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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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Person weight (ZA1996A_PERWT)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Decimal: 3
Start: 255
End: 262
Width: 8
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the weight given to each person in the sample.
Universe
South Africa 1996: All persons

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Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This is a 8-digit numeric variable with 3 implied decimal places
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