Population Census 1980

Statistics South Africa

Documentation

Download the questionnaires, technical documents and reports that describe the survey process and the key results for this study.

Questionnaires

1980 Population Census [questionnaire]

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Country	South Africa
language	English
contributors	Central Statistical Service
publishers	Central Statistical Service
Description	The Q_SA Census 1980 is the questionnaire used for the 1980 South African census.
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Other materials

South African Data Archive: Population Census, 1980, Statistics South Africa: Codebook

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authors	South African Data Archive
Date	2000-01-01
Country	South Africa
language	English
contributors	Statistics South Africa South African Data Archive
publishers	South African Data Archive
Description	The SA Census 1980 Codebook was produced by the South African Data Archive (SADA) to assist usage of the data. It includes a description of data collection methods and instructions to respondents and instructions for data capturing. The codebook contains census codelists, record layout files and the census questionnaire.
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Census80 District codelist

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authors	Central Statistical Service
Country	South Africa
language	English
contributors	Central Statistical Service
publishers	Central Statistical Service
Description	The SA Census 1980 District Codes is a list of magisterial districts and their codes used in the data.
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SA Census 1980 Occupation Codes

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authors	Central Statistical Service
Country	South Africa
language	English
contributors	Central Statistical Service
publishers	Central Statistical Service
Description	The SA Census 1980 Occupation Codes is a standard list of occupations used in the data and their codes.
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SA Census 1980 Place Codes

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authors	Central Statistical Service
Country	South Africa
language	English
contributors	Central Statistical Service
publishers	Central Statistical Service
Description	The SA Census 1980 Place Codes is a list of geographic divisions used in the census, and their associated standard codes.
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