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South African Census Community Profiles 2011

South Africa, 2011
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Data Collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    zaf-statssa-saccp-2011-v1
    Title

    South African Census Community Profiles 2011
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series Information

    Statistics South Africa. South African Census Community Profiles 2011 [dataset]. Version 1.Pretoria: Statistics SA [producer], 2014.Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/6n0m-7m52
    Abstract

    The South African Census 2011 is provided to researchers by Statistics South Africa in two formats:

    1. A 10% sample dataset at the level of Province, District and Municipality plus spatial data at Small Area level.
    2. A database of Community Profiles at the level of Province, District, Municipality, Main Place, Sub-Place and Ward. This database is in proprietary software, SuperCross, which allows cross-tabulation and mapping of the data.
      The South African Census Community Profile dataset is the Community Profiles database converted to Stata. This allows researchers to map the census data in software other than SuperCross, such as ArcGIS.
      The original rounding of the data to base 3 has been retained to protect respondent confidentiality. The result of this is that totals may not always add up.
      GIS data provided by Statistics SA at Small Area Layer level is available with this dataset.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis

    Units of analysis in the Census were households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
    Version Date

    2014

    Scope

    Notes

    The South African Census 2011 dealt with the following topics:

    Household characteristics, including dwellling type, home ownership, household assets, access to services and energy sources;

    Individuals' characteristics, including age, population group, language, citizenship, migration, fertility, mortality and economic characteristics of individuals, including employment status and employment activities. Questions on disability were replaced by General health and functioning questions.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The South African Census 2011 has national coverage. The lowest level of geographic aggregation of the data is small area layer.

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2011-10-09 2011-10-31

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town support.data1st.org support@data1st.org
    Citation requirements

    Statistics South Africa. South African Census Community Profiles 2011 [dataset]. Version 1.Pretoria: Statistics SA [producer], 2014.Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/6n0m-7m52

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    DataFirst Support support@data1st.org support.data1st.org

    Metadata production

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2020-03-29

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    version 3
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