South African Census 2001

South Africa, 2001

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ZAF_2001_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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Any work in the seven days before 10 October (p18_work)

Data file: SA Census 2001 Person_v1

Overview

Valid: 3725655

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 109

End: 109

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

p18. In the SEVEN DAYS before 10 October did (the person) do any work for PAY (in cash or in kind) PROFIT or FAMILY GAIN, for one hour or more?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes: formal registered (non-farming)	617871	16.6%
2	Yes: informal unregistered (non-farming)	104214	2.8%
3	Yes: farming	41853	1.1%
4	Yes: has work but was temporarily absent	14160	0.4%
5	No: did not have work	2165745	58.1%
9	Not applicable	781812	21%

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

Information on any work done in the seven days before the census date

Universe

All individuals aged 10 years and older (born before 10 October 1991)

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