Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996

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Reference ID

ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Main water supply (water)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

2.2 What is this household’s main water supply?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Piped water in dwelling
2	Piped water on site
3	Public tap
4	Water-carrier/tanker
5	Borehole/rain-water tank/well
6	Dam/river/stream/spring
7	Other
9	Unspecified/Dummy

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.

Description

Definition

This variable reflects the main water supply for the enumerated household

Universe

Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Source of information

South African Census 1996 household and personal questionnaire - completed by the enumerator or a household member

Others

Notes

Each household was asked about their main water supply.

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