Population Census 1996
South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M
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Type of institution (insttype)
Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
For enumerator's use only
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tourist hotel/motel |
| 2 | Residential hotel/boarding house |
| 3 | Home for the aged |
| 4 | Home for the disabled |
| 5 | Hospital/medical facility/clinic |
| 6 | Hostel/compound for workers |
| 7 | Shelter for homeless/refuge |
| 8 | School/ educational inst. hostel |
| 9 | Child care inst./orphanage |
| 10 | Children's correctional inst. |
| 11 | Initiation school |
| 12 | Prison/correctional services inst. |
| 13 | Police quarters |
| 14 | Nurses' or doctors' quarters |
| 15 | Church hall/community centre |
| 16 | Convent/monastery/religious retreat |
| 17 | Caravan park/camping site/marina |
| 18 | Diplomatic mission abroad |
| 19 | Defence force |
| 20 | Refugee settlements |
| 21 | Ships in harbours |
| 22 | South African islands |
| 23 | Border posts |
| 24 | Other |
| 98 | N/A: Household/hostel |
| 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 institution in which the enumerated person resides
Universe
All 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
An institution is one that is not occupied by a household. It includes institutions such as a prison, hotel, hostel, home for the aged, etc.
The questionnaire used in institutions included a question on the type of the institution. The response options provided were:
• Tourist hotel/motel
• Residential hotel/boarding house/private hotel
• Home for the aged
• Home for the disabled (sight, hearing, physical or mental)
• Hospital/medical facility/clinic (including mental hospitals)
• Hostel/compound for workers provided by mines, other employers, municipalities or local authorities
• Shelter for the homeless/night shelter/refuge
• School hostel/hostel at an educational institution
• Child care institution/orphanage
• Children’s correctional institution/place of safety
• Initiation school
• Prison/correctional services institution/police cells
• Police quarters
• Nurses’ quarters/doctors’ quarters
• Church hall/community centre/recreation centre
• Convent/monastery/religious retreat/mission stations
• Caravan park/camping site/marina
• Diplomatic mission abroad
• Defence force
• Refugee settlements
• Ships in the harbours
• South African islands
• Border posts
• Other
The questionnaire used in institutions included a question on the type of the institution. The response options provided were:
• Tourist hotel/motel
• Residential hotel/boarding house/private hotel
• Home for the aged
• Home for the disabled (sight, hearing, physical or mental)
• Hospital/medical facility/clinic (including mental hospitals)
• Hostel/compound for workers provided by mines, other employers, municipalities or local authorities
• Shelter for the homeless/night shelter/refuge
• School hostel/hostel at an educational institution
• Child care institution/orphanage
• Children’s correctional institution/place of safety
• Initiation school
• Prison/correctional services institution/police cells
• Police quarters
• Nurses’ quarters/doctors’ quarters
• Church hall/community centre/recreation centre
• Convent/monastery/religious retreat/mission stations
• Caravan park/camping site/marina
• Diplomatic mission abroad
• Defence force
• Refugee settlements
• Ships in the harbours
• South African islands
• Border posts
• Other