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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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Population group (ZA1996A_0408)

Data file: ZAF1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 184
End: 184
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section A:

To be completed for each person in the household in a separate column. Remember to include babies. Please include yourself.




5. How would (the person) describe him-/herself?

[] 1 = African/Black
[] 2 = Coloured
[] 3 = Indian/Asian
[] 4 = White
Categories
Value Category
1 African/Black
2 Coloured
3 Indian/Asian
4 White
9 Unknown
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 race/ethnicity.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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