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Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M
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Full-time or part-time (worktime)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Household questionnaire: Q19.1 Does (the person) carry out this activity full-time or part-time? (pre-coded)

Personal questionnaire: Q19.1 Does this person carry out this activity full-time or part-time? (pre-coded)

Special enumeration questionnaire: Not included
Categories
Value Category
1 Full-time
2 Part-time
7 N/A: Age < 15 or not employed
8 N/A: Institution
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.

Description

Definition
This variable reflects the nature of employment (i.e. full vs part-time) for the enumerated person
Universe
All persons, aged 15 and older and who were working, enumerated on household and personal questionnaires at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Others

Notes
This question was asked only in respect of those people who were working i.e. with employment status of ‘Employed’ (see Employment Status).

There was no definition of ‘full-time’ or ‘part-time’ provided on the census questionnaire or to interviewers. Thus, respondents may have interpreted the terms differently. This should be remembered in analysing the data.
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