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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Type of dwelling (ZA1996A_0026)

Data file: ZAF1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 126

End: 127

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Section B:

Please answer questions related to this household

This dwelling is the place (house, flat etc.) In which this household spent census night

1.4. Which type of dwelling does this household occupy? (If this household lives in more than one dwelling, circle the main type of dwelling.)

[] 1 = House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard
[] 2 = Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials
[] 3 = Flat in block of flats
[] 4 = Town/cluster/semi-detached house (simplex, duplex or triplex)
[] 5 = Unit in retirement village
[] 6 = House/flat/room, in backyard
[] 7 = Informal dwelling/shack, in backyard
[] 8 = Informal dwelling/shack, not in backyard, e.g. in an informal/squatter settlement
[] 9 = Room/flatlet not in backyard but on a shared property
[] 10 = Caravan/tent
[] 11 = None/homeless
____ = Other, specify

Categories

Value	Category
1	House or brick structure on separate stand
2	Traditional dwelling
3	Flat in block of flats
4	Town/cluster/semi-detached house
5	Unit in retirement village
6	House/flat/room in backyard
7	Informal dwelling/shack in backyard
8	Informal dwelling/shack elsewhere
9	Room/flatlet on shared property
10	Caravan/tent
11	None/homeless
12	Other
98	Unknown
99	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 the dwelling type. If there was more than one dwelling, identifies the main type of dwelling.

Universe

Private households

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Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Group Quarters Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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