Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011

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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS

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Race or ethnicity of household head (ZA2011A_ETHHEAD)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 274

End: 274

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Black African
2	Coloured
3	Indian or Asian
4	White
5	Other
8	Unknown
9	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.

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Definition

This variable indicates the race or ethnicity of the household head.

Universe

South Africa 2011: Households in housing units or converted hostels [discrepancies: none]

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