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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 workers present in household (ZA1996A_0025)

Data file: ZAF1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 125
End: 125
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
10. Is (the person) a migrant worker? (Someone who is absent from home for more than a month each year to work or to seek work.)

[] 1 = Yes
[] 2 = No
Categories
Value Category
1 Migrant worker present
2 No migrant worker present
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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 indicates whether any household members are migrant workers and present in the household. A migrant worker was defined as: '...someone who is absent from home for more than a month each year to work or to seek work.'
Universe
Private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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