General Household Survey 2019

South Africa, 2019

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Reference ID

ZAF_2019_GHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa

Collection(s)

DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

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Nov 19, 2021

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Recycling of waste (SWR_SEPWASTE)

Data file: zaf-statssa-ghs-2019-household-v1

Overview

Valid: 19649

Invalid: -

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 118

End: 118

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes, recyclables are set out for kerbside collection by service providers / recycling companies	508	2.6%
2	Yes, recyclables are taken to a drop-off point	229	1.2%
3	Yes, recyclables are separated and placed in the household bin to support the waste pickers	432	2.2%
4	No, but waste pickers sort through my bin	985	5%
5	NO SEPARATION	17430	88.7%
6	Do not know	61	0.3%
9	Unspecified	4	0%

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.

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