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South African Census 1960

South Africa, 1960
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Reference ID
zaf-usaocs-census-1960-v1.1
Producer(s)
Union of South Africa Office of Census and Statistics
Collections
South African Population Censuses and Surveys
Metadata
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Oct 17, 2012
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Access policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-usaocs-census-1960-v1.1
    Title
    South African Census 1960
    Abbreviation or Acronym
    Census 1960
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series Information

    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

    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.

    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

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The dataset was obtained without a questionnaire and this is currently being sourced by DataFirst

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start
    1960-09-06
    Data Collection Mode
    • Face-to-face [f2f]

    Access policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org
    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

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk support@data1st.org

    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

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Version 3
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