Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996

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Reference ID

ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa

Collection(s)

DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Telephone facilities (telephon)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

2.5 Where do members of this household mainly use a telephone?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Household : In this dwelling/cellular ph
2	Household : At a neighbour nearby
3	Household : At a public telephone nearby
4	Household : At another location nearby
5	Household : At another location not near
6	Household : No access to a telephone
9	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 the location at which members of the enumerated household mainly use the telephone.

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

Households were asked ‘Where do members of this household mainly use a telephone?’ and a list of six
options was provided.

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