General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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Reference ID

ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa

Collection(s)

DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Jan 25, 2017

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Foster care grant (Q31bFOS)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 192

End: 192

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

If “Yes” in Q3.1a

Literal question

Does … receive a (n)……? Answer for each person who qualified for the grant and NOT for the person who applied on behalf of/physically receives the money. Someone who used to work for the Government and receive a pension do not get an old-age grant.
- Foster care grant (<22; R830)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	571	0.8%
2	No	25102	33.7%
8	Not applicable	48643	65.3%
9	Unspecified	133	0.2%

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 for individuals who said 'Yes' in Q3.1a and is aimed at establishing exactly which grants someone is receiving. The survey officers were instructed to read all the options to the respondent. The guidelines in brackets indicate the qualifying age ranges, as well as the size of the grant to help respondents identify the type of the grant better.
If the answer is option 1 or options 4-8, skip to Q3.4. If the answer is option 3, skip to Q3.3; otherwise continue.

Description

Universe

This is applicable to all members of the household in the selected dwelling unit who receive one or more grants.

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