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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- ZAF1996_PHC-H-H
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Second language spoken, South Africa (LANGZA2)
Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
117
End:
118
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Speaks only one language |
| 01 | Afrikaans |
| 02 | English |
| 03 | IsiNdebele |
| 04 | IsiXhosa |
| 05 | IsiZulu |
| 06 | Sepedi |
| 07 | Sesotho |
| 08 | Setswana |
| 09 | Siswati |
| 10 | Tshivenda |
| 11 | Xitsonga |
| 12 | Dutch |
| 13 | German |
| 14 | Greek |
| 15 | Italian |
| 16 | Portuguese |
| 17 | French |
| 18 | Tamil |
| 19 | Hindi |
| 20 | Telugu |
| 21 | Gujarati |
| 22 | Urdu |
| 23 | Chinese |
| 24 | Swahili |
| 25 | Shona |
| 26 | Arabic |
| 27 | Sign language |
| 28 | Other |
| 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
LANGZA2 indicates the second most frequently spoken language in the home, for persons who spoke multiple languages in South Africa.
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Concept