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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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Province of previous residence (ZA2011A_PREVPROV)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 253
End: 254
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3"> P-11 Since 2001 </span>
<br />Has [the person] been living in this place since October 2001?
<br />Write the appropriate code in the box _</p>
<div class="i1">1. Yes<br />2. No<br />3. Born after October 2001 but never moved.<br />4. Born after October 2001 and moved.</div><span class="em">If 1 or 3, go to P-12</span></p>

<p><span class="h3"> P-11b Province of previous residence </span>
<br />In which province did [the person] live before moving to this place?
<br />Write the appropriate code in the box _</p>
<div class="i1">01. Western Cape<br />02. Eastern Cape<br />03. Northern Cape<br />04. Free State<br />05. Kwa-Zulu Natal<br />06. North West<br />07. Gauteng<br />08. Mpumalanga<br />09. Limpopo<br />10. Outside South Africa<br />11. Do not know</div><span class="em">If 10, go to P-12</span>
Categories
Value Category
01 Western Cape
02 Eastern Cape
03 Northern Cape
04 Free State
05 KwaZulu-Natal
06 North West
07 Gauteng
08 Mpumalanga
09 Limpopo
10 Outside South Africa
11 Do not know
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 province of a person's previous residence. Province is the largest-scale geographic identifier available in the South Africa samples.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Persons in private households who moved after October 2001 [discrepancies: none]

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