Census 2022, 10% Sample

South Africa, 2022

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Reference ID

ZAF_2022_SAC_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa

Metadata

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Created on

Feb 24, 2026

Last modified

Feb 24, 2026

Marital status (P06_MARITAL_ST)

Data file: sa-census-2022-person-v1

Overview

Valid: 4230792

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Legally married (including customary, traditional, religious, etc.)
2	Living together like husband and wife/partners
3	Divorced
4	Separated, but still legally married
5	Widowed
6	Never married
7	Do not know
8	Not applicable
9	Unspecified

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.

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