General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Type of material used for the floor (Q53Floor)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 99

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 46

End: 47

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the main material used for the floor of the main dwelling?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Earth/sand	763	3.5%
2	Dung	528	2.4%
3	wood/Planks	426	2%
4	Parquet/Polished wood	214	1%
5	Vinyl or asphalt strips	2645	12.2%
6	Ceramic tiles	6740	31.2%
7	Cement	8293	38.4%
8	Carpet	1714	7.9%
9	Other specify	125	0.6%
99	Unspecified	153	0.7%

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

The question complements Q5.2. The instruction to the enumerator is to consider the main material used, even in cases where more than one type is used.
For any other material used that is not specified in the given categories, provision is made with Code 9 to complete the required information. There can only be one mark for each category.

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