Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Migrant workers present in household (hhmigran)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category
1	Migrant worker present in hhold
2	No migrant worker present
9	Unspecified/Dummy

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.

Description

Definition

This variable was derived for households to record whether any migrant workers were present in the enumerated household.

Universe

Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Others

Notes

This variable was derived from the person-level file, question 10, which asked whether any person in the household was a migrant worker.

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