Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011

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Reference ID

ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Type of dwelling (for main dwelling) (ZA2011A_0024)

Data file: ZAF2011-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 170

End: 171

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

H-01 Type of living quarters
What is the type of these living quarters?
Write the appropriate code in the box _

1. Housing unit
2. Residential Hotel
3. Home for the aged
4. Converted hostel
5. Other

If 2-4, Go to H-07

[Question H-01 through M-05 were asked of households in housing units or converted hostels]

Categories

Value	Category
1	House, brick, or concrete block structure on a separate stand or yard or on a farm
2	Traditional dwelling, hut, or structure made of traditional materials
3	Flat or apartment in a block of flats
4	Cluster house in complex
5	Townhouse (semi-detached house in a complex)
6	Semi-detached house
7	House, flat, or room in backyard
8	Informal dwelling or shack in backyard
9	Informal dwelling or shack not in backyard (e.g. in an informal or squatter settlement of on a farm)
10	Room or flatlet on a property or larger dwelling or servants quarters or granny flat
11	Caravan or tent
12	Other
99	NIU (not in universe)

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.

Interviewer instructions

10. Section H: Housing (remember to follow instructions)
Purpose: Information collected here is important to all users such as Eskom, Telkom, etc. as it can be used to monitor progress regarding service delivery issues (or lack thereof).

This section must be completed for every household.
H-02: Other dwelling refers to another structure that the household occupies other than the main house/dwelling.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of dwelling (for the main dwelling).

Universe

Households in housing units or converted hostels

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Group Quarters Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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