| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -1 | missing data |
| 1 | english |
| 100 | afrikaner/boer |
| 101 | ndebele |
| 102 | xhosa |
| 103 | pedi/ spedi/ north sotho |
| 104 | sesotho/ sotho/ south sotho |
| 105 | setswana/ tswana |
| 106 | shangaan |
| 107 | swazi |
| 108 | venda |
| 109 | zulu |
| 110 | other white/ european |
| 111 | coloured |
| 112 | asian |
| 113 | religion (muslim) |
| 114 | religion (christian) |
| 115 | religion (other faith) |
| 116 | race (white) |
| 117 | race (black) |
| 990 | south african only |
| 995 | other |
| 998 | refused |
| 999 | don't know |