General Household Survey 2023

South Africa, 2023

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ZAF_2023_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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Alternative source of energy for lighting (eng_light_alt)

Data file: ghs-2023-hhold-v1

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Valid: 1000

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 104

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	1. Other sources of electricity (i.e. generator; battery bank with inverter; solar power hybrid systems)	68	6.8%
2	2. Solar-powered lantern or flashlight	25	2.5%
3	3. Rechargeable flashlight, mobile, torch or lantern	433	43.3%
4	4. Battery powered flashlight, torch or lantern	67	6.7%
5	5. Gas / LPG	23	2.3%
6	6. Paraffin	14	1.4%
7	7. Wood / open fire	2	0.2%
8	8. Candles	248	24.8%
9	9. NONE	80	8%
10	10. OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FOR LIGHTING	3	0.3%
99	99. Unspecified	37	3.7%

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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