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General Household Survey 2020

South Africa, 2020
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ZAF_2020_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Data file: ghs-2020-hhold-v1

GHS 2020 household level data

Cases: 1000
Variables: 116

Variables

uqnr
Unique Household Identifier
personnr
Person (respondent) number within Household
psu
Primary sampling unit
prov
South African provinces
head_popgrp
Population group of household head
head_sex
Sex of household head
head_age
Age of household head
hsg_maind
Type of main dwelling
hsg_roof
Type of material used for the roof
hsg_walls
Type of material used for the walls
hsg_rm_tot
Total rooms
hsg_tenure
Ownership of dwelling
hsg_rdp
RDP or state-subsidised dwelling
wat_drinkwat
Main source of drinking water
wat_dist
Distance of water source from the dwelling
wat_mun_source
Water supply
wat_inte_12mth
Water supply interruption
wat_inte_2days
Duration of water interruption
wat_inte_15days
Total duration of interruption
san_toil
Type of toilet facility
san_share
Toilet facility shared
san_location
Location of the toilet facility
san_distance
Distance to nearest toilet facility
san_washfac
Hand washing facilities
san_wash
Use of soap to wash hands after using toilet
eng_access
Access to electricity
eng_mainelect
Main source of electricity
eng_mains
Connection to mains electricity supply
eng_cook
Energy for cooking
eng_light
Energy for lighting
eng_wheat
Energy for water heating
eng_sheat
Energy for space heating
swr_rub
Refuse removal
com_phone
Telephone
com_cell
Cellular telephone
com_cell_total
Total number of cellular telephones in the household
com_int_fixed
Internet connection in the household
com_int_mobile
Any place via any other mobile access services
com_int_pubwifi
Public Wi-Fi
com_int_stud
Internet for students at a school/university/college
com_int_work
At place of work
com_int_libr
Internet in a library or community hall/Thusong centre
com_int_cafe
Internet cafe 2 km or less from the household
tra_taxi
Minibus taxi/sedan taxi/bakkie taxis
tra_bus
Buses
tra_train
Train
tra_taxi_trips
Trips(taxi)
tra_taxi_cost
Money(taxi)
tra_taxi_dist
Distance to the nearest taxi stop
tra_bus_trips
Trips(bus)
tra_bus_cost
Money (bus)
tra_bus_dist
Distance to the nearest bus stop
tra_train_dist
Distance to the nearest train station
tra_train_cost
Money
tra_train_trips
Trips
hhw_hltfac
Medical help
fsd_hung_adult
Insufficient food for adult
fsd_hung_child
Insufficient food for children
fsd_fewfoods
Lack of variety food kind
fsd_fewfoods_days
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
fsd_skipped
Skipped meals
fsd_skipped_days
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
fsd_ateless
Ate less food
fsd_ateless_days
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
fsd_ranout
Ran out of food
fsd_ranout_days
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
agr_agri
Agricultural activities
agr_agri_type_live
Livestock production
agr_agri_type_poul
Poultry production
agr_agri_type_grai
Grains and food crops
agr_agri_type_indus
Industrial crops
agr_agri_type_fruit
Fruit and vegetable production
agr_agri_type_fod
Fodder grazing/pasture or grass for animals
agr_agri_type_for
Forestry
agr_agri_type_fish
Fish farming/aquaculture
agr_agri_type_game
Game farming
agr_mainuse
Use of agricultural products and stock keeping
fin_inc_sal
Salaries/wages/commission
fin_inc_buss
Income from a business
fin_inc_rem
Remittances
fin_inc_pen
Pensions
fin_inc_grant
Grants
fin_inc_agric
Sales of farm products and services
fin_inc_oth
Other income sources, e.g. rental income, interest
fin_inc_none
No Income
fin_inc_main
Main Income sources
fin_rem
Approximately how much comes from remittances
fin_pen
Approximately how much from pensions
fin_exp
Household expenditure
hwl_vehicle
Ownership of a motor vehicle
hwl_totveh
Total number of vehicles
hwl_domw
Domestic or household worker's services used by the household
hwl_assets_tv
TV set
hwl_assets_paytv
Pay TV (M-Net/DSTV/Top TV)
hwl_assets_comp
Computer/desktop/laptop
hwl_assets_fridge
Refrigerator or combined fridge freezer
hwl_assets_secure
Home security service
hwl_assets_geyser
Geyser providing hot running water
hholdsz
Household size
onemed_hh
Medical aid scheme
chld5yr_hh
Children 5 and younger
chld17yr_hh
Children 17 and younger
ad60plusyr_hh
Adults
lab_salary_hh
Monthly salary
soc_grant_hh
Social grant
totalgrnt_hh
Total social grants
undisab_hh
UN Disability
disab_hh
Disability
sevdisab_hh
Severe disability
totmhinc
Household income
econact_hh
Economic active
stratum
Stratum
geotype
Geography Type
metro
Metro
rotation
Rotation
house_wgt
House Weight
Total: 116
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