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Dwelling Characteristics
Other
Constructed Household
 PERSON VARIABLES
Technical
Constructed Family Interrelationship
Core Demographic
Fertility and Mortality
Nativity and Birthplace
Ethnicity and Language
Education
Work
Income
Migration
Disability

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Technical Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
RECTYPE Record type H codes X X
CNTRY Country H codes X X
YEAR Year H codes X X
SAMPLE IPUMS sample identifier H codes X X
SERIAL Serial number H codes X X
PERSONS Number of person records in the household H codes X X
WTHH Household weight H codes X X
SUBSAMP Subsample number H codes X X
Group Quarters Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
GQ Group quarters status H codes X X
UNREL Number of unrelated persons H codes X X
Geography Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
URBAN Urban-rural status H codes X X
PROVZA Province, South Africa H codes X X
MAGISZA Magisterial District, South Africa H codes X X
Economic Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
OWNRSHP Ownership of dwelling H codes X X
MIGABS Migrant worker absent from household H codes X .
MIGWKR Migrant worker in household H codes X .
REMITT Value of remittances received H codes X .
Utilities Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
ELECTRC Electricity H codes X X
WATSUP Water supply H codes X X
SEWAGE Sewage H codes . X
FUELH Fuel for heating H codes X X
PHONE Telephone availability H codes X X
CELL Cellular phone availability H codes X X
Appliances, Mechanicals, Other Amenities Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
REFRIG Refrigerator H codes . X
TV Television set H codes . X
RADIO Radio in household H codes . X
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
ROOMS Number of rooms H codes X X
TOILET Toilet H codes X X
Other Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
ONEROOM Number of households sharing one room H codes X .
Constructed Household Variables -- Household   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
NCOUPLS Number of married couples in household H codes X X
Technical Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
PERNUM Person number P codes X X
WTPER Person weight P codes X X
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
SPLOC Spouse's location in household P codes X X
SPRULE Rule for linking spouse P codes X X
Core Demographic Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
RELATE Relationship to household head P codes X X
AGE Age P codes X X
SEX Sex P codes X X
MARST Marital status P codes X X
CONSENS Consensual union P codes X X
POLYGAM Polygamous union P codes . X
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
CHBORN Children ever born P codes X X
CHSURV Children surviving P codes X X
MORTMOT Mortality status of mother P codes . X
MORTFAT Mortality status of father P codes . X
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
NATIVTY Nativity status P codes X X
BPLCTRY Country of birth P codes X X
BPLZA Province of birth, South Africa P codes . X
CITIZEN Citizenship P codes X X
NATION Country of citizenship P codes X X
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
RACE Race P codes X X
LANGZA1 Language spoken, South Africa P codes X X
LANGZA2 Second language spoken, South Africa P codes X .
RELIG Religion P codes X X
Education Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
SCHOOL School attendance P codes X X
EDATTAN Educational attainment, international recode P codes X X
YRSCHL Years of schooling P codes X X
EDUCZA Educational attainment, South Africa P codes X X
Work Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
EMPSTAT Employment status P codes X X
OCCISCO Occupation, ISCO P codes X X
OCC Occupation, unrecoded P codes X X
INDGEN Industry, general recode P codes X X
IND Industry, unrecoded P codes X X
CLASSWK Class of worker P codes X X
HRSWRK1 Hours worked per week P codes . X
HRSWRK2 Hours worked per week, categorized P codes . X
Income Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
INCTOT Total income P codes X X
Migration Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
MGRATE5 Migration status, 5 years P codes . X
MGRATEP Migration status, previous residence P codes X .
MGCTRY1 Country of previous residence P codes X .
MIGZA1 Province of previous residence, South Africa P codes X .
MIGZA2 Province of residence 5 years ago, South Africa P codes . X
MGPLCZA Same place 5 years ago, South Africa P codes . X
MGYRS5 Years residing in current dwelling, South Africa P codes X X
Disability Variables -- Person   [top]

Variable
Variable Label
Type
Codes 		ZA ZA
96 01
DISABLE Disability status P codes X X
DISBLND Blind or vision-impaired P codes X X
DISDEAF Deaf or hearing-impaired P codes X X
DISMUTE Mute P codes . X
DISMNTL Mental disability P codes X X
DISPSYC Psychological disability P codes . X

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