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Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 3621164
Variables: 107

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
LANGZA1
Language spoken at home, South Africa
LANGZA2
Second language spoken, South Africa
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCZA
Educational attainment, South Africa
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
ISCO88A
Occupation, ISCO-1988, 3-digit
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
INCTOT
Total income
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
MIGCTRYP
Country of previous residence
MIGYRS2
Years residing in current dwelling
DISABLED
Disability status
DISEMP
Employment disability
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
ZA1996A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
ZA1996A_HHTYPE
Household questionnaire type
ZA1996A_INSTTYPE
Type of institution
ZA1996A_SEX
Sex
ZA1996A_AGE
Age
ZA1996A_RELATE
Relationship to head
ZA1996A_MARST
Marital status
ZA1996A_RACE
Population group
ZA1996A_LANG1
First language
ZA1996A_LANG2
Second language
ZA1996A_RELIG
Religion
ZA1996A_BIRTHCOU
Country of birth
ZA1996A_CITIZ
Citizenship
ZA1996A_CITIZSA
Citizen of South Africa
ZA1996A_MIGWORK
Migrant worker
ZA1996A_TEMPRESI
Situation of usual residence
ZA1996A_MOVEDY2
Year moved to usual residence
ZA1996A_MOVEDDIS
Magisterial district/country of previous residence
ZA1996A_DISABLED
Disability status
ZA1996A_SIGHT
Sight disability
ZA1996A_HEARING
Hearing disability
ZA1996A_PHYSICAL
Physical disability
ZA1996A_MENTAL
Mental disability
ZA1996A_MOTHERAL
Mother still alive
ZA1996A_FATHERAL
Father still alive
ZA1996A_CHILBORN
Number of children ever born
ZA1996A_CHILDLIV
Number of children still living
ZA1996A_AGEFRSTB
Age of mother at birth of first child
ZA1996A_BORNLAST
Number of births in last 12 months
ZA1996A_SCHOOL
Highest school grade completed
ZA1996A_QUALFLD
Highest post-school qualification field
ZA1996A_STUDY
Studying status
ZA1996A_QUALLEV
Highest post-school qualification level
ZA1996A_DEDUCODE
Highest school class completed
ZA1996A_ECONACTT
Employment status
ZA1996A_WORKTIME
Full-time or part-time work
ZA1996A_WMPLOYME
Class of worker
ZA1996A_OCC1
Occupation, 1 digit
ZA1996A_OCC2
Occupation, 2 digits
ZA1996A_OCC3
Occupation, 3 digits
ZA1996A_LSTWRK1
Occupation when last employed
ZA1996A_IND1
Industry, 1 digit
ZA1996A_IND2
Industry, 2 digits
ZA1996A_INC
Individual income (monthly)
ZA1996A_PERWT
Person weight
Total: 107
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