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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 absent from household (ZA1996A_MIGRANT)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 127
End: 127
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section B:</span>
<br /><svar v="ZA96A022 ZA96A023 ZA96A024 ZA96A026 ZA96A027 ZA96A028 ZA96A029"><span class="em">Please answer questions related to this household</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ZA96A024">1.3. Are there any persons who are usually members of this household, but who are away for a month or more because they are migrant workers? (A migrant worker is 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<br />(If "Yes") indicate the person's particulars</div><br /><div class="i2">_ _ Age in years<br />Gender</div><br /><div class="i3">[] 1 = Male<br />[] 2 = Female</div><br /><div class="i2">Relationship to the head of household</div><br /><div class="i3">[] 1 = Head of Household<br />[] 2 = Husband/wife/partner<br />[] 3 = Son/daughter<br />[] 4 = Brother/sister<br />[] 5 = Father/mother<br />[] 6 = Grandparent<br />[] 7 = Grandchild<br />[] 8 = Other relative<br />[] 9 = Non-related</div><br /><div class="i2">Where is (the person) living</div><br /><div class="i3">____ Name of suburb/village/settlement<br />____ Name of city/town/farm/tribal authority<br />____ Name of magisterial district<br />____ If not South Africa, state name of country</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Migrant worker absent
2 No migrant worker absent
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 absent from 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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