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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- ZAF1996_PHC-H-H
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Individual income (monthly) (ZA1996A_INC)
Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
253
End:
254
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Section A:</span>
<br /><svar v="ZA96Z025 ZA96A037 ZA96A038 ZA96A039 ZA96A044 ZA96A045 ZA96A046 ZA96A047 ZA96A400 ZA96A404 ZA96A405 ZA96A406 ZA96A407 ZA96A408 ZA96A409 ZA96A410 ZA96A411 ZA96A412 ZA96A413 ZA96A414 ZA96A415 ZA96A416 ZA96A417 ZA96A418 ZA96A419 ZA96A420 ZA96A421 ZA96A422 ZA96A423 ZA96A424 ZA96A425 ZA96A426 ZA96A427 ZA96A447"><span class="em"><br />To be completed for each person in the household in a separate column. Remember to include babies. Please include yourself.<br /></span></svar></p>
<p><svar a=" ZA96A044 ZA96A047 ZA96A447" v="ZA96A044 ZA96A045 ZA96A046 ZA96A047 ZA96A447">20. Should be answered for everyone in the household <br /><div class="i1">It is important to establish the spending power of the population, in order to measure and understand the economy. Therefore the census needs information on the income of all people.<br />Think of the past year (1 October 1995 to 30 September 1996) and the money each person received. Please indicate each person's income category before tax. Answer this question by indicating each person's weekly, monthly or annual income. Include all sources of income, for example housing loan subsidies, bonuses, allowances such as car allowances and investment income. If the person receives a pension or disability grant, please include this amount.<br />For example, if the person wants to indicate a weekly income and has an income of R270 per week, circle 5 in the appropriate column under his/her name; if the person wants to indicate an annual income and has an income of R55 000 per annum, circle 9 in the column for that person.<br />Weekly</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = None<br />[] 2 = R1 - R46<br />[] 3 = R47 - R115<br />[] 4 = R116 - R231<br />[] 5 = R232 - R346<br />[] 6 = R347 - R577<br />[] 7 = R578 - R808<br />[] 8 = R809 - R1 039<br />[] 9 = R1 040 - R1 386<br />[] 10 = R1 387 - R1 848<br />[] 11 = R1 849 - R2 540<br />[] 12 = R2 541 - R3 695<br />[] 13 = R3 696 - R6 928<br />[] 14 = R6 929 or more</div><br /><div class="i1">Monthly</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = None<br />[] 2 = R1 - R200<br />[] 3 = R201 - R500<br />[] 4 = R501 - R1 000<br />[] 5 = R1 001 - R1 500<br />[] 6 = R1 501 - R2 500<br />[] 7 = R2 501 - R3 500<br />[] 8 = R3 501 - R4 500<br />[] 9 = R4 501 - R6 000<br />[] 10 = R6 001 - R8 000<br />[] 11 = R8 001 - R11 000<br />[] 12 = R11 001 - R16 000<br />[] 13 = R16 001 - R30 000<br />[] 14 = R30 001 or more</div><br /><div class="i1">Annual</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = None<br />[] 2 = R1 - R2 400<br />[] 3 = R2 401 - R6 000<br />[] 4 = R6 001 - R12 000<br />[] 5 = R12 001 - R18 000<br />[] 6 = R18 001 - R30 000<br />[] 7 = R30 001 - R42 000<br />[] 8 = R42 001 - R54 000<br />[] 9 = R54 001 - R72 000<br />[] 10 = R72 001 - R96 000<br />[] 11 = R96 001 - R132 000<br />[] 12 = R132 001 - R192 000<br />[] 13 = R192 001 - R360 000<br />[] 14 = R360 001 or more</div><br /></svar>
<br /><svar v="ZA96Z025 ZA96A037 ZA96A038 ZA96A039 ZA96A044 ZA96A045 ZA96A046 ZA96A047 ZA96A400 ZA96A404 ZA96A405 ZA96A406 ZA96A407 ZA96A408 ZA96A409 ZA96A410 ZA96A411 ZA96A412 ZA96A413 ZA96A414 ZA96A415 ZA96A416 ZA96A417 ZA96A418 ZA96A419 ZA96A420 ZA96A421 ZA96A422 ZA96A423 ZA96A424 ZA96A425 ZA96A426 ZA96A427 ZA96A447"><span class="em"><br />To be completed for each person in the household in a separate column. Remember to include babies. Please include yourself.<br /></span></svar></p>
