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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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Population group of head of household (hohrace)

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

Categories
Value Category
1 African/Black
2 Coloured
3 Indian/Asian
4 White
9 Not stated
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 race of the head of the enumerated household
Universe
Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.
Source of information
South African Census 1996 records for persons

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
Derived from census records for persons.

Others

Notes
Some key characteristics of the person recorded as head of household have been copied across to the household file. These are: gender, age, population group, highest education level, employment status and occupation.
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