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South Africa Census 2001 - IPUMS

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General Info
Provider 
IPUMS
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2001 - 10/2001
Series or system 
International Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic and health-related topics as well. The 2001 South Africa de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews and self-enumeration on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment, education, migration, household deaths, fertility for women 12 and older, and disability. Three questionnaires were administered to households, individuals living in group quarters, and institutions. The census day was October 10, 2001, and fieldwork continued until October 31. The undercount varied by province from 14.07% to 22.51% for individuals and from 15.55% to 26.21% for households.

A 10% differentially weighted sample of households from the census (3,725,655 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Dwellings and vacant units are not identified in the microdata sample.

Keywords 
Assets, Birth place, Child labor, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hearing loss, Household air pollution, Household deaths, Household water treatment, Housing, Housing conditions, Income, International migration, Languages, Live births, Marital status, Maternal mortality, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mortality, Occupation codes, Occupations, Parental survival, Population, Race, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Sense organ diseases, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Unemployment, Vision loss, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 4, 2022