<p><svar a=" ZA96A044 ZA96A047 ZA96A447" v="ZA96A044 ZA96A045 ZA96A046 ZA96A047 ZA96A447">20. Should be answered for everyone in the household <br /><div class="i1">It is important to establish the spending power of the population, in order to measure and understand the economy. Therefore the census needs information on the income of all people.<br />Think of the past year (1 October 1995 to 30 September 1996) and the money each person received. Please indicate each person's income category before tax. Answer this question by indicating each person's weekly, monthly or annual income. Include all sources of income, for example housing loan subsidies, bonuses, allowances such as car allowances and investment income. If the person receives a pension or disability grant, please include this amount.<br />For example, if the person wants to indicate a weekly income and has an income of R270 per week, circle 5 in the appropriate column under his/her name; if the person wants to indicate an annual income and has an income of R55 000 per annum, circle 9 in the column for that person.<br />Weekly</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = None<br />[] 2 = R1 - R46<br />[] 3 = R47 - R115<br />[] 4 = R116 - R231<br />[] 5 = R232 - R346<br />[] 6 = R347 - R577<br />[] 7 = R578 - R808<br />[] 8 = R809 - R1 039<br />[] 9 = R1 040 - R1 386<br />[] 10 = R1 387 - R1 848<br />[] 11 = R1 849 - R2 540<br />[] 12 = R2 541 - R3 695<br />[] 13 = R3 696 - R6 928<br />[] 14 = R6 929 or more</div><br /><div class="i1">Monthly</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = None<br />[] 2 = R1 - R200<br />[] 3 = R201 - R500<br />[] 4 = R501 - R1 000<br />[] 5 = R1 001 - R1 500<br />[] 6 = R1 501 - R2 500<br />[] 7 = R2 501 - R3 500<br />[] 8 = R3 501 - R4 500<br />[] 9 = R4 501 - R6 000<br />[] 10 = R6 001 - R8 000<br />[] 11 = R8 001 - R11 000<br />[] 12 = R11 001 - R16 000<br />[] 13 = R16 001 - R30 000<br />[] 14 = R30 001 or more</div><br /><div class="i1">Annual</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = None<br />[] 2 = R1 - R2 400<br />[] 3 = R2 401 - R6 000<br />[] 4 = R6 001 - R12 000<br />[] 5 = R12 001 - R18 000<br />[] 6 = R18 001 - R30 000<br />[] 7 = R30 001 - R42 000<br />[] 8 = R42 001 - R54 000<br />[] 9 = R54 001 - R72 000<br />[] 10 = R72 001 - R96 000<br />[] 11 = R96 001 - R132 000<br />[] 12 = R132 001 - R192 000<br />[] 13 = R192 001 - R360 000<br />[] 14 = R360 001 or more</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | None |
| 02 | R1-R200 |
| 03 | R201-R500 |
| 04 | R501-R1 000 |
| 05 | R1 001-R1 500 |
| 06 | R1 501-R2 500 |
| 07 | R2 501-R3 500 |
| 08 | R3 501-R4 500 |
| 09 | R4 501-R6 000 |
| 10 | R6 001-R8 000 |
| 11 | R8 001-R11 000 |
| 12 | R11 001-R16 000 |
| 13 | R16 001-R30 000 |
| 14 | R30 001 or more |
| 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
This variable indicates monthly income before taxes in South African currency (R) and includes all sources of income. Person could identify weekly, monthly or annual income on the enumeration form, but this data was then standardized to represent monthly income in this variable. This question was asked of all persons, whether working or not at the time of the census.
Universe
South Africa 1996: Persons in private households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept