The mystery of South Africa's ghost workers in 1996: measurement and mismeasurement in the manufacturing census, population census and October Household Surveys

dc.contributor.author	Wittenberg, Martin
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-03T16:34:29Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-03T16:34:29Z
dc.date.issued	2004-12
dc.identifier.isbn	1-77011-029-1
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11090/651
dc.description.abstract	This paper compares estimates of total manufacturing employment from South Africa's 1996 manufacturing census, the 1996 population census and the October Household Surveys from 1995, 1996 and 1997. Findings show that there are 300 000 too few manufacturing workers recorded in the 1996 population census. Furthermore there are other inconsistencies between these data sources. Several possible explanations for the deficit in manufacturing workers are put forward, but none are compelling. It is concluded that aggregate employment series constructed from household surveys should be treated with caution.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	The assistance of the Data First Resource Unit, University of Cape Town, and in particular of Lynn Woolfrey and Matthew Welch, is gratefully acknowledged.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	CSSR and SALDRU	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	CSSR/SALDRU Working Paper;95
dc.subject	Measurement	en_US
dc.subject	Mismeasurement	en_US
dc.subject	Population Census	en_US
dc.subject	Manufacturing Census	en_US
dc.subject	October Household Surveys	en_US
dc.title	The mystery of South Africa's ghost workers in 1996: measurement and mismeasurement in the manufacturing census, population census and October Household Surveys	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US