Measuring Living Standards within Cities, Durban 2015
South Africa, 2015
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ZAF_2015_DURBAN-LSMS_v01_M
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- s4_nonfood30days
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- rr_s10_activities
Nonfood item: 30 days (item_nf30d)
Data file: s4_nonfood30days
Overview
Valid:
12487
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
33
End:
34
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | salt and spices [sawoti namaspayisi] | 1197 |
9.6%
|
| 2 | coffee and tea [ikhofi netiye] | 989 |
7.9%
|
| 3 | soft drinks, juices, concentrate, squash, cordial | 1159 |
9.3%
|
| 4 | cigarettes and tobacco [ugwayi nethobhakho] | 239 |
1.9%
|
| 5 | beer, wine, spirits, ijuba | 208 |
1.7%
|
| 6 | entertainment such as cinema, music, mnet and dstv [ukungcebeleka okufana nebhayisikobhu, umculo, i-mnet ne-dstv] | 351 |
2.8%
|
| 7 | sport including sporting equipment, gym and club membership [ezemidlalo ezifaka izisetshenziswa zezemidlalo, ijimu kanye nokuba yilungu leqembu] | 43 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | personal care items such as cosmetics, soap, shampoo and haircuts [izinto zokuzinakekela ngokwakho ezifana nokokuzicola, insipho, i-shampoo kanye nokugunda izinwele] | 1093 |
8.8%
|
| 9 | newspapers, stationery, envelopes, stamps and books excluding school books [amaphepahndaba, izinto zokubhala, izimvilophu, izitembu kanye nezincwadi ezingafaki izincwadi zesikole] | 229 |
1.8%
|
| 10 | cell phone contract and/or airtime | 1114 |
8.9%
|
| 11 | telephone account [i-akhawunti yocingo] | 134 |
1.1%
|
| 12 | lotto, gambling and horse-racing [i-lotto, ukugembula nemijaho yamahhashi] | 115 |
0.9%
|
| 13 | internet if not included in the telephone account [i-inthanethi uma ingafakwanga kwi akhawuntini yocingo] | 36 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | car payments excluding insurance [izinkokhelo zezimoto ezingafaki umshuwalensi] | 93 |
0.7%
|
| 15 | petrol, oil and car service [uphethiloli, uwoyela kanye nokulungisa imoto] | 263 |
2.1%
|
| 16 | buses, taxis, trains and air tickets including transport to school [amabhasi, amatekisi, izitimela kanye nemali yamathikithi amabhanoyi kufakwa nezithuthi zokuya esikoleni] | 705 |
5.6%
|
| 17 | water [amanzi] | 486 |
3.9%
|
| 18 | electricity [ugesi] | 1080 |
8.6%
|
| 19 | other energy sources such as wood, paraffin, charcoal/coal, candles, gas, purchasing/charging batteries and diesel oil for generators [eminye imithombo yamandla kagesi efana nezinkhuni, uphalafini, okusamalahle/amalahle, amakhandlela, igesi, ukuthenga/uk | 116 |
0.9%
|
| 20 | municipal rates [imali ekhokhwa kamasipala] | 167 |
1.3%
|
| 21 | levies, for example sectional title, share block and timeshare [amalevi, isibonelo: ubunini obuyingxenye, ukwabelana ngebhuloki kanye nesikhathi okwabelwana ngaso] | 26 |
0.2%
|
| 22 | life insurance [umshuwalensi wempilo] | 151 |
1.2%
|
| 23 | funeral policies or burial societies [amapholisi omngcwabo noma omasingcwabisane] | 536 |
4.3%
|
| 24 | educational policies [amapholisi emfundo] | 29 |
0.2%
|
| 25 | short-term, insurance for example car, property & fire and crop insurance [umshuwalensi wesikhathi esifushane isibonelo umshuwalense wemoto, indlu, umlilo kanye nezitshalo] | 60 |
0.5%
|
| 26 | hire purchase (hp) payments on furniture and other household appliances [ukukhokhela ifenisha nezinto zikagesi ezithengwa ngesikweletu (i-hp/lay-by)] | 18 |
0.1%
|
| 27 | shoes and clothes (excluding school uniforms) bought with cash or by credit card [izicathulo nezimpahla zokugqoka (ezingafaki inyufomu yesikole) ezithengwe ngokheshi noma nge-credit card] | 171 |
1.4%
|
| 28 | account payments on shoes and clothes excluding school uniforms [ukukhokhwa kwe-akhawunti yezicathulo noma izimpahla ezingafaki inyufomu yesikole] | 169 |
1.4%
|
| 29 | medical aid schemes/medical insurance such as hospital plan [isikimu sezinsiza zokwelashwa/umshuwalense wezokwelapha ofana ne-hospital plan] | 129 |
1%
|
| 30 | medical supplies, for example, medicines and bandages [izinto zokwelapha, e.g. imithi namabhandishi] | 43 |
0.3%
|
| 31 | washing powder, dishwashing liquid, polish and all household cleaners [insipho yempuphu, insipho yamanzi yokugeza izitsha, ipholishi kanye nazo zonke izinto zokulungisa indlu] | 892 |
7.1%
|
| 32 | crèche and childcare [inkulisa nendawo yokunakekekla izingane] | 69 |
0.6%
|
| 33 | religious and membership dues of organisations, donations to charity [umnikelo wezenkolo nobulungu bezinhlangano, kanye neminikelo eya kwabahluphekayo] | 181 |
1.4%
|
| 34 | domestics, gardeners and other household help [ezasekhaya, abengadi kanye nolunye usizo lwasendlini] | 70 |
0.6%
|
| 35 | swimming pool maintenance [ukunakekela ama-swimming pool] | 13 |
0.1%
|
| 36 | pets [izilwane ezasekhaya ] | 65 |
0.5%
|
| 37 | toys [amathoyizi] | 19 |
0.2%
|
| 99 | no expenditures for any of the above | 29 |
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.