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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2001
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ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 3725655

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
POLYGAM
Polygamous union
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
LASTBMO
Month of last birth
LASTBYR
Year of last birth
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
BPLZA
Province of birth, South Africa
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
RACE
Race or color
LANGZA1
Language spoken at home, South Africa
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCZA
Educational attainment, South Africa
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
ISCO88A
Occupation, ISCO-1988, 3-digit
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
WRKAVAIL
Available to work
INCTOT
Total income
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS2
Years residing in current dwelling
MIG1_5_ZA
Province of residence 5 years ago, South Africa; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIGPLCZA
Same place 5 years ago, South Africa
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISPSYC
Psychological disability
ZA2001A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
ZA2001A_DWTYPE1P
Type of living quarters (comprehensive)
ZA2001A_PERNUMO
Person number
ZA2001A_BMO
Month of birth
ZA2001A_BYR
Year of birth
ZA2001A_AGE
Age
ZA2001A_SEX
Sex
ZA2001A_RELATE
Relationship to head of household
ZA2001A_MARST
Marital status
ZA2001A_SPLOCO
Person number of spouse
ZA2001A_RACE
Race/ethnicity
ZA2001A_LANG
Language
ZA2001A_RELIG1
Religion
ZA2001A_RELIGGR
Religion (grouped)
ZA2001A_BORNSAF
Born in South Africa
ZA2001A_BPLPROV
Province of birth
ZA2001A_BPLCTRY
Country of birth
ZA2001A_BPLCTRY2
Country of birth (grouped)
ZA2001A_CITIZ
Citizenship
ZA2001A_CITIZGR
Citizenship (grouped)
ZA2001A_USLRES
Usually live here
ZA2001A_USLPROV
Province of usual residence
ZA2001A_MOVED
Living in same place five years ago
ZA2001A_YRMOVED
Year moved
ZA2001A_PRVPROV
Province five years ago
ZA2001A_DSSIGHT
Disability - sight
ZA2001A_DSHEAR
Disability - hearing
ZA2001A_DSCOMM
Disability - communication
ZA2001A_DSPHYS
Disability - physical
ZA2001A_DISMENT
Disability - intellectual
ZA2001A_DISEMOT
Disability - emotional
ZA2001A_DISAB
Type of disability
ZA2001A_MOTHLIV
Mother alive
ZA2001A_MOTHLOC
Mother's person number in household
ZA2001A_FATHLIV
Father alive
ZA2001A_FATHLOC
Father's person number in household
ZA2001A_SCHOOL
Present school attendance
ZA2001A_SCHTYPE
Type of educational institution
ZA2001A_EDATTAN
Level of education
ZA2001A_EDATTAN2
Level of education (grouped)
ZA2001A_EDFIELD
Field of education
ZA2001A_WRKWEEK
Any work in the seven days before 10 October
ZA2001A_WRKREASN
Reason why not working
ZA2001A_WRKSEEK
Taking active steps to find a job
ZA2001A_WRKAVAIL
Availability
ZA2001A_EMPSTAT
Employment status (official definition)
ZA2001A_EMPSTAT2
Employment status (expanded definition)
ZA2001A_EMPSTAT3
Employment status (derived)
ZA2001A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
ZA2001A_IND1
Industry, 1 digit
ZA2001A_IND2
Industry, 2 digit
ZA2001A_IND3
Industry, 3 digit
ZA2001A_OCC1
Occupation, 1 digit
ZA2001A_OCC2
Occupation, 2 digit
ZA2001A_OCC
Occupation, 3 digit
ZA2001A_HRSWRK
Hours worked during the 7 days before October 10
ZA2001A_WRKHERE
Place of work same as sub-place where usually lives
ZA2001A_WRKPROV
Province of work
ZA2001A_CHBORN
Total births
ZA2001A_BORNMAL
Male births
ZA2001A_BORNFEM
Female births
ZA2001A_CHSURV
Total children still living
ZA2001A_SURVMAL
Male children still living
ZA2001A_SURVFEM
Female children still living
ZA2001A_LSTMO
Date of last birth - month
