South African Census 1991

South Africa, 1991

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Reference ID

zaf-css-census-1991-v1.2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25828/hsh2-9x72

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Central Statistical Service

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South African Population Censuses and Surveys

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Oct 22, 2012

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First home language (LANGUAGE)

Data file: SA Census 1991 PP_v1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

loc_start_pos: 53

loc_end_pos: 54

Width: 2

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: 0

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Categories

Value	Category
0	Not applicable (in respect of second home language)
1	Afrikaans
2	English
3	Afrikaans and English to the same extent
4	Dutch
5	German
6	Greek
7	Italian
8	Portuguese
9	French
10	Tamil
11	Hindi
12	Telegu
13	Gujarati
14	Urdu
15	Chinese
16	Xhosa
17	Zulu
18	Swazi
19	South Ndebele
20	North Ndebele
21	North Sotho
22	South Sotho
23	Tswana
24	Shangaan/Tsonga
25	Venda
26	Any other language
27	Ndebele (so stated)
28	Sotho (so stated)

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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