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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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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Work status (wmployme)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Household questionnaire: Q19.2 How can one best describe (the person’s) activities or work status? (precoded)

Personal questionnaire: Q19.2 How can one best describe this person’s activities or work status? (precoded)

Special enumeration questionnaire: Not included
Categories
Value Category
1 Self-employed
2 Employer
3 Employee
4 Works in family business
7 N/A: Age < 15 or not employed
8 N/A: Institution
9 Unspecified
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 nature of the enumerated person's work (i.e. are they self-employed, employers, employees etc.)
Universe
All persons, aged 15 and older and who were working, enumerated on household and personal questionnaires 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 or the respondent

Others

Notes
Work status refers to whether a person is an employee, an employer, self-employed and working alone, or works in a family business.

This question asked for the best description of the person’s ‘activities or work status’. The following options were provided:
• Works for him-/herself without employing anyone else (self-employed)
• Works for him-/herself and employs other people (employer)
• Works for an organisation or someone else (employee)
• Works in family business

The category ‘Works in family business’ could overlap with other responses. It was up to the respondent to decide which was appropriate.
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