ZA2001A_LSTYR
Date of last birth - year
ZA2001A_LSTTIME
Years since last birth
ZA2001A_LSTAGE
Age of mother at last birth
ZA2001A_LSTSEX
Sex of last child born
ZA2001A_LSTLIVE
Last child still alive
ZA2001A_TRAVWRK
Method of transportation to school or place of work
ZA2001A_INCOME
Income (annual)
ZA2001A_ENUMPLAC
Place of enumeration and place of usual residence
ZA2001A_ENUMPROV
Place of enumeration and birth place
ZA2001A_ENUM96
Place of enumeration and 1996 residence
ZA2001A_BPLCITIZ
Place of birth and citizenship
ZA2001A_BPLUSL
Place of birth and place of usual residence
ZA2001A_BPLRES96
Place of birth and place of residence in 1996
ZA2001A_USLRES96
Place of usual residence and place of residence in 1996
ZA2001A_BPL96EN
Place of birth, place of residence in 1996, and place of enumeration
ZA2001A_WTPER
Person weight
ZA2001A_QPERNUM
Flag for person number
ZA2001A_QBRTHDAY
Flag for day of birth
ZA2001A_QBRTHMO
Flag for month of birth
ZA2001A_QBRTHYR
Flag for year of birth
ZA2001A_QAGE
Flag for age
ZA2001A_QSEX
Flag for sex
ZA2001A_QRELATE
Flag for relationship to head of household
ZA2001A_QMARST
Flag for marital status
ZA2001A_QSPLOCO
Flag for person number of spouse
ZA2001A_QRACE
Flag for race/ethnicity
ZA2001A_QLANG
Flag for language
ZA2001A_QRELIG
Flag for religion
ZA2001A_QBORNSAF
Flag for born in South Africa
ZA2001A_QBPLPROV
Flag for province of birth
ZA2001A_QBPLCTRY
Flag for country of birth
ZA2001A_QCITIZ
Flag for citizenship
ZA2001A_QUSLRES
Flag for usually live here
ZA2001A_QUSLPROV
Flag for province of usual residence
ZA2001A_QUSLPLAC
Flag for usual residence main place
ZA2001A_QMOVED
Flag for living in same place five years ago
ZA2001A_QYRMOVED
Flag for year moved
ZA2001A_QPRVPROV
Flag for province five years ago
ZA2001A_QPRVPLAC
Flag for place of residence five years ago
ZA2001A_QDSSIGHT
Flag for disability - sight
ZA2001A_QDSHEAR
Flag for disability - hearing
ZA2001A_QDSCOMM
Flag for disability - communication
ZA2001A_QDSPHYS
Flag for disability - physical
ZA2001A_QDSMENT
Flag for disability - intellectual
ZA2001A_QDSEMOT
Flag for disability - emotional
ZA2001A_QMOTHLIV
Flag for mother alive
ZA2001A_QMOTHLOC
Flag for mother's person number in household
ZA2001A_QFATHLIV
Flag for father alive
ZA2001A_QFATHLOC
Flag for father's person number in household
ZA2001A_QSCHOOL
Flag for present school attendance
ZA2001A_QSCHTYPE
Flag for type of educational institution
ZA2001A_QEDATTAN
Flag for level of education
ZA2001A_QEDFIELD
Flag for field of education
ZA2001A_QWRKWEEK
Flag for any work in the seven days before 10 October
ZA2001A_QWRKREAS
Flag for reason why not working
ZA2001A_QWRKSEEK
Flag for taking active steps to find a job
ZA2001A_QWRKAVAI
Flag for availability
ZA2001A_QEMPSTAT
Flag for employment status
ZA2001A_QIND
Flag for industry
ZA2001A_QOCC
Flag for occupation
ZA2001A_QHRSWRK
Flag for hours worked during week
ZA2001A_QWRKHERE
Flag for place of work same as sub-place where usually lives
ZA2001A_QWRKPROV
Flag for province of work
ZA2001A_QWRKPLAC
Flag for main place of work
ZA2001A_QCHBORN
Flag for total births
ZA2001A_QBORNMAL
Flag for male births
ZA2001A_QBORNFEM
Flag for female births
ZA2001A_QCHSURV
Flag for total children still living
ZA2001A_QSURVMAL
Flag for male children still living
ZA2001A_QSURVFEM
Flag for female children still living
ZA2001A_QLSTDAY
Flag for date of last birth - day
ZA2001A_QLSTMO
Flag for date of last birth - month
ZA2001A_QLSTYR
Flag for date of last birth - year
ZA2001A_QLSTSEX
Flag for sex of last child born
ZA2001A_QLSTLIV
Flag for last child still alive
ZA2001A_QTRAVWRK
Flag for method of transportation to school or work
ZA2001A_QINCOME
Flag for income (annual)
Total: 217
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