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Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_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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Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

This file contains data related to part B of the household and personal questionnaire of the 1996 South African Census. In this section, questions were asked of the characteristics of the household
Also contained in this data file is a household code ('hhid') which was generated by the distributor, DataFirst, using geographic information and the household number for each observation. This variable uniquely identifies each household in the dataset. The data file also contains the variable 'peshhwei' - household weight, which was generated by Statistics South Africa to compensate for the census undercount. Please refer to the metadata on sampling for more information on these weighting variables.

Variables: 35

Variables

province
Province
district
Magisterial district
dccode
District Council
newla
Transitional Local Council
hhnumber
Household number
questype
Household questionnaire type
urban
Type of area
addmon2
Additional money generated by household
payment2
Remittances or payments received
migrant
Migrant workers absent from household
hhmigran
Migrant workers present in household
dwelling
Type of dwelling
rooms
Number of rooms
nsharedh
Number of households sharing one room
owend
Dwelling ownership
fuelcook
Fuel used for cooking
fuelheat
Fuel used for heating
fuelligh
Fuel used for lighting
water
Main water supply
toilet
Toilet facilities
refuse
Refuse disposal
telephon
Telephone facilities
hohrace
Population group of head of household
hohsex
Gender of head of household
hohage
Age of head of household
hoheduca
Highest education level of head of HHold
hohocp1
Occupation of head of household
hohecona
Employment status of head of household
hhsize
Household size
hinchh
Highest individual income in household
hinchhra
Population group of person with highest income
hinchhse
Gender of person with highest income in household
hhinccat
Derived household income (monthly)
peshhwei
Household weight
hhid
Unique household identifier
Total: 35
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