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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Age (age)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 0 - 118

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Household questionnaire: Q2 What is (the person’s) date of birth? (Give as much information as is known.).
Or else, please give this person’s age in years or give an estimate. (write in)

Personal questionnaire: Q3 What is this person’s date of birth? (Give as much information as is known.) Or
else, if date of birth is not known, what is the (estimated) age of this person? (write in)

Special enumeration questionnaire: C4 & C5 Age in years; Date of birth (write in)

Value	Category
1001	.A

Description

Definition

This variable reflects the age of the enumerated person

Universe

All persons at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Source of information

South African Census 1996 household and personal, summary book for hostels or special enumeration questionnaire - completed by the enumerator or the respondent

Others

Notes

The household and personal questionnaires asked for date of birth and, if not known, age in years. The special enumeration questionnaire included columns for both age in years and date of birth. Date of birth was requested because it is easier for some people to remember (rather than having to calculate age) and to try to minimise the tendency for people to round off responses to the nearest decade. If both age and date of birth were given, date of birth was accepted if the responses were inconsistent. The question required the age in completed years. The household questionnaire included the following instruction: ‘For babies under one year, write “0” years, if date of birth is not known.’

Responses of 120 or greater were set to ‘Unspecified’.

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