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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2001
Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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  • Identification
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  • Coverage
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  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Questionnaires
  • Access policy
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  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Title
Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Country
Name Country code
South Africa ZAF
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Abstract
IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Households and Individuals within Enumeration Areas (EAs- usually contain 100 to 250 households).

UNITS IDENTIFIED:
- Dwellings: No
- Vacant units: No
- Households: Yes
- Individuals: Yes
- Group quarters: Yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS:
- Dwellings: Any structure intended or used for human habitation.
- Group quarters: Living quarters where certain facilities are shared by groups of individuals or households. They include hostels, hotels and institutions.

Version

Version Description
Version 6.4. The datasets contain selected variables from the original census microdata plus harmonized variables from the IPUMS-International database.

In v6.4, the research team continued to carry out improvements to geography, providing harmonized geographic units for the second administrative level for roughly half the countries. More information about IPUMS geography variables is available <a href='https://international.ipums.org/international/geography_variables.shtml'>here</a>. Also, approximately 100 integrated variables were renamed. Affected variables with their current and previous names are listed <a href='https://international.ipums.org/international/resources/misc_docs/renamed_variables_sept2015.pdf'>here</a>. Geography variable also underwent wholesale renaming.

In this update, IPUMS added 19 new samples for Armenia, Austria, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Mozambique, Paraguay, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Spain. Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Paraguay were newly added countries to IPUMS. Samples for other countries extend pre-existing series for those countries.
Version Date
2016-04-25
Version Notes
In this version, geographic variables are significantly revised. IPUMS has developed subnational geographies for each country that are consistent over time and have associated GIS shape files. To distinguish the harmonized and unharmonized geographic variables, which will ultimately be available at the first and second administrative levels for most countries, a new, more systematic variable-naming convention have been imposed. The available geographic variables and their old and new names are described <a href='https://international.ipums.org/international/geography_variables.shtml'>here</a>. Further explanation of the new geographic variables and the GIS boundary files is available <a href='https://international.ipums.org/international/geography_gis.shtml'>here</a>.

Scope

Notes
UNITS IDENTIFIED:
- Dwellings: No
- Vacant units: No
- Households: Yes
- Individuals: Yes
- Group quarters: Yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS:
- Dwellings: Any structure intended or used for human habitation.
- Group quarters: Living quarters where certain facilities are shared by groups of individuals or households. They include hostels, hotels and institutions.
Topics
Topic Vocabulary
Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Group Quarters Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Geography: Global Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Geography: M-Z Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Technical Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Income Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Migration Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Household Imputation Flags Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Person Imputation Flags Variables -- PERSON IPUMS

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Geographic Unit
Magisterial districts and municipalities with 20,000+ population in 2001
Universe
The people who were present in the country on the night of 9–10 October 2001. People living in households across the country, as well as those in hostels, hotels, hospitals and all other types of communal living quarters, and even the homeless, were all visited.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Statistics South Africa
Minnesota Population Center University of Minnesota
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
Minnesota Population Center University of Minnesota Selected variables from the original census micro data plus harmonized variables from the IPUMS International data base

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
MICRODATA SOURCE: Statistics South Africa

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic stratified sample drawn by Statistics South Africa.

SAMPLE UNIT: Households

SAMPLE FRACTION: 10%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 3,725,655
Response Rate
UNDERCOUNT: Varies by province: 14.07% to 22.51% for individuals; 15.55% to 26.21% for households.
Weighting
Computed by census agency and should be used for most types of analysis.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2001-10-10 2001-10-10
Time periods
Start date End date
2001-10-10 2001-10-10
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Each enumerator was required to produce one or more completed questionnaires for each dwelling visited. Households were encouraged to be interviewed by the enumerator if possible. Alternatively, a respondent could complete the questionnaire for collection later, where circumstances allowed. Enumerators carried translations of the questions into the other ten official languages, to refer to where necessary.
Data Collection Notes
De facto, CENSUS DAY: October 10, 2001

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
Three different census questionnaires were developed – one for households (the A questionnaire), one for individuals in institutions (the B questionnaire), and one for the institutions themselves (the C questionnaire). The A questionnaire was also used in workers' hostels, student hostels, residential hotels and homes for the independent aged, whilst the B and C questionnaires were also used in tourist hotels and for the homeless.

