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
Last modified
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- ghs_2015_house_v1
- ghs_2015_person_v1
Electricity cut (Q529dCut6M)
Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1
Overview
Valid:
21601
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
133
End:
134
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Was your electricity cut during the past 3 months without prior notification, even though you paid your bill or bought pre-paid electricity? If yes, how many times did it happen?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 14171 |
65.6%
|
|
| 1 | 246 |
1.1%
|
|
| 2 | 357 |
1.7%
|
|
| 3 | 559 |
2.6%
|
|
| 4 | 424 |
2%
|
|
| 5 | 275 |
1.3%
|
|
| 6 | 244 |
1.1%
|
|
| 7 | 125 |
0.6%
|
|
| 8 | 175 |
0.8%
|
|
| 9 | 67 |
0.3%
|
|
| 10 | 337 |
1.6%
|
|
| 11 | 23 |
0.1%
|
|
| 12 | 93 |
0.4%
|
|
| 13 | 24 |
0.1%
|
|
| 14 | 39 |
0.2%
|
|
| 15 | 67 |
0.3%
|
|
| 16 | 32 |
0.1%
|
|
| 17 | 22 |
0.1%
|
|
| 18 | 13 |
0.1%
|
|
| 19 | 13 |
0.1%
|
|
| 20 | 78 |
0.4%
|
|
| 21 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 22 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 23 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 24 | 7 |
0%
|
|
| 25 | 8 |
0%
|
|
| 26 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 27 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 28 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 30 | 42 |
0.2%
|
|
| 33 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 34 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 35 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 36 | 8 |
0%
|
|
| 40 | 14 |
0.1%
|
|
| 42 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 44 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 45 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 48 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 50 | 10 |
0%
|
|
| 55 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 60 | 9 |
0%
|
|
| 75 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 80 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 2988 |
13.8%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 1100 |
5.1%
|
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 purpose of this question is to ascertain whether the electricity in the selected dwelling was cut during the past 6 months without prior notification, even though the bill was paid. The question further wants to establish the number of times the electricity was cut.
Question post text
Write 0 if it did not happen at all and - Go to Q5.30
Description
Universe
All households connected to the MAINS electricity supply.