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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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First language most often used in the household (ZA2011A_0410)

Data file: ZAF2011-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 184
End: 185
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
P-06 Language
Which two languages does [the person] speak most often in this household?
Write the appropriate code in the box.
If no other language, write 00 in the second box.

First _ _
Second _ _


01. Afrikaans
02. English
03. IsiNdebele
04. IsiXhosa
05. IsiZulu
06. Sepedi
07. Sesotho
08. Setswana
09. SiSwati
10. Tshivenda
11. Xitsonga
12. Other
Categories
Value Category
1 Afrikaans
2 English
3 Isi Ndebele
4 Isi Xhosa
5 IsiZulu
6 Sepedi
7 Sesotho
8 Setswana
9 Sign language
10 Siswati
11 Tshivenda
12 Xitsonga
13 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
3. Section A: Demographics (remember to follow instructions)
Purpose: The information is collected to establish the total population of the country, their gender, age and other characteristics.

This section must be completed for every person listed on the questionnaire.
A person who is not married should not answer the question on who their spouse/partner is, e.g. ?If 3-6 on Marital status (P-03), then Go to Population group (P-05)?.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's first language (the language most often used in the household).
Universe
Persons in private households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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