South African Census 1980
South Africa, 1980
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Reference ID
zaf-dos-census-1980-v1.3
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Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa)
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Oct 18, 2012
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House: bedrooms (RMSBED)
Data file: SA Census 1980_Bophuthatswana_v1_2
Overview
Valid:
1512002
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
loc_start_pos:
166
loc_end_pos:
169
Width:
4
Range:
0 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Particulars of the dwelling (house, semi-detached house or flat)
Literal question
Bedrooms
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1255999 |
83.1%
|
|
| 1 | 89261 |
5.9%
|
|
| 2 | 93229 |
6.2%
|
|
| 3 | 47715 |
3.2%
|
|
| 4 | 15775 |
1%
|
|
| 5 | 3648 |
0.2%
|
|
| 6 | 1352 |
0.1%
|
|
| 7 | 454 |
0%
|
|
| 8 | 164 |
0%
|
|
| 9 | 4405 |
0.3%
|
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.
Interviewer instructions
4. Instructions for filling in Part C:
(a) The term "flat" includes flats in blocks of flats as well as the so-called duplex and simplex flats,
which in many cases are separate units. On the other hand, the so-called "cluster houses" which are
encountered in unit-forming buildings must, for census purposes, be regarded as semi-detached
houses.
(a) The term "flat" includes flats in blocks of flats as well as the so-called duplex and simplex flats,
which in many cases are separate units. On the other hand, the so-called "cluster houses" which are
encountered in unit-forming buildings must, for census purposes, be regarded as semi-detached
houses.
Description
Definition
This variable records the number of bedrooms in the house, semi-detached house or flat.
Source of information
Household member