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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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Household income (totmhinc)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1

Overview

Valid: 21601
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 9999999
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 426
End: 432
Width: 7
Range: 0 - 9999999
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
9999999 Unspecified
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.

Description

Definition
This derived variable is an estimate of total household income for households with a total monthly income of less than R20 000. It is a combination of earnings reported in Q42asto to Q43salc; income from grants as calculated from Q31bOAG to Q31bGRN, and income from remittances as reported in Q89aRem. Estimated monthly incomes of R20 000 and higher were combined as R20 000, as the questionnaire was not designed to capture incomes from more complex sources such as rentals, interest, etc. that are typical of higher-income households.
Universe
All households in the selected dwelling units.

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This derived variable is an estimate of total household income for households with a total monthly income of less than R20 000. It is a combination of earnings reported in Q42asto to Q43salc; income from grants as calculated from Q31bOAG to Q31bGRN, and income from remittances as reported in Q89aRem. Estimated monthly incomes of R20 000 and higher were combined as R20 000, as the questionnaire was not designed to capture incomes from more complex sources such as rentals, interest, etc. that are typical of higher-income households.
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