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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Migrant workers absent from household (ZA1996A_0024)

Data file: ZAF1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 124

End: 124

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Section B:

Please answer questions related to this household

1.3. Are there any persons who are usually members of this household, but who are away for a month or more because they are migrant workers? (A migrant worker is someone who is absent from home for more than a month each year to work or to seek work.)

[] 1 = Yes
[] 2 = No
(If "Yes") indicate the person's particulars

_ _ Age in years
Gender

[] 1 = Male
[] 2 = Female

Relationship to the head of household

[] 1 = Head of Household
[] 2 = Husband/wife/partner
[] 3 = Son/daughter
[] 4 = Brother/sister
[] 5 = Father/mother
[] 6 = Grandparent
[] 7 = Grandchild
[] 8 = Other relative
[] 9 = Non-related

Where is (the person) living

____ Name of suburb/village/settlement
____ Name of city/town/farm/tribal authority
____ Name of magisterial district
____ If not South Africa, state name of country

Value	Category
1	Migrant worker absent
2	No migrant worker absent
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether any household members are migrant workers and absent from the household. A migrant worker was defined as: '...someone who is absent from home for more than a month each year to work or to seek work.'

Universe

Private households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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