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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2001
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ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Access to piped water (ZA2001A_WATPIPE)

Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A025 ZA01A027">H-26. Piped water<br /><div class="i1">_ In which way does this household obtain piped water for domestic use? Write only one code in the box.<br />1 = No access to piped (tap) water<br />2 = Piped (tap) water on community stand: distance greater than 200 m from dwelling<br />3 = Piped (tap) water on community stand: distance less than 200 m from dwelling<br />4 = Piped (tap) water inside yard<br />5 = Piped (tap) water inside dwelling</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No access to piped (tap) water
2 Piped (tap) water on community stand: distance greater than 200m from dwelling
3 Piped (tap) water on community stand: distance less than 200m from dwelling
4 Piped (tap) water inside yard
5 Piped (tap) water inside dwelling
9 NIU (not in universe)
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
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A025 ZA01A027"><span class="em">Question H-26-- Piped water </span><br /><br /><span class="em">"In which way does this household obtain PIPED WATER for domestic use?"</span><br /><br />Please write only one answer.<br /><br />First ask whether the household has piped water or not. If not, write 1. If they have access to piped water, read out the other categories for the respondent to choose from. Notice that this question includes water piped locally e.g. from a nearby stream or a private borehole. In other words, it focuses on <span class="em">convenience</span>.<br /><br />The question is asking about water used for household needs, not water used for gardens or cattle.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates how piped water is obtained for domestic use.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Non-homeless households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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