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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Migrant workers absent from household (migrant)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1.3 Are there any persons who are usually members of this household, but who are away for a month or more because they are migrant workers?
(A migrant worker is someone who is absent from home for more than a month each year to work or to seek work.)
(If "Yes") indicate the person's particulars

Value	Category
1	Migrant worker absent from hhold
2	No migrant worker absent
9	Unspecified/Dummy

Description

Definition

This variable reflects the number of migrant workers absent from the enumerated household.

Universe

Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Source of information

South African Census 1996 household and personal questionnaire - completed by the enumerator or a household member

Others

Notes

Each household was asked whether there were any persons who were usually members of the household, but
who were away for a month or more because they were migrant workers?. The following definition of a
migrant worker was also provided: ‘A migrant worker is someone who is absent from home for more than a
month each year to work or to seek work.’
If the respondent answered that there were migrant workers who were usually members of the household, further details were requested for up to four migrant workers per household. This information (age, gender, relationship and current address) is available on the migrant file. The migrant file should not include migrant workers who were at home on Census Night as they would be listed as ordinary members of the household.

A complementary variable was derived for households to record whether any migrant workers were present in the household. See Migrant workers present in household for more details.

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