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
Language (ZA2001A_LANG)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
231
End:
232
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA01A041 ZA01A401 ZA01A402 ZA01A403 ZA01A404 ZA01A405 ZA01A406 ZA01A407 ZA01A408 ZA01A409 ZA01A410 ZA01A411 ZA01A412 ZA01A413 ZA01A414 ZA01A415 ZA01A416 ZA01A417 ZA01A418 ZA01A419 ZA01A420 ZA01A421 ZA01A422 ZA01A423 ZA01A424 ZA01A425 ZA01A426 ZA01A427 ZA01A428 ZA01A429 ZA01A430 ZA01A431 ZA01A432 ZA01A433 ZA01A434 ZA01A435 ZA01A436 ZA01A437 ZA01A438 ZA01A439 ZA01A476 ZA01A477 ZA01A478 ZA01A479 ZA01A480 ZA01A481 ZA01A482 ZA01A483 ZA01A485"><span class="h1">Section A: Information for persons in the household -- ask of everyone</span><br />[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.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A411">P-07. Language<br /><div class="i1">_ _ Which language does (the person) speak most often in this household? Write only one code per person.<br />01 = Afrikaans<br />02 = English<br />03 = IsiNdebele<br />04 = IsiXhosa<br />05 = IsiZulu<br />06 = Sepedi<br />07 = Sesotho<br />08 = Setswana<br />09 = SiSwati<br />10 = Tshivenda<br />11 = Xitsonga<br />12 = Other (specify) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A411">P-07. Language<br /><div class="i1">_ _ Which language does (the person) speak most often in this household? Write only one code per person.<br />01 = Afrikaans<br />02 = English<br />03 = IsiNdebele<br />04 = IsiXhosa<br />05 = IsiZulu<br />06 = Sepedi<br />07 = Sesotho<br />08 = Setswana<br />09 = SiSwati<br />10 = Tshivenda<br />11 = Xitsonga<br />12 = Other (specify) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Afrikaans |
| 02 | English |
| 03 | IsiNdebele |
| 04 | IsiXhosa |
| 05 | IsiZulu |
| 06 | Sepedi |
| 07 | Sesotho |
| 08 | Setswana |
| 09 | Siswati |
| 10 | Tshivenda |
| 11 | Xitsonga |
| 12 | Other |
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 a="all" v="ZA01A411"><span class="em">Question P-07 -- Language</span><br /><br /> <span class="em">"Which language does (the person) speak most often in this household?"</span><br /><br /> Give only one answer per person.<br /><br /><span class="em">For babies</span>, give the language of their parents. If the languages of the parents differ, give the mother's language, or the language of the person who takes care of the baby most.<br /><br />Only the eleven official languages of South Africa are listed. There are many other languages spoken in South Africa. If the language is not in the pre-coded list, write code "12" in the box and the name of the language on the dotted line. Remember not to write near the boxes.<br /><br />Note that this question is not asking mother tongue. It is asking the language most used by each person <span class="em">in the household</span>. This may differ from the mother tongue, and from the language most used at work. For visitors you may ask them the language they speak most often in their usual household.<br /><br /><span class="em"> National Bureau</span>: You must write only one code per person. If the respondent has difficulty choosing, ask them to choose the one that they are more comfortable with.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's first language.
Universe
South Africa 2001: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |