Demographic and Health Survey 1998

South Africa, 1998

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ZAF_1998_DHS_v01_M

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Department of Health, Medical Research Council

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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Source of drinking water (hv201)

Data file: RECH2

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 7

End: 8

Width: 2

Range: 11 - 99

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
11	Piped into residence
12	Piped water in site/yard
13	Public tap
21	Borehole/well
31	Dam/river/stream/spring
41	Rain-water tank
51	Water carrier/tanker
61	Bottled water
96	Other

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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Notes

Major source of drinking water for members of the household. Individual codes are country-specific, but the major categories are standard.

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