South African Census 1960
South Africa, 1960
Get Microdata
Reference ID
zaf-usaocs-census-1960-v1.1
Producer(s)
Union of South Africa Office of Census and Statistics
Collections
Metadata
Created on
Oct 17, 2012
Last modified
Jun 12, 2020
Page views
44431
Downloads
31164
Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-usaocs-census-1960-v1.1
Title
South African Census 1960
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Kind of Data
Census enumeration data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
v1.1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Version Notes
Version 1 of the dataset was obtained by DataFirst in July 2012.
Labels were added to the data of this version, version 1.1. The questionnaire for this census is missing. There is also no data file for Africans.
Labels were added to the data of this version, version 1.1. The questionnaire for this census is missing. There is also no data file for Africans.
Scope
Notes
The 1960 census collected data on race, sex, marital status and marriage details, births, birthplace and nationality, usual place of residence, dwelling type, employment status, occupation and industry, language and literacy, level and type of education, religion and income
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data was town.
Universe
The census covered all households in South Africa
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Union of South Africa Office of Census and Statistics |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1960-09-06 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The dataset was obtained without a questionnaire and this is currently being sourced by DataFirst
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
Citation requirements
Union of South Africa Office of Census and Statistics. South African Census 1960 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Pretoria: Union of South Africa Office of Census and Statistics [producer], 19-. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/vpag-je19
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | info@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-census-1960-v1
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-06-12
DDI Document version
Version 3