Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2001
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Reference ID
ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Annual household income (ZA2001A_INCH)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
226
End:
227
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA01A042 ZA01A474 ZA01A475"><span class="h2">Ask of everyone</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A042 ZA01A475">P-22. Income category<br /><div class="i1">_ _ What is the income category that best describes the gross income of (this person) before tax? Choose from the table below the code that corresponds to the income level. A monthly income of R1 500 is code 04 and an annual income of R25 000 is code 05.<br />Monthly<br />01 = No income<br />02 = R 1 -- R 400<br />03 = R 401 -- R 800<br />04 = R 801 -- R 1 600<br />05 = R 1 601 -- R 3 200<br />06 = R 3 201 -- R 6 400<br />07 = R 6 401 -- R 12 800<br />08 = R 12 801 -- R 25 600<br />09 = R 25 601 -- R 51 200<br />10 = R 51 201 -- R 102 400<br />11 = R 102 401 -- R 204 800<br />12 = R 204 801 or more<br />Annual<br />01 = No income<br />02 = R 1 -- R 4 800<br />03 = R 4 801 -- R 9 600<br />04 = R 9 601 -- R 19 200<br />05 = R 19 201 -- R 38 400<br />06 = R 38 401 -- R 76 800<br />07 = R 76 801 -- R 153 600<br />08 = R 153 601 -- R 307 200<br />09 = R 307 201 -- R 614 400<br />10 = R 614 401 -- R 1 228 800<br />11 = R 1 228 801 -- R 2 457 600<br />12 = R 2 457 601 or more</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A042 ZA01A475">P-22. Income category<br /><div class="i1">_ _ What is the income category that best describes the gross income of (this person) before tax? Choose from the table below the code that corresponds to the income level. A monthly income of R1 500 is code 04 and an annual income of R25 000 is code 05.<br />Monthly<br />01 = No income<br />02 = R 1 -- R 400<br />03 = R 401 -- R 800<br />04 = R 801 -- R 1 600<br />05 = R 1 601 -- R 3 200<br />06 = R 3 201 -- R 6 400<br />07 = R 6 401 -- R 12 800<br />08 = R 12 801 -- R 25 600<br />09 = R 25 601 -- R 51 200<br />10 = R 51 201 -- R 102 400<br />11 = R 102 401 -- R 204 800<br />12 = R 204 801 or more<br />Annual<br />01 = No income<br />02 = R 1 -- R 4 800<br />03 = R 4 801 -- R 9 600<br />04 = R 9 601 -- R 19 200<br />05 = R 19 201 -- R 38 400<br />06 = R 38 401 -- R 76 800<br />07 = R 76 801 -- R 153 600<br />08 = R 153 601 -- R 307 200<br />09 = R 307 201 -- R 614 400<br />10 = R 614 401 -- R 1 228 800<br />11 = R 1 228 801 -- R 2 457 600<br />12 = R 2 457 601 or more</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | No income |
| 02 | R 1-R 4 800 |
| 03 | R 4 801-R 9 600 |
| 04 | R 9 601-R 19 200 |
| 05 | R 19 201-R 38 400 |
| 06 | R 38 401-R 76 800 |
| 07 | R 76 801-R 153 600 |
| 08 | R 153 601-R 307 200 |
| 09 | R 307 201-R 614 400 |
| 10 | R 614 401-R 1 228 800 |
| 11 | R 1 228 801-R 2 457 600 |
| 12 | R 2 457 601 or more |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="ZA01A018 ZA01A042"><span class="em">Household</span><br />A household is a group of people who live together, and provide themselves jointly with food or other essentials for living, or a single person who lives alone. For a de facto census only people in the household on census night are counted as part of the household.<br /><br />Notice that a household is not necessarily the same as a family.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A475 ZA01A042"><span class="em">Question P-22 -- Income category</span><br /><br />"What is the income category that best describes the gross income of (the person) before tax?"<br /><br />Read the categories out to the first respondent.<br /><br />Identify the income from one of the two tables, and enter the code. Both tables are provided so that people can answer in terms of monthly or annual income. The resulting code will be the same, e.g:<br /><div class="i1">an <span class="em">annual</span> income level of R20 000 is category 05.<br />a <span class="em">monthly</span> income of R3000 is also category 05.</div><br /><br />The reference period for annual income is 1 October 2000 until 31 September 2001, and for monthly income September 2001.<br /><br />Gross income means income before tax or deductions.<br /><br />Income from investments, private business, etc. should be included. Income from the sale of <span class="em">home-grown produce or home-brewed beer or cattle</span> should also be included. If any of these activities have brought in income for the household as a whole rather than for a particular person, simply add the amount to the income of someone in the household.<br /><br />If the household has received <span class="em">remittances</span> or payments e.g. from a person working or living elsewhere, add this income to the total of someone, e.g. the head of the household.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 56]</span><br /><br />Even a small child can have an income in the form of a child maintenance grant.<br /><br />It is not necessary to be very exact because the income categories are relatively broad. If the income varies during the year, take the <span class="em">average</span>.<br /><br />You can show the prompt card on the back of the 09 book to help the respondent to identify the total income. The prompt card is useful when people do not want to say their income aloud in front of other household members.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A475 ZA01A042"><span class="em">Question P-22 -- Income category</span><br /><br />"What is the income category that best describes the gross income of (the person) before tax?"<br /><br />Read the categories out to the first respondent.<br /><br />Identify the income from one of the two tables, and enter the code. Both tables are provided so that people can answer in terms of monthly or annual income. The resulting code will be the same, e.g:<br /><div class="i1">an <span class="em">annual</span> income level of R20 000 is category 05.<br />a <span class="em">monthly</span> income of R3000 is also category 05.</div><br /><br />The reference period for annual income is 1 October 2000 until 31 September 2001, and for monthly income September 2001.<br /><br />Gross income means income before tax or deductions.<br /><br />Income from investments, private business, etc. should be included. Income from the sale of <span class="em">home-grown produce or home-brewed beer or cattle</span> should also be included. If any of these activities have brought in income for the household as a whole rather than for a particular person, simply add the amount to the income of someone in the household.<br /><br />If the household has received <span class="em">remittances</span> or payments e.g. from a person working or living elsewhere, add this income to the total of someone, e.g. the head of the household.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 56]</span><br /><br />Even a small child can have an income in the form of a child maintenance grant.<br /><br />It is not necessary to be very exact because the income categories are relatively broad. If the income varies during the year, take the <span class="em">average</span>.<br /><br />You can show the prompt card on the back of the 09 book to help the respondent to identify the total income. The prompt card is useful when people do not want to say their income aloud in front of other household members.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the annual household income. It is calculated by adding together the individual incomes of all members of the household.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Private households and non-institutional collective living quarters [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |