Population Census 1980
South Africa, 1980
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Religion (RELIGION)
Data file: South African Census 1980_v1
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
10. Religion: State particular religious affiliation/denomination – not name of local congregation and not “Christian” only
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk |
| 2 | Gereformeerde Kerk |
| 3 | Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk |
| 4 | Church of the Province of SA |
| 5 | Church of England in SA |
| 6 | Church of England (so stated) |
| 7 | Anglican (so stated) |
| 8 | Methodist Church of SA |
| 9 | Presbyterian Church of SA |
| 10 | United Congregational Church of Southern Africa |
| 11 | Lutheran Church |
| 12 | Roman Catholic |
| 13 | Apostolic Faith Mission of SA |
| 14 | Other Apostolic Churches |
| 15 | Baptist |
| 16 | Pentecostal Protestant Church |
| 17 | Faith Mission Healers |
| 18 | Full Gospel Church |
| 19 | Greek Church |
| 20 | Mormon (Latter Day Saints) |
| 21 | Pentecostal Church |
| 22 | Salvation Army |
| 23 | Seventh Day Adventists |
| 24 | SA General Mission |
| 25 | Swiss Church |
| 26 | Assemblies of God |
| 27 | Zion Christian Church |
| 28 | Other Black Independant Churches |
| 29 | Other Christian Churches |
| 30 | Jewish/Hebrew |
| 31 | Buddhist |
| 32 | Confucian |
| 33 | Hindu |
| 34 | Islam |
| 35 | Other beliefs |
| 36 | Object to state |
| 37 | No religion, no church (so stated) |
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 records the religion of the individual household member.
Universe
Answer this part in respect of every person at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980. (Only one person per column.)