Population Census 1991
South Africa, 1991
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ZAF_1991_PHC_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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First home language (LANGUAGE)
Data file: SA Census 1991 PP_20110428_01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 28
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
State which language each person most often speaks at home
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not applicable (in respect of second home language) |
| 1 | Afrikaans |
| 2 | English |
| 3 | Afrikaans and English to the same extent |
| 4 | Dutch |
| 5 | German |
| 6 | Greek |
| 7 | Italian |
| 8 | Portuguese |
| 9 | French |
| 10 | Tamil |
| 11 | Hindi |
| 12 | Telegu |
| 13 | Gujarati |
| 14 | Urdu |
| 15 | Chinese |
| 16 | Xhosa |
| 17 | Zulu |
| 18 | Swazi |
| 19 | South Ndebele |
| 20 | North Ndebele |
| 21 | North Sotho |
| 22 | South Sotho |
| 23 | Tswana |
| 24 | Shangaan/Tsonga |
| 25 | Venda |
| 26 | Any other language |
| 27 | Ndebele (so stated) |
| 28 | Sotho (so stated) |
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.
Description
Definition
Language most spoken at home
Universe
All individuals in the sampled households