META-DATA FOR PERSON FILE

Person questionnaire type
    Notes for users
    Final code list
Section 1

    Gender
    Age
    Relationshio to head
    Marital status
    Population group
    First language
    Second language
    Religion
    Country of birth
    Citizenship
    Citizen of South Africa
    Citizen of other country
    Migrant worker
    Place of usual residence
    Magisterial district of usual residence
    Year moved to usual residence
    Magisterial district of previous residence
Section 2
   Disability status
        Sight disability
        Hearing disability
        Physical disability
        Mental disability

    Number of children ever born
    Number of children still living
    Age of mother at birth of first child
    Number of births in last 12 months
    Mother still alive
    Father still alive
    Highest education level
    Highest school class completed
    Highest post-school qualification level
    Highest post-school qualification field
    Study status
Section 3
    Employment status
    Full/part-time work
    Work status
    Occupation
    Industry
    Magisterial district of employment
    Occupation last employed
    Individual income (monthly)
Person questionnaire type

Notes for users
There are basically two types of questionnaires represented on the person dataset. These are described in the section on ‘Census questionnaires’ and are:

  • Household questionnaire (the personal questionnaire used in hostels was almost identical)
  • Institution questionnaire.

Final code list

P   Household/personal questionnaires
S   Institution questionnaires

 

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