Code List for Persons
District Council code PDD P=province (see below), DD=district council (see District Council codelist for detailed code list)
Transitional Local Council code PLLL P=province (see below), LLL=transitional local council (see TLC & TRC codelist for detailed code list)
1 Western Cape 2 Eastern Cape 3 Northern Cape 4 Free State 5 KwaZulu-Natal 6 North West 7 Gauteng 8 Mpumalanga 9 Northern Province
Household code XXXXX unique identifier for household
Person number XXX unique identifier for persons
Enumeration Area type 1 Urban 2 Rural
Person record type P Household or hostel questionnaire S Special institutional questionnaire
Sex (Q1.2 and Institutional questionnaires) 1 Male 2 Female
Age (Q2 and Institutional questionnaires) 0 - 120 Stated ages 999 Not stated
Relationship to head of household (Q3) 01 Head/acting head of household 02 Husband/wife/partner 03 Son/daughter/stepchild/adopted child 04 Brother/sister 05 Father/mother 06 Grandparent 07 Grandchild 08 Other relative (eg. in-laws) 09 Non-related person 99 Not stated 98 Institutional questionnaires
Marital status (Q4) 1 Never married 2 Married: civil/religious 3 Married: traditional/customary 4 Living together (with partner) 5 Widow/widower 6 Divorced/separated 9 Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Population group (Q5 and Institutional questionnaires) 1 African/Black 2 Coloured 3 Indian/Asian 4 White 5 Griqua 9 Not stated
First language (Q6.1 and Institutional questionnaires) 01 Ndebele 02 Xhosa 03 Zulu 04 Northern Sotho 05 Southern Sotho 06 Tswana 07 Swazi 08 Venda 09 Tsonga 10 Afrikaans 11 English 12 Dutch 13 German 14 Greek 15 Italian 16 Portuguese 17 French 18 Tamil 19 Hindi 20 Telegu 21 Gujarati 22 Urdu 23 Chinese 24 Swahili 25 Shona 26 Arabic 00 Other 99 Not stated
Second language (Q6.2) 01 - 26 See First language above for detailed code list 00 Other 99 Not stated 97 Not applicable: Speaks only one language 98 Institutional questionnaires
Religion (Q7) 01- 64 See Religion codelist for detailed code list 00 Other 99 Not stated 98 Institutional questionnaires
Country of Birth (Q8) 01 Born in South Africa 02 - 75 See Country codelist for detailed code list 00 Other 76 No state 99 Not stated 98 Institutional questionnaires
Citizen of RSA (Q9.1) 1 South Africa only 2 South Africa and another country 3 Another country only 9 Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Country of non-RSA citizenship (Q9.2) 02 - 75 See Country.doc for detailed code list 00 Other 76 No state 99 Not stated 97 Not applicable: Citizen of RSA only 98 Institutional questionnaires
Combined citizenship (Q9.1, 9.2 and Institutional questionnaires) 01 South Africa 02 - 75 See Country.doc for detailed code list 00 Other 76 No state 99 Not stated
Migrant worker (Q10) 1 Yes 2 No 9 Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Usual address (Q11.1) 1 Here (census address) 2 Elsewhere 3 No usual address 9 Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Magisterial district of usual address (Q11.2) 000 Not stated 0XX Other country (see Country codelist for detailed code list) PXX Magisterial district codes (see Magisterial District codelist for detailed code list) 098 Institutional questionnaires
Year moved to current dwelling (Q12.1) 00 - 96 Year stated 97 Never moved 99 Not stated 98 Institutional questionnaires
Magisterial district lived in before moving (Q12.2) 000 Not stated 0XX Other country (see Country codelist for detailed code list) PXX Magisterial district codes (see Magisterial District codelist for detailed code list) 097 Not applicable: Never moved 098 Institutional questionnaires
Disability (Q13) 1 Yes 2 No 9 Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Sight disability (Q13) 1 Yes 0 No 7 Not applicable: No disability or Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Hearing/speech disability (Q13) 1 Yes 0 No 7 Not applicable: No disability or Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Physical disability (Q13) 1 Yes 0 No 7 Not applicable: No disability or Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Mental disability (Q13) 1 Yes 0 No 7 Not applicable: No disability or Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Disability recode (Q13) 1 Sight 2 Hearing 3 Physical 4 Mental 5 More than 1 (one) 9 Type of disability not specified 7 No disability or Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Mother still alive (Q14.1) 1 Yes 2 No 3 Don't know 9 Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Father still alive (Q14.2) 1 Yes 2 No 3 Don't know 9 Not stated 8 Institutional questionnaires
Number of children ever born (Q15.1) 0 - 30 Number born 99 Not stated 97 Not applicable: Males, females < 12 98 Institutional questionnaires
Number of children still living (Q15.2) 0 Females without children (Number of children ever born = 0) 0 - 30 Number living 99 Not stated 96 Not applicable: Not stated to Number of children ever born 97 Not applicable: Males, females < 12 98 Institutional questionnaires
