Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

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Migrant worker absent from household (MIGABS)

Data file: ZAF1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 76

End: 76

Width: 1

Range: -

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Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Migrant worker absent from household
2	No migrant worker absent
9	Unknown

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

MIGABS indicates whether any household members were migrant workers who were absent from the household at the time of the census.

The question asked if any usual members of the household were absent because they were migrant workers: defined as "someone who is absent from home for more than a month each year to work or to seek work."

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Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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