Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2001
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Reference ID
ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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- ZAF2001-H-H
- ZAF2001-P-H
Religion (ZA2001A_0412)
Data file: ZAF2001-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
208
End:
209
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Section A: Information for persons in the household -- ask of everyone
[Section A of this form, each question has 10 answer rows for writing individual answers for up to 10 individuals in the household. Only the first is shown here, which is exactly the same as the other nine.]
P-08. Religion
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is (the person's) religion, denomination, or belief? Please write the complete name. For example, Apostolic Faith Mission, Dutch Reformed Church, Hinduism, Islam, Zion Christian Church. If no religion, write none. Use capital letters only.
[Section A of this form, each question has 10 answer rows for writing individual answers for up to 10 individuals in the household. Only the first is shown here, which is exactly the same as the other nine.]
P-08. Religion
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is (the person's) religion, denomination, or belief? Please write the complete name. For example, Apostolic Faith Mission, Dutch Reformed Church, Hinduism, Islam, Zion Christian Church. If no religion, write none. Use capital letters only.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch Reformed Churches |
| 2 | Reformed Churches |
| 3 | Nederduits Hervormde Kerk |
| 4 | Anglican Church |
| 5 | Church of England in Sa |
| 6 | International Fellowship of Christian Churches |
| 7 | Methodist Church of Sa |
| 8 | Presbyterian Churches |
| 9 | United Congregational Church of Sa |
| 10 | Lutheran Church of Southern Africa |
| 11 | Roman Catholic Church |
| 12 | Apostolic Faith Mission of Sa |
| 13 | Other Apostolic Churches |
| 14 | Baptist Churches of Southern Africa |
| 15 | Pinkster Protestante Kerk |
| 16 | Afrikaanse Protestante Kerk |
| 17 | Full Gospel Church of God in Southern Africa |
| 18 | Orthodox Churches |
| 19 | Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints |
| 20 | Pentecostal Churches |
| 21 | Salvation Army United Church |
| 22 | Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
| 23 | New Apostolic Church |
| 24 | Assemblies of God of Sa |
| 25 | St Engenas Zion Christian Church |
| 26 | Zion Christian Church |
| 27 | Bandla Lama Nazaretha |
| 28 | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| 29 | St John's Apostolic Church |
| 30 | International Pentecost Church |
| 31 | Other African Independent Churches |
| 32 | Other Christian Churches |
| 33 | African Traditional Belief |
| 34 | Judaism |
| 35 | Buddhism |
| 36 | Taoist |
| 37 | Confucian |
| 38 | Hinduism |
| 39 | Islam |
| 40 | Bahais |
| 41 | Other Non-Christian Churched |
| 42 | Jehovah's Witnesses |
| 43 | Other Non-Christian Religions |
| 44 | Other Methodist Churches |
| 45 | Other Presbyterian Churches |
| 46 | Other Congregational Churches |
| 47 | Other Lutheran Churches |
| 48 | Other Catholic Churches |
| 49 | Other Baptist Churches |
| 50 | Other Pentecostal Churches |
| 51 | Other Orthodox Churches |
| 52 | Other (Seventh-Day) Adventist Churches |
| 53 | Other African Apostolic Churches |
| 54 | Other Assemblies |
| 55 | Other Zionist Churches |
| 56 | Church of the Nazarene |
| 57 | Christian Scientist |
| 58 | Christian Centres |
| 59 | Ethiopian type Churches |
| 60 | Ethnic Churches |
| 61 | Other Evangelical Churches |
| 62 | Other Charismatic Churches |
| 63 | No Religion |
| 64 | Refused |
| 65 | Other |
| 98 | Unknown |
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.
Interviewer instructions
Question P-08 -- Religion
"What is (the person's) religion, denomination or belief?"
For babies, write the religion/denomination/belief of their parents. If the parents belong to different religions, write the mother's religion.
For the major faiths other than Christian simply write one of these terms: African Traditional, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Bahai, New Age. The census does not collect data on the sub-groups of these faiths.
[P. 40]
If the respondent says he or she is a Christian, probe for denomination, e.g. Roman Catholic, Baptist, Apostolic Faith Mission, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. (We do not want the name of the local parish, congregation or church building, such as "St. Alban's", "St. Paul's", "Bronberg Kerk", etc.)
Try to be as precise as possible. Be sure to distinguish, for example, between "Church of England in South Africa" and "Church of the Province of South Africa".
Write the answer in the boxes provided. These answers will be scanned and coded if possible. You have to be very careful in writing these answers. Use neat capital letters, keeping inside the boxes. Do not leave any spaces and do not use hyphens at the end of lines. If you run out of boxes do not worry. Just write as many letters as will fit.
If the respondent's denomination is Zion Christian Church, you will write
ZIONCH
RISTIA
Do not use any abbreviations.
If a person does not want to answer this question, do not persist but write "Refuses". If they say they have no religion, write "None".
Do not confuse "refuses to answer" with "none". "None" means the person does not have any religion; "refuses" means the person chooses not to answer. He/she may have no religion, or may have a religion but does not want to disclose it.
"What is (the person's) religion, denomination or belief?"
For babies, write the religion/denomination/belief of their parents. If the parents belong to different religions, write the mother's religion.
For the major faiths other than Christian simply write one of these terms: African Traditional, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Bahai, New Age. The census does not collect data on the sub-groups of these faiths.
[P. 40]
If the respondent says he or she is a Christian, probe for denomination, e.g. Roman Catholic, Baptist, Apostolic Faith Mission, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. (We do not want the name of the local parish, congregation or church building, such as "St. Alban's", "St. Paul's", "Bronberg Kerk", etc.)
Try to be as precise as possible. Be sure to distinguish, for example, between "Church of England in South Africa" and "Church of the Province of South Africa".
Write the answer in the boxes provided. These answers will be scanned and coded if possible. You have to be very careful in writing these answers. Use neat capital letters, keeping inside the boxes. Do not leave any spaces and do not use hyphens at the end of lines. If you run out of boxes do not worry. Just write as many letters as will fit.
If the respondent's denomination is Zion Christian Church, you will write
ZIONCH
RISTIA
Do not use any abbreviations.
If a person does not want to answer this question, do not persist but write "Refuses". If they say they have no religion, write "None".
Do not confuse "refuses to answer" with "none". "None" means the person does not have any religion; "refuses" means the person chooses not to answer. He/she may have no religion, or may have a religion but does not want to disclose it.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's religion.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |