South African Census 1980

South Africa, 1980

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zaf-dos-census-1980-v1.3

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Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa)

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South African Population Censuses and Surveys

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Oct 18, 2012

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Place of residence 1980 (suburb-town) (PLACE80)

Data file: SA Census 1980_Bophuthatswana_v1_2

Overview

Valid: 1512002

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 413

Maximum: 8010

Mean: 6010.023

Standard deviation: 149.723

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 27

End: 33

Width: 7

Range: 413 - 8010

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

9. Usual place of residence: State full residential address. (1) Now 6 May 1980

Question post text

State full residential address. See instructions 2e. If the same as the address at the top of this form, write "HERE".

Interviewer instructions

2 (e) QUESTION 9 - In the case of a child at boarding school, university or undergoing military training or a living-in dervant his/her home address should be entered, i.e. where the person's family lives.

Description

Definition

This variable records the usual place of residence of the individual household member on the 6 May 1980.

Universe

Answer this part in respect of every person at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980. (Only one person per column.)

Source of information

Household member

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