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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 4418594
Variables: 159

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
LASTBMO
Month of last birth
LASTBYR
Year of last birth
LASTBSEX
Sex of last birth
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
LASTBMORT
Mortality status of last birth
CHDEADYR
Year of death of the last child born
CHDEADMO
Month of death of the last child born
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
YRIMM
Year of immigration
YRSIMM
Years since immigrated
YRSIMM2
Years since immigrated, categorized
BPLZA
Province of birth, South Africa
RACE
Race or color
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
LANGZA1
Language spoken at home, South Africa
LANGZA2
Second language spoken, South Africa
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCZA
Educational attainment, South Africa
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
WRKAVAIL
Available to work
INCTOT
Total income
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
GEOMIG1_P
1st subnational geographic level of previous residence, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS2
Years residing in current dwelling
MIG1_P_ZA
Province of previous residence, South Africa; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_P_ZA
District of previous residence, South Africa; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISEMP
Employment disability
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMOBIL
Disability limiting ability to walk
DISCARE
Personal care limitation
WGCARE
Difficulty with self-care (Washington group)
WGCOGN
Difficulty remembering or concentrating (Washington group)
WGCOMM
Difficulty communicating (Washington group)
WGHEAR
Difficulty hearing (Washington group)
WGMOBIL
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (Washington group)
WGVISION
Difficulty seeing (Washington group)
ZA2011A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
ZA2011A_AGE
Age in completed years
ZA2011A_SEX
Sex
ZA2011A_BIRTHDAY
Day of birth
ZA2011A_BIRTHYR
Year of birth
ZA2011A_RELATE
Relationship to head of household
ZA2011A_MARST
Marital status
ZA2011A_ETHN
Race or ethnicity
ZA2011A_LANG1
First language most often used in the household
ZA2011A_LANG2
Second language most often used in the household
ZA2011A_BPLPROV
Province of birth
ZA2011A_BPLCTRY
Country of birth
ZA2011A_YRIMM
Year of immigration
ZA2011A_CITIZEN
Citizenship
ZA2011A_USUALRES
Enumerated in province of usual residence
ZA2011A_USUPROV
Province of usual residence
ZA2011A_USUDIST
District of usual residence
ZA2011A_USUMUNI
Municipality of usual residence
ZA2011A_MGRATE0
Living in place of usual residence since October 2001
ZA2011A_MOVEMO
Month moved to place of usual residence
ZA2011A_MOVEYR
Year moved to place of usual residence
ZA2011A_PREVPROV
Province of previous residence
ZA2011A_PREVDIST
District of previous residence
ZA2011A_PREVMUNIC
Municipality of previous residence
ZA2011A_DIFFSEE
Difficulty seeing
ZA2011A_DIFFHEAR
Difficulty hearing
ZA2011A_DIFFCOMM
Difficulty communicating
ZA2011A_DIFFWALK
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs
ZA2011A_DIFFREM
Difficulty remembering or concentrating
ZA2011A_DIFFCARE
Difficulty with self care such as washing, dressing or feeding
ZA2011A_GLASSES
Uses eyeglasses
ZA2011A_HEARAID
Uses hearing aid
ZA2011A_WLKSTICK
Uses walking stick or frame
ZA2011A_WHLCHAIR
Uses wheelchair
ZA2011A_MEDS
Uses chronic medication
ZA2011A_MORTMOT
Mother alive
ZA2011A_PERNUMMO
Person number of mother
ZA2011A_MORTFAT
Father alive
ZA2011A_PERNUMFA
Person number of father
ZA2011A_INCOME
Annual household income category
ZA2011A_SCHOOL
Currently attends school
ZA2011A_TYPEINST
Educational institution type
ZA2011A_PUBPRIV
Public or private institution
ZA2011A_EDATTAN
Highest level of education
ZA2011A_EDFIELD
Field of education
ZA2011A_NAME
Difficulty writing name
ZA2011A_READ
Difficulty reading
ZA2011A_FORM
Difficulty filling in form
ZA2011A_LETTER
Difficulty writing a letter in any language
ZA2011A_CALC
Difficulty calculating change
ZA2011A_SIGNS
Difficulty reading road signs
ZA2011A_EMPSTAT
Worked for pay (even only one hour) during last 7 days
ZA2011A_OWNBUSI
Ran or performed any kind of business (even only for one hour) during last 7 days
ZA2011A_UNPAIDWK
Helped without being paid for business run by her or his household during last 7 days
ZA2011A_WKABSEN
Temporary absence from work in the last 7 days
ZA2011A_SEEKWK
Looked for job or tried to start a business in the 4 last weeks
ZA2011A_LIKEWK
Would have liked to work or start a business in the last 7 days
ZA2011A_REASNOWK
Reasons for not working in the last 7 days
ZA2011A_AVAILWK
Available to start work in the last 7 days
ZA2011A_SECTOR
Sector
ZA2011A_ANYBIRTH
Live births
ZA2011A_AGEBIRTH
Age at first birth
ZA2011A_CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
ZA2011A_CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
ZA2011A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born
ZA2011A_LSTBMTH
Month of last child's birth
ZA2011A_LASTBYR
Year of last child's birth
ZA2011A_LSTBSEX
Sex of last child born
ZA2011A_LSTLIVE
Last child born still alive
ZA2011A_LSTDEMTH
Month of last child's death
ZA2011A_LSTDEYR
Year of last child's death
ZA2011A_DBPLREG
Region of birth (derived)
ZA2011A_DPREVPROV
Province of previous residence (derived)
ZA2011A_DUSUALPROV
Province of usual residence (derived)
ZA2011A_DEMPSTAT
Labour market status (derived)
ZA2011A_DEMPSTAT2
Official employment status (derived)
ZA2011A_DEMPSTAT3
Expanded employment status (derived)
ZA2011A_DEDATTAN
Grouped level of education (derived)
ZA2011A_DBRTHLYR
Any births in past 12 months (derived)
ZA2011A_GEOTYPEP
Indicator for urban or rural residence
ZA2011A_WTPER
Person weight
Total: 159
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