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Population Census 1980

South Africa, 1980
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ZAF_1980_PHC_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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    1980_v1

Amenities: washing machine (WASHMASJ)

Data file: South African Census 1980_v1

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
PART B: AMENITIES - Indicate HOW MANY of the following amenties are at the sole disposal of the persons enumerated in part A. When the form is not filled in at your home, or when the head of family is absent from the home dwelling, but other members of the family are at home, see instruction 3a. Also see instruction 3b.
Literal question
Washing machine
Interviewer instructions
3. Instructions for filling in Part B:
(a) When the questionnaire is not filled in at your home address, e.g. when a family is away from home on holiday, the amenities which are at your disposal at the home address must be listed. If a family member is temporarily absent from the home address, but other family members are at home, this part must not be filled in by him/her, but must be filled in by a member of the family at his/her home address. The latter must then also include amenities which may be with the absentee, e.g. a car, a radio, etc. However, if a family member is away from home on a semipermanent basis, (e.g. working elsewhere, at boarding school, etc.) the amenities which are at the disposal of that person should be listed by him/her and not by other family members at the home dwelling.
(b) Vehicles belonging to the employers of individuals, but at the full-time disposla of the employees should also be included against “motor car/combi/bakkie”.

Description

Definition
This variable records how many washing machines are at the sole disposal of the persons enumerated in part A.
Universe
All persons enumerated in part A.
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