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
Religion (grouped) (ZA2001A_RELIGGR)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
235
End:
236
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="ZA01A412 ZA01A413">P-08. Religion<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A412 ZA01A413">P-08. Religion<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Dutch reformed churches |
| 02 | Zion Christian churches |
| 03 | Catholic churches |
| 04 | Methodist churches |
| 05 | Pentecostal/Charismatic churches |
| 06 | Anglican churches |
| 07 | Apostolic Faith Mission |
| 08 | Lutheran churches |
| 09 | Presbyterian churches |
| 10 | Bandla Lama Nazaretha |
| 11 | Baptist churches |
| 12 | Congregational churches |
| 13 | Orthodox churches |
| 14 | Other Apostolic churches |
| 15 | Other Zionist churches |
| 16 | Ethiopian-type churches |
| 17 | Other Reformed churches |
| 18 | Other African independent churches |
| 19 | Otehr Christian churches |
| 20 | African traditional belief |
| 21 | Judaism |
| 22 | Hinduism |
| 23 | Islam |
| 24 | Other non-Christian churches |
| 25 | No religion |
| 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
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A412 ZA01A413"><span class="em">Question P-08 -- Religion</span><br /><br /> <span class="em">"What is (the person's) religion, denomination or belief?"</span><br /><br /> For babies, write the religion/denomination/belief of their parents. If the parents belong to different religions, write the mother's religion.<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 40]</span><br /><br /> 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.)<br /><br /> 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".<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> If the respondent's denomination is Zion Christian Church, you will write<br /><br /> ZIONCH<br /> RISTIA<br /><br /> Do not use any abbreviations.<br /><br /> 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".<br /><br /> 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.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's religion within grouped religion categories.
This variable was created with the assistance of academics from the Unit for Religious Demographic Research (URDR) at the University of Stellenbosch. The variable groups certain religions, denominations or beliefs within a broader cluster or theological tradition and is recommended to users in preference to the full listing.
This variable was created with the assistance of academics from the Unit for Religious Demographic Research (URDR) at the University of Stellenbosch. The variable groups certain religions, denominations or beliefs within a broader cluster or theological tradition and is recommended to users in preference to the full listing.
Universe
South Africa 2001: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |