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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Person weight (pespweig)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Width: 8

Range: 10.163 - 21.512

Format: Numeric

Weighted: Yes

Description

Definition

This variable reflects the weight attributed to the enumerated person

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

For more notes on how this variable was calculated, see the publication, "Calculating the Undercount in Census '96", Statistics South Africa Report No. 03-01-18 (1996)

Others

Notes

The weight variable is the adjustment factor for undercount to inflate the person file to the population.

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