STRUCTURE OF THE DATABASE

Geographical Areas
Enumeration Area Type
Summation Options
Household
Household/hostel/institution characteristics
Services
Household income
Head of household characteristics
Person
Migration
Disability
Fertility/Mortality
Education
Labour force
Individual income
Migrant

Structure of SuperSTAR database

Geographical Areas  
South Africa by local government
South Africa by magisterial district and place name
South Africa by magisterial district and EA polygon

Enumeration Area Type
This is a single variable – see below for details.

Summation Options
Household Unweighted
Household Weighted
Person Unweighted
Person Weighted
Migrant Unweighted

Household  
Household questionnaire type
Household/hostel/institution size
Household size
Hostel/institution size
No. of rooms
No. of households sharing one room
No. of beds for hostels/institutions
No. of household qus for hostels
No. of personal qus for hostels

Household/hostel/institution characteristics
Type of dwelling
Dwelling ownership
Migrant workers absent from hhold
Migrant workers present in hhold
Type of institution

Services  
Fuel used for cooking
Fuel used for heating
Fuel used for lighting
Main water supply
Toilet facilities
Refuse disposal
Telephone facilities

Household income
Additional money generated
Remittances received
Highest individual income received
Gender of highest income recipient
Population group of highest income recipient
Derived household income

Head of household characteristics
Gender of head
Age of head (five-year intervals)
Population group of head
Highest education level of head
Work status of head
Occupation of head

Person
Person questionnaire type
Demographic characteristics
Gender
Age
Relationship to head
Marital status
Population group
First language
Second language
Religion
Country of birth
Citizenship
Citizen of South Africa
Citizen of other country

Migration  
Migrant worker
Place of usual residence
Magisterial district of usual residence
Year moved to usual residence
Magisterial district of previous residence

Disability
Disability status
Sight disability
Hearing disability
Physical disability
Mental disability

Fertility/mortality
No. of children ever born
No. of children still living
Age of mother at birth of first child
No. of births in last 12 months
Mother still alive
Father still alive

Education
Highest education level
Highest school class completed
Highest post-school qualification level
Highest post-school qualification field
Studying status

Labour force
Employment status
Full/part-time work
Work status
Occupation
Industry
Magisterial district of employment
Occupation last employed

Individual income (monthly)

Migrant
Age (migrant)
Gender (migrant)
Relationship to head (migrant)
District of current residence (migrant)

 

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