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Community Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2016
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ZAF_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Data file: ZAF2016_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 3328793
Variables: 174

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
LASTBMO
Month of last birth
LASTBYR
Year of last birth
LASTBSEX
Sex of last birth
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
LASTBMORT
Mortality status of last birth
CHDEADYR
Year of death of the last child born
CHDEADMO
Month of death of the last child born
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
YRIMM
Year of immigration
BPLZA
Province of birth, South Africa
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
RACE
Race or color
LANGZA1
Language spoken at home, South Africa
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCZA
Educational attainment, South Africa
TRNWRK
Means of transportation to work or school
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
GEOMIG1_P
1st subnational geographic level of previous residence, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS2
Years residing in current dwelling
MIGCAUSE
Reason for migration
MIG1_P_ZA
Province of previous residence, South Africa; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_P_ZA
District of previous residence, South Africa; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIGPLCZA
Same place 5 years ago, South Africa
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMOBIL
Disability limiting ability to walk
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISCARE
Personal care limitation
WGCARE
Difficulty with self-care (Washington group)
WGCOGN
Difficulty remembering or concentrating (Washington group)
WGCOMM
Difficulty communicating (Washington group)
WGHEAR
Difficulty hearing (Washington group)
WGMOBIL
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (Washington group)
WGVISION
Difficulty seeing (Washington group)
ZA2016A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
ZA2016A_SEX
Sex
ZA2016A_BIRTHYR
Year of birth
ZA2016A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
ZA2016A_AGE
Age
ZA2016A_AGEGRP5
Age (5-year groups)
ZA2016A_AGEGRP
Age (grouped)
ZA2016A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
ZA2016A_MARST
Marital status
ZA2016A_ETHNIC
Population ethnic group
ZA2016A_LANGHOM
Language most spoken in the household
ZA2016A_RELIG
Religion
ZA2016A_CHRISTIAN
Christianity
ZA2016A_BPLPROV
Province of birth
ZA2016A_BPLCNTRY
Country of birth
ZA2016A_BPLREG
Region of birth
ZA2016A_YRIMMIG
Year person moved to South Africa
ZA2016A_NATION
Country of citizenship
ZA2016A_CITIZEN
South African citizenship
ZA2016A_NATION2
Region of citizenship
ZA2016A_USUALRES
Enumerated in usual residence
ZA2016A_RESPROV
Province of usual residence (if enumerated outside usual residence)
ZA2016A_RESPROV2
Province of usual residence
ZA2016A_RESMUNI
Local or metropolitan municipality of usual residence
ZA2016A_RES5YR
Living in usual residence since October 2011
ZA2016A_MOVEYR
Year moved to current residence
ZA2016A_MOVEMO
Month moved to current residence
ZA2016A_PROVPREV
Province of previous residence (if moved after October 2011)
ZA2016A_PROVPREV2
Province of previous residence
ZA2016A_MUNPREV
District of previous residence
ZA2016A_LOCPREV
Local or metropolitan municipality of previous residence
ZA2016A_MIGREAS
Main reason for moving to place of usual residence
ZA2016A_DISSIGHT
Difficulty in seeing
ZA2016A_DISHEAR
Difficulty in hearing
ZA2016A_DISCOMM
Difficulty in communicating
ZA2016A_DISMOBIL
Difficulty in walking
ZA2016A_DISREM
Difficulty remembering
ZA2016A_DISCARE
Difficulty with self-care
ZA2016A_GLASSES
Uses eyeglasses, spectacles or contact lenses
ZA2016A_HEARAID
Uses a hearing aid
ZA2016A_WALKSTICK
Uses a walking stick, walking frame, or crutches
ZA2016A_WHLCHAIR
Uses a wheelchair
ZA2016A_DEVICEAID
Uses any other assistive device or aid
ZA2016A_MOTHLIVE
Biological mother alive
ZA2016A_MOTHDTHYR
Year in which biological mother passed away
ZA2016A_MOTHMEM
Biological mother is household member
ZA2016A_MOTHNUM
Person number of biological mother
ZA2016A_FATHLIVE
Biological father alive
ZA2016A_FATHDTHYR
Year in which biological father passed away
ZA2016A_FATHMEM
Biological father is household member
ZA2016A_FATHNUM
Person number of biological father
ZA2016A_SCHOOL
Currently attending school
ZA2016A_SCHLTYPE
Educational institution type
ZA2016A_SCHLPUB
Public or private educational institution
ZA2016A_TRANWALK
Walks to school
ZA2016A_TRANBIKE
Rides bicycle to school
ZA2016A_TRANSCOOT
Rides motorcycle or scooter to school
ZA2016A_TRANMINI
Takes minibus taxi or sedan taxi to school
ZA2016A_TRANBAK
Takes bakkie taxi to school
ZA2016A_TRANTAXI
Takes metered taxi to school
ZA2016A_TRANBUS
Takes public bus to school
ZA2016A_TRANTRAIN
Takes train to school
ZA2016A_TRANINST
Takes vehicle provided by the institution to school
ZA2016A_TRANGOV
Takes vehicle provided by government (not paid) to school
ZA2016A_TRANPARNT
Takes vehicle hired by a group of parents or students to school
ZA2016A_TRANPRIV
Takes own car or private vehicle to school
ZA2016A_TRANANM
Takes animal-drawn transport or animals to school
ZA2016A_TRANOTH
Uses other mode of transportation to school
ZA2016A_EDATTAIN
Highest level of education
ZA2016A_EDTYPE
Type of education institution
ZA2016A_EDFIELD
Field of qualification
ZA2016A_EDVOCFIELD
Field of technical or vocational education and training (TVET)
ZA2016A_CHEVER
Ever had live births
ZA2016A_CHSURV
Total number of children still alive
ZA2016A_CHSURVM
Total number of boys still alive
ZA2016A_CHSURVF
Total number of girls still alive
ZA2016A_CHDEAD
Total number of children no longer alive
ZA2016A_CHDEADM
Total number of boys no longer alive
ZA2016A_CHDEADF
Total number of girls no longer alive
ZA2016A_CHBORN
Total number of children born alive
ZA2016A_CHBORNM
Total number of boys born alive
ZA2016A_CHBORNF
Total number of girls born alive
ZA2016A_LSTBYR
Year of birth of last child born
ZA2016A_LSTBMO
Month of birth of last child born
ZA2016A_LSTBSEX
Sex of last child born
ZA2016A_LSTBBRFEED
Breastfeeding last child
ZA2016A_LASTBBRDUR
Length of time breastfeeding last child
ZA2016A_LSTBSURV
Last child born still alive
ZA2016A_LSTBDTHYR
Year of death of last child born
ZA2016A_LSTBDTHMO
Month of death of last child born
ZA2016A_BTHLYR
Births in the last 12 months
ZA2016A_WTPER
Person weight
ZA2016A_WEIGHT
Weight
Total: 174
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