Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011

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Reference ID

ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

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Second language most often used in the household (ZA2011A_0411)

Data file: ZAF2011-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 186

End: 187

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

P-06 Language
Which two languages does [the person] speak most often in this household?
Write the appropriate code in the box.
If no other language, write 00 in the second box.

First _ _
Second _ _

01. Afrikaans
02. English
03. IsiNdebele
04. IsiXhosa
05. IsiZulu
06. Sepedi
07. Sesotho
08. Setswana
09. SiSwati
10. Tshivenda
11. Xitsonga
12. Other

Categories

Value	Category
0	No second language
1	Afrikaans
2	English
3	Isi Ndebele
4	Isi Xhosa
5	IsiZulu
6	Sepedi
7	Sesotho
8	Setswana
9	Sign language
10	Siswati
11	Tshivenda
12	Xitsonga
13	Other
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

3. Section A: Demographics (remember to follow instructions)
Purpose: The information is collected to establish the total population of the country, their gender, age and other characteristics.

This section must be completed for every person listed on the questionnaire.
A person who is not married should not answer the question on who their spouse/partner is, e.g. ?If 3-6 on Marital status (P-03), then Go to Population group (P-05)?.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a person's second language most often used in the household.

Universe

Persons in private households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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