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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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Class of worker (ZA1996A_0439)

Data file: ZAF1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)




19.2. How can one best describe (the person's) activities or work status?

[] 1 = Works for him-/herself without employing anyone else (self-employed)
[] 2 = Works for him-/herself and employs other people (employer)
[] 3 = Works for an organisation or someone else (employee)
[] 4 = Works in family business
Categories
Value Category
1 Self-employed
2 Employer
3 Employee
4 Works in family business
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 a person's work status. In other words, whether they are an employee, an employer, self-employed and work alone, or work in a family business.
Universe
Employed persons age 15+ in a private household

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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