Population Census 1980

South Africa, 1980

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ZAF_1980_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Identity of employer (EMPLOYER)

Data file: South African Census 1980_v1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

20. Name of employer:

Categories

Value	Category
0	Unemployed and not economically active
1	Central Government
2	Provincial administrations
3	Local authorities
4	National states
5	SAR and H, SAA and GPO
6	Public corporations
7	Private business enterprises
8	Non-profit motive organisations
9	Private households

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

2 (k) QUESTION 20 – Employees of the state, S.A. Railways, provincial and municipalities must also state the department, subdepartment and/or branch in which employed.

Question post text

See instruction 2k

Description

Definition

This variable identifies the identity of the employer of the individual household member.

Universe

Answer this part in respect of every person at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980. (Only one person per column.)

Source of information

Household member

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