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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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Second language (ZA1996A_0410)

Data file: ZAF1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 187
End: 188
Width: 2
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.




6.2. Does (the person) speak more than one language at home?

[] 1 = Yes
[] 2 = No
____ (If "Yes") Specify the language he/she speaks next most often. Write the language in the space provided.
Categories
Value Category
0 Speaks only one language
1 IsiNdebele
2 IsiXhosa
3 IsiZulu
4 Sepedi
5 Sesotho
6 Setswana
7 Siswati
8 Tshivenda
9 Xitsonga
10 Afrikaans
11 English
12 Dutch
13 German
14 Greek
15 Italian
16 Portuguese
17 French
18 Tamil
19 Hindi
20 Telugu
21 Gujarati
22 Urdu
23 Chinese
24 Swahili
25 Shona
26 Arabic
27 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 second language.
Universe
Persons in private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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