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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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Father still alive (ZA1996A_0427)

Data file: ZAF1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 211
End: 211
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.




14.2. Is (the person's) own father still alive? (These questions refer to the person's biological parents.)

[] 1 = Yes
[] 2 = No
[] 3 = Don't know
Categories
Value Category
1 Father alive
2 Father not alive
3 Do not know
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 biological father is still alive.
Universe
Persons in private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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