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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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First language most often used in the household (ZA2011A_LANG1)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 220
End: 221
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3"> P-06 Language </span>
<br />Which two languages does [the person] speak most often in this household?
<br />Write the appropriate code in the box.
<br />If no other language, write 00 in the second box.</p>
<div class="i1">First _ _<br />Second _ _</div><div class="i2">01. Afrikaans<br />02. English<br />03. IsiNdebele<br />04. IsiXhosa<br />05. IsiZulu<br />06. Sepedi<br />07. Sesotho<br />08. Setswana<br />09. SiSwati<br />10. Tshivenda<br />11. Xitsonga<br />12. Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Afrikaans
02 English
03 Isi Ndebele
04 Isi Xhosa
05 IsiZulu
06 Sepedi
07 Sesotho
08 Setswana
09 Sign language
10 Siswati
11 Tshivenda
12 Xitsonga
13 Other
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 a person's first language (the language most often used in the household).
Universe
South Africa 2011: Persons in private households [discrepancies: none]

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