Home / Central Data Catalog / DATAFIRST / ZAF_1996_PHC_V01_M / variable [F2]
datafirst

Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996
Get Microdata
Reference ID
ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa
Collection(s)
DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Jan 27, 2012
Last modified
May 01, 2014
Page views
62742
Downloads
20367

Person no (personno)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: 1 - 57
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
For enumerator's use only

Description

Definition
This variable reflects the person number of the enumerated person within their household
Universe
All persons in households or institutions at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.
Source of information
South African Census 1996 household and personal, summary book for hostels or special enumeration questionnaire - completed by the enumerator.

Others

Notes
A unique number was allocated to each person within a household. The persons in hostels, institutions and ‘Dummy households’ were all set to 1.
Back to Catalog

This site uses cookies to optimize functionality and give you the best possible experience. If you continue to navigate this website beyond this page, cookies will be placed on your browser. To learn more about cookies, click here.