Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2001

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Reference ID

ZAF_2001_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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Type of telephone access (ZA2001A_0039)

Data file: ZAF2001-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 176

End: 176

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

H-29. Household goods

Does the household have any of the following (in working condition)? Dot the appropriate box for each item.
Radio
[] Y = Yes
[] N = No
Television
[] Y = Yes
[] N = No
Computer
[] Y = Yes
[] N =No
Refrigerator
[] Y = Yes
[] N = No
Telephone in the dwelling
[] Y = Yes
[] N = No
Cell-phone
[] Y = Yes
[] N = No
If yes to telephone or cellphone go to H-30

H-29a. Access to telephone (If no to "telephone" and "cell-phone" in H-28)

_ Where do members of this household mainly use a telephone? Write only one code in the box.
1 = At a neighbour nearby
2 = At a public telephone nearby
3 = At another location nearby
4 = At another location, not nearby
5 = No access to a telephone

Categories

Value	Category
1	Telephone in dwelling and cell-phone
2	Telephone in dwelling only
3	Cell-phone only
4	At a neighbour nearby
5	At a public telephone nearby
6	At another location nearby
7	At another location, not nearby
8	No access to a telephone
9	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

Question H-29a -- Access to telephone
Ask of households which have neither a telephone in the house nor a cell-phone.

"Where do members of this household MAINLY use a telephone?"

There are 5 alternatives; choose one on the basis of the answer given and write it in the box. "Nearby" is to be defined quite subjectively.

If the household can use a telephone at a person's workplace, dot alternative 2, 3.or 4.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of phone service available.

Universe

Private households and non-institutional collective living quarters

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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