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- 1866-1986 (Creation)
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423 digital objects in pdf file format
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This material was digitised with funding sourced by Dr Joachim Wehner and Dr Daniel de Kadt. If you use this material for publications or other outputs, please cite: Wehner, Joachim, and de Kadt, Daniel. 2023. “The South African Census Project.” SocArXiv. June 15. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/e94wv.
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A collection of official and administrative publications produced by successive South African governments between 1866 and 1986, including a series of censuses (1866 – 1968) and a series of reports on education (1882 – 1986). These publications provide statistics and time-series data on a range of topics, including demographics, education, employment, housing, industry, marital conditions and public health, as well as insight into the policies of successive South African governments before and after independence from British rule.
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There is material within this collection which contains racist, ableist and colonialist language and ideas, which reflect the historical and social context in which it was produced. Racial categorisation used in the censuses is particularly problematic and you will encounter terminology in the reports which is no longer acceptable.