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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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Type of area (urban)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
For enumerator's use only
Categories
Value Category
1 Urban
2 Rural
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
This question must be filled out by the enumerator

Description

Definition
This variable reflects the type of area in which the enumerated household is located.
Universe
Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Others

Notes
Enumeration area type is a classification of EAs according to (human) settlement. There were two principles guiding the assignment of an EA to a particular class or type. The first one was the EAs specific geographical location. The second principle was the kind of dwellings that were most common within the EA. For more information, consult the full metadata (in 'external resources')
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