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Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa
Collection(s)
DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Toilet facilities (toilet)

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
2.3 What type of toilet facility is available?
Categories
Value Category
1 Flush or chemical toilet
2 Pit latrine
3 Bucket latrine
4 None of the above
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 nature of the toilet facilities available to 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, hostel and institution was asked about the toilet facilities available. The responses were the same for all questionnaires. The instructions on all questionnaires noted that only one option was to be circled.
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