Community Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2007

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ZAF_2007_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

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Age (ZA2007A_0405)

Data file: ZAF2007-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 198

End: 200

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

P-03 Age
What is (the person)'s age in completed years?

If age not known ask for an estimate of age. If no one is able to estimate, write 998.
For babies less than 1 year write 000 for age. For a person 7 years and 10 months write 007 for age.
Age (in years): _ _ _ _
Transcribe the answer to F-02 on the flap

Categories

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1	1
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111	111
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114	114
115	115
116	116
117	117
118	118
119	119
120	120

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

(P-03) Age: What is (the person's) age in completed years?
Ask the age for each person.

Note that the age must be given in completed years, i.e. age at last birthday.

For babies younger than one year, write 000 for age and for person 7 years and 10 months old write 007 for age.

If the age is not known at all, ask for an estimate. If no one in the household is able to estimate the age, write in 998. Please note an answer for each person must always be provided in the boxes for this question.

Remember to transcribe the age (or 998) given to F-02 to the flap for each person in the household.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's age.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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