South African Census 1996, 10% Sample
South Africa, 1996
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zaf-statssa-census-1996-v1.3
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Type of dwelling (dwelling)
Data file: census-1996-hhold-v1.2
Overview
Valid:
846478
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House or brick structure on separate sta | 406396 |
48%
|
| 2 | Traditional dwelling | 156159 |
18.4%
|
| 3 | Flat in block of flats | 41749 |
4.9%
|
| 4 | Town/cluster/semi-detached house | 35536 |
4.2%
|
| 5 | Unit in retirement village | 3582 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | House/flat/room in backyard | 43675 |
5.2%
|
| 7 | Informal dwelling/shack in backyard | 37303 |
4.4%
|
| 8 | Informal dwelling/shack elsewhere | 97612 |
11.5%
|
| 9 | Room/flatlet on shared property | 12715 |
1.5%
|
| 10 | Caravan/tent | 1516 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | None/homeless | 216 |
0%
|
| 12 | Other | 1462 |
0.2%
|
| 99 | Unspecified/Dummy | 8557 |
1%
|
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.