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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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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Migrant workers present in household (ZA1996A_HHMIGRAN)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 128
End: 128
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="ZA96A416 ZA96A025">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.)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 = Yes<br />[] 2 = No</div><br /></svar>
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
South Africa 1996: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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