlet on shared property
10	Caravan/tent
11	None/homeless
12	Other
99	Unspecified/Dummy

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 reflects the type of dwelling in which the enumerated household resides.

Universe

Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Source of information

South African Census 1996 household and personal questionnaire - completed by the enumerator or a household member

Others

Notes

Each household was asked for the type of dwelling in which they lived. An instruction was included on the questionnaire to the effect that where a household lived in more than one dwelling, they should indicate the main type.

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