General Household Survey 2015
South Africa, 2015
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Reference ID
ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Jan 25, 2017
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Reason household not paying for water (Q518bREAS)
Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1
Overview
Valid:
21601
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
96
End:
97
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Ask if “No” in Q5.18a
Literal question
What is the main reason why the household does not pay for water
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use own source of water | 33 |
0.2%
|
| 2 | Use a free water source | 2713 |
12.6%
|
| 3 | Pay directly to landlord as part of rent | 2049 |
9.5%
|
| 4 | Payment included in levy | 186 |
0.9%
|
| 5 | Permission from municipality not to pay | 1183 |
5.5%
|
| 6 | Do not have water meter | 1050 |
4.9%
|
| 7 | Water meter not working/broken | 72 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Do not receive water bill | 571 |
2.6%
|
| 9 | Community decision not to pay | 305 |
1.4%
|
| 10 | Cannot afford to pay | 1379 |
6.4%
|
| 11 | Water supply irregular | 92 |
0.4%
|
| 12 | Water supply has been stopped | 26 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Other (specify) | 459 |
2.1%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 11150 |
51.6%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 333 |
1.5%
|
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
This question is a follow-up to Question 5.18a and is answered if the response is 'Yes' in Q5.18a. The question seeks to establish the reason the household is not paying for water. For any other option that is not outlined in the given categories, provision has been made to specify it.
Description
Universe
Only households that receive drinking water from the municipality and who are not paying for it.