Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996

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Reference ID

ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Urban-rural (ZA1996A_0021)

Data file: ZAF1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 117

End: 117

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

Urban-rural

Value	Category
1	Urban
2	Rural
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the location is urban or rural.

Urban is defined as having a municipal or local authority boundaries in an ordinary town or city, area with mainly informal dwellings (squatter areas), area with mainly hostels, or an area with mainly institutions (prisons, hospitals).

Rural is defined as adjacent to a municipal border or not sharing a boundary with an urban municipal area and a semi-town with predominantly formal dwellings, area with mainly informal dwellings, are with mainly hostels, area with mainly institutions, semi-town with predominantly formal dwellings, village/settlement without local autority, tribal authority area with villages, area with farms and agriculture, or a tribal authority area outside of villages.

Universe

Private households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Geography: M-Z Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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