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Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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Urban-rural (ZA1996A_0021)

Data file: ZAF1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 117
End: 117
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

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Literal question
Urban-rural
Categories
Value Category
1 Urban
2 Rural
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the location is urban or rural.

Urban is defined as having a municipal or local authority boundaries in an ordinary town or city, area with mainly informal dwellings (squatter areas), area with mainly hostels, or an area with mainly institutions (prisons, hospitals).

Rural is defined as adjacent to a municipal border or not sharing a boundary with an urban municipal area and a semi-town with predominantly formal dwellings, area with mainly informal dwellings, are with mainly hostels, area with mainly institutions, semi-town with predominantly formal dwellings, village/settlement without local autority, tribal authority area with villages, area with farms and agriculture, or a tribal authority area outside of villages.
Universe
Private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Geography: M-Z Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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