Community Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2016
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Reference ID
ZAF_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- Data files
- ZAF2016_PHC-H-H
- ZAF2016_PHC-P-H
Country of birth (ZA2016A_BPLCNTRY)
Data file: ZAF2016_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
239
End:
241
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">3. Person information </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7] Household members </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7.2] Migration</span>
<br />Now, I am going to ask you some questions on migration. Migration is the movement of people from one area/place to another.</p>
<p>[3.7.2.3] In which country was the respondent born?</p>
<div class="i1">[Note: No other countries were listed in the original form.]<br /><br />[] 1 Andorra<br />[] 2 United Arab Emirates<br />[] 3 Afghanistan<br />[] 4 Antigua and Barbuda<br />[] 5 Anguilla<br />[] 6 Albania<br />[] 7 Armenia<br />[] 8 Angola<br />[] 9 Antarctica<br />[] 10 Argentina<br />[] 11 American Samoa<br />[] 12 Austria<br />[] 13 Australia<br />[] 14 Aruba<br />[] 15 Aland Islands<br />[] 16 Azerbaijan<br />[] 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina<br />[] 18 Barbados<br />[] 19 Bangladesh<br />[] 20 Belgium</div>
<p><span class="em">[3.7] Household members </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7.2] Migration</span>
<br />Now, I am going to ask you some questions on migration. Migration is the movement of people from one area/place to another.</p>
<p>[3.7.2.3] In which country was the respondent born?</p>
<div class="i1">[Note: No other countries were listed in the original form.]<br /><br />[] 1 Andorra<br />[] 2 United Arab Emirates<br />[] 3 Afghanistan<br />[] 4 Antigua and Barbuda<br />[] 5 Anguilla<br />[] 6 Albania<br />[] 7 Armenia<br />[] 8 Angola<br />[] 9 Antarctica<br />[] 10 Argentina<br />[] 11 American Samoa<br />[] 12 Austria<br />[] 13 Australia<br />[] 14 Aruba<br />[] 15 Aland Islands<br />[] 16 Azerbaijan<br />[] 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina<br />[] 18 Barbados<br />[] 19 Bangladesh<br />[] 20 Belgium</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 004 | Afghanistan |
| 008 | Albania |
| 016 | American Samoa |
| 024 | Angola |
| 032 | Argentina |
| 036 | Australia |
| 040 | Austria |
| 050 | Bangladesh |
| 056 | Belgium |
| 072 | Botswana |
| 076 | Brazil |
| 086 | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| 108 | Burundi |
| 120 | Cameroon |
| 124 | Canada |
| 156 | China |
| 158 | Taiwan, Province of China |
| 178 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) |
| 192 | Cuba |
| 208 | Denmark |
| 231 | Ethiopia |
| 232 | Eritrea |
| 250 | France |
| 276 | Germany |
| 288 | Ghana |
| 300 | Greece |
| 356 | India |
| 360 | Indonesia |
| 372 | Ireland |
| 380 | Italy |
| 404 | Kenya |
| 426 | Lesotho |
| 454 | Malawi |
| 480 | Mauritius |
| 508 | Mozambique |
| 516 | Namibia |
| 528 | Netherlands |
| 554 | New Zealand |
| 566 | Nigeria |
| 586 | Pakistan |
| 616 | Poland |
| 620 | Portugal |
| 646 | Rwanda |
| 686 | Senegal |
| 706 | Somalia |
| 716 | Zimbabwe |
| 724 | Spain |
| 748 | Swaziland |
| 756 | Switzerland |
| 784 | United Arab Emirates |
| 800 | Uganda |
| 818 | Egypt |
| 826 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 834 | Tanzania (United Republic of) |
| 840 | United States of America |
| 894 | Zambia |
| 901 | Africa, other countries |
| 902 | America, other countries |
| 903 | Asia, other countries |
| 904 | Europe, other countries |
| 905 | Oceania and other |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
This variable indicates the person's country of birth place.
Universe
South Africa 2016: Persons who were born outside South Africa [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept