Community Survey 2007
South Africa, 2007
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Reference ID
ZAF_2007_PHC_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Jan 27, 2012
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Type of main dwelling (H01_Hu)
Data file: CS 2007 Housing_v1.2_20111206
Overview
Valid:
246618
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
11
End:
12
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
H-01. Which of the following types best describes the main dwelling unit that this household occupies?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard | 144992 |
58.8%
|
| 2 | Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional material | 33549 |
13.6%
|
| 3 | Flat in block of flats | 9693 |
3.9%
|
| 4 | Town/cluster/semi-detached house (simplex, duplex, triplex) | 5421 |
2.2%
|
| 5 | House/flat/room in backyard | 6772 |
2.7%
|
| 6 | Informal dwelling/shack in backyard | 11323 |
4.6%
|
| 7 | Informal dwelling/shack NOT in backyard, e.g. in an informal/squatter settlement | 23794 |
9.6%
|
| 8 | Room/flatlet NOT in backyard but on a shared property | 2386 |
1%
|
| 9 | Caravan or tent | 334 |
0.1%
|
| 10 | Private ship/boat | 87 |
0%
|
| 11 | Workers' hostel (bed/room) | 7435 |
3%
|
| 12 | Other | 832 |
0.3%
|
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.