Population Census 1996
South Africa, 1996
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Type of dwelling (dwelling)
Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
THIS DWELLING IS THE PLACE (HOUSE, FL FLAT ETC.) IN WHICH THIS HOUSEHOLD SPENT CENSUS NIGHT
Literal question
1.4 Which type of dwelling does this household occupy? (If this household lives in MORE THAN ONE dwelling, circle the main type of dwelling.)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | House or brick structure on separate sta |
| 2 | Traditional dwelling |
| 3 | Flat in block of flats |
| 4 | Town/cluster/semi-detached house |
| 5 | Unit in retirement village |
| 6 | House/flat/room in backyard |
| 7 | Informal dwelling/shack in backyard |
| 8 | Informal dwelling/shack elsewhere |
| 9 | Room/flatlet on shared property |
| 10 | Caravan/tent |
| 11 | None/homeless |
| 12 | Other |
| 99 | Unspecified/Dummy |
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 reflects the type of dwelling in which the enumerated household resides.
Universe
Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.
Others
Notes
Each household was asked for the type of dwelling in which they lived. An instruction was included on the questionnaire to the effect that where a household lived in more than one dwelling, they should indicate the main type.