Age of first-born child (Q15.3) 0 - 95 Derived age of first-born child 99 Not stated 96 Not applicable: Not stated or 0 for Number of children ever born 97 Not applicable: Males, females < 12 98 Institutional questionnaires
Number of births in last 12 months (Q15.4) 0 Females without children (Number of children ever born =0) 0 - 9 Number born in last 12 months 99 Not stated 96 Not applicable: Not stated to Number of children ever born 97 Not applicable: Males, females < 12 or 50+ 98 Institutional questionnaires
Highest school/class completed (Q16.1) 00 No schooling 01 Grade 0 02 Grade 1 03 Grade 2 04 Standard 1 05 Standard 2 06 Standard 3 07 Standard 4 08 Standard 5 09 Standard 6 10 Standard 7 11 Standard 8 12 Standard 9 13 Standard 10 99 Not stated 97 Not applicable: Aged <5 98 Institutional questionnaires
Diploma, certificate or degree received (Q16.2) LFF L = level (see codes below), FF = field (see Study codelist for detailed code list) 000 Other 999 Not stated 1FF Certificate 2FF Diploma (without a degree) 3FF Bachelor's degree 4FF Bachelor's + postgrad. diploma 5FF Bachelor's + honours 6FF Master's degree 7FF Doctor's degree 996 No diploma, certificate or degree 997 Not applicable: Aged <5 998 Institutional questionnaires
Currently studying (Q16.3) 1 Yes, full-time 2 Yes, part-time 3 No 9 Not stated 7 Not applicable: Aged <5 8 Institutional questionnaires
Highest education (Institutional questionnaires) 000 No schooling 001 Grade 0 002 Grade 1 003 Grade 2 004 Standard 1 005 Standard 2 006 Standard 3 007 Standard 4 008 Standard 5 009 Standard 6 010 Standard 7 011 Standard 8 012 Standard 9 013 Standard 10 099 Not stated 000 Other 999 Not stated 1FF Certificate (see Study codelist for detailed code list for field of study) 2FF Diploma (without a degree) 3FF Bachelor's degree 4FF Bachelor's + postgrad. diploma 5FF Bachelor's + honours 6FF Master's degree 7FF Doctor's degree 098 Household/hostel questionnaires
Derived Education code (all questionnaires) 01 No schooling 02 Grade 0 03 Grade 1 04 Grade 2 05 Standard 1 06 Standard 2 07 Standard 3 08 Standard 4 09 Standard 5 10 Standard 6 11 Standard 7 12 Standard 8 13 Standard 9 14 Less than Std 10 + certificate/diploma 15 Std 10 only 16 Std 10 + certificate 17 Std 10 + diploma 18 Std 10 + Bachelor's degree 19 Std 10 + Bachelor's + diploma 20 Std 10 + Bachelor's + honours 21 Std 10 + Master's degree 22 Std 10 + Doctor's degree 23 Other 99 Not stated 97 Not applicable: Aged <5
Work status (Q17 and Q18.1)
Occupation last employment (Q18.2) XX See Occupation codelist for detailed code list 08 Not elsewhere classified or Not stated 97 Not applicable: Not unemployed 98 Institutional questionnaires
Full-time or part-time work (Q19.1) 1 Full-time 2 Part-time 9 Not stated 7 Not applicable: Not employed 8 Institutional questionnaires
Employment status (Q19.2) 1 Self-employed 2 Employer 3 Employee 4 Works in family business 9 Not stated 7 Not applicable: Not employed 8 Institutional questionnaires
Occupation (Q19.3) XX See Occupation codelist for detailed code list 08 Not elsewhere classified or Not stated 97 Not applicable: Not employed 98 Institutional questionnaires
Magisterial district of employment (Q19.6) PXX See Magisterial District codelist for detailed code list 097 Not applicable: Not employed 098 Institutional questionnaires
Main industry/economic activity (Q19.7) XX See Industry codelist for detailed codelist 09 Not adequately defined or Not stated 97 Not applicable: Not employed 98 Institutional questionnaires
Income (Q20) Weekly Monthly Annually 01 None None None 02 R1-R46 R1-R200 R1-2400 03 R47-R115 R201-R500 R2401-R6000 04 R116-R231 R501-R1000 R6001-R12000 05 R232-R346 R1001-R1500 R12001-R18000 06 R347-R577 R1501-R2500 R18001-R30000 07 R578-R808 R2501-R3500 R30001-R42000 08 R809-R1039 R3501-R4500 R42001-R54000 09 R1040-R1386 R4501-R6000 R54001-R72000 10 R1387-R1848 R6001-R8000 R72001-R96000 11 R1849-R2540 R8001-R11000 R96001-R132000 12 R2541-R3695 R11001-R16000 R132001-R192000 13 R3696-R6928 R16001-R30000 R192001-R360000 14 R6929 or more R30001 or more R360001 or more 99 Not stated Not stated Not stated 98 Institutional questionnaires
Type of Institution (Institutional questionnaires) 01 Tourist hotel/motel 02 Residential hotel/boarding house/private hotel 03 Home for the aged 04 Home for the disabled 05 Hospital/medical facility/clinic 06 Hostel/compound for workers 07 Shelter for homeless/refuge 08 School or educational institution hostel 09 Child care inst/orphanage 10 Children's correctional institution/place of safety 11 Initiation school 12 Prison/correctional services inst/police cells 13 Police quarters 14 Nurses' or doctors' quarters 15 Church hall/community centre/recreation centre 16 Convent/monastery/religious retreat/mission stations 17 Caravan park/camping site/marina 18 Diplomatic mission abroad 19 Defence force 20 Refugee settlements 21 Ships in harbours 22 South African islands 23 Border posts 24 Other 99 Not stated 98 Household and hostel questionnaires
Weight XXX.XXXXX Weight, based on sample size and adjustment for undercount |