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation URL
IPUMS International Minnesota Population Center http://international.ipums.org
Contacts
Name
Statistics South Africa
Confidentiality
IPUMS-International distributes integrated microdata of individuals and households only by agreement of collaborating national statistical offices and under the strictest of confidence. Before data may be distributed to an individual researcher, an electronic license agreement must be signed and approved. To gain access to the data, a researcher must agree to the following: (1) Implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access to census microdata. Under IPUMS-International agreements with collaborating agencies, redistribution of the data to third parties is prohibited. (2) Use the microdata for the exclusive purposes of scholarly research and education. Researchers must explicitly agree to not use microdata acquired for any commercial or income-generating venture. (3) Maintain the confidentiality of persons, households, and other entities. Any attempt to ascertain the identity of persons or households from the microdata is prohibited. Alleging that a person or household has been identified is also prohibited. (4) Report all publications based on these data to IPUMS-International, which will in turn pass the information on to the relevant national statistical agencies. Once a project is approved, a password is issued and data may be acquired through the Internet. Penalties for violating the license include: revocation of the license, recall of all microdata acquired, filing of a motion of censure to the appropriate professional organizations, and civil prosecution under the relevant national or international statutes. These safeguards mirror the principles from the Joint ECE/Eurostat Work Session on Statistical Data Confidentiality. Employees of the Minnesota Population Center who work with the census microdata to produce the harmonized database also sign agreements to respect the confidentiality of the data. IPUMS-International works with each country's statistical office to minimize the risk of disclosure of respondent information. The details of the confidentiality protections vary across countries, but in all cases, names and detailed geographic information are suppressed and top-codes are imposed on variables such as income that might identify specific persons. In addition, IPUMS-International uses a variety of technical procedures to enhance confidentiality protection. These include the following: (1) Swapping an undisclosed fraction of records from one administrative district to another to make positive identification of individuals impossible. (2) Randomizing the placement of households within districts to disguise the order in which individuals were enumerated or the data processed. (3) Aggregating codes of sensitive characteristics (e.g., grouping together very small ethnic categories) (4) Top- and bottom-coding continuous variables to prevent identification of extreme cases. The safety record for public-use census microdata is apparently perfect. In almost four decades of use, there has not been a single verified breach of statistical confidentiality. The measures implemented by the IPUMS-International are designed to extend this record.
Access conditions
An adapted version of the dataset, harmonized for international comparability, is available from IPUMS-International (https://international.ipums.org/international/) under the following conditions:

IPUMS-International distributes integrated microdata of individuals and households only by agreement of collaborating national statistical offices and under the strictest of confidence. Before data may be distributed to an individual researcher, an electronic license agreement must be signed and approved. To gain access to the data, a researcher must agree to the following:

(1) Implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access to census microdata. Under IPUMS-International agreements with collaborating agencies, redistribution of the data to third parties is prohibited.

(2) Use the microdata for the exclusive purposes of scholarly research and education. Researchers must explicitly agree to not use microdata acquired for any commercial or income-generating venture.

(3) Maintain the confidentiality of persons, households, and other entities. Any attempt to ascertain the identity of persons or households from the microdata is prohibited. Alleging that a person or household has been identified is also prohibited.

(4) Report all publications based on these data to IPUMS-International, which will in turn pass the information on to the relevant national statistical agencies.

Once a project is approved, a password is issued and data may be acquired through the Internet. Penalties for violating the license include: revocation of the license, recall of all microdata acquired, filing of a motion of censure to the appropriate professional organizations, and civil prosecution under the relevant national or international statutes.

These safeguards mirror the principles from the Joint ECE/Eurostat Work Session on Statistical Data Confidentiality. Employees of the Minnesota Population Center who work with the census microdata to produce the harmonized database also sign agreements to respect the confidentiality of the data.
Citation requirements
Minnesota Population Center. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International: Version 6.4 [dataset]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2015. http://doi.org/10.18128/D020.V6.4.

Researchers should also acknowledge the statistical agency that originally produced the data:
South Africa, Statistics South Africa, Census 2001

The licensing agreement for use of IPUMS-International data requires that users supply IPUMS-International with the title and full citation for any publications, research reports, or educational materials making use of the data or documentation.

Copies of such materials are also gratefully received at ipums@umn.edu.

Printed matter should be sent to:
IPUMS-International
Minnesota Population Center
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
(c) Copyright 2001, Statistics South Africa and Minnesota Population Center

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Minnesota Population Center MPC University of Minnesota Integration Harmonization Documentation
Date of Metadata Production
2016-04-25
DDI Document version
- Version 03 (April 2018). This version is identical to version 6.4 (April 2016), except for the DDI Document ID and ID Number which were updated.
Documentation of census data and harmonized variables as found in IPUMS-International. The International Household Survey Network (IHSN) contracted IPUMS International for generating DDI and Dublin Core-compliant metadata related to population and housing census datasets from developing countries. The objective was to provide countries with detailed metadata in a format compatible with the DDI standard used by most of these countries, with a view to guarantee the preservation of the data and metadata, and the publishing of metadata.

The intellectual rights (including copyright) for the data and metadata in IPUMS are retained by the countries under a Memorandum of Understanding with the contributing countries. IPUMS-International has distribution rights to the metadata and data. The XML documents generated by this process are viewed as a distribution of the metadata.

Fields edited by the World Bank are: DDI ID and study ID to match World Bank study naming convention, as well as DDI Document Version and Version Description to reflect changes included in version 6.4.

Previous version documented in the World Bank Microdata Library:
- v6.3 (August 2014)
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