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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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS

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Number of households sharing one room (ONEROOM)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 95

End: 96

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
00	Not sharing
01	1 household
02	2 households
03	3 households
04	4 households
05	5 households
06	6 households
07	7 households
08	8 households
09	9 households
10	10 or more households
98	Unknown
99	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

For households living in a single room, ONEROOM indicates the number of households sharing the room.

The variable is a constructed measure of overcrowding.

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