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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- ghs_2015_house_v1
- ghs_2015_person_v1
Mother person number (Q14dMPSN)
Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1
Overview
Valid:
74449
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
55
End:
56
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Which person is ……'s biological mother?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11403 |
15.3%
|
|
| 2 | 13915 |
18.7%
|
|
| 3 | 2576 |
3.5%
|
|
| 4 | 1007 |
1.4%
|
|
| 5 | 398 |
0.5%
|
|
| 6 | 176 |
0.2%
|
|
| 7 | 113 |
0.2%
|
|
| 8 | 29 |
0%
|
|
| 9 | 26 |
0%
|
|
| 10 | 13 |
0%
|
|
| 11 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 12 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 15 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 16 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 18 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 32 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 43389 |
58.3%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 1395 |
1.9%
|
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 is a follow-up Question Q1.4.b to verify whether the mother is part of the household or not. The answer to this question can be cross-checked with Q1.1 to find out about the status of the mother.
Universe
Only for those who answered 'Yes' in the previous questions (Q 1.4.a and Q 1.4.b).