General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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ZAF_2015_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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Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1

The ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608 data file contains information on household members obtained from the Flap and Section 1 to 4 of the survey questionnaire.

Cases:	74449
Variables:	183

Variables

uqnr

Unique number

personnr

Person number

psu

Primary sampling unit

prov

Province

B_NIGHTS

Stayed nights

gender

Gender

Age

age_grp1

Age group

race

Population group

q11RELSH

Relationship to the head

q12aMARST

Marital status

Q12bSPOU

Spouse/partner

Q12CPSNN

Spouse number

Q13aFATH

Father alive

Q13bFalive

If father was alive five years ago

Q13cFPAR

Father part of the household

Q13dFPSN

Father person number

Q14aMOTH

Mother still alive

Q14bMalive

If mother was alive five years ago

Q14cMPAR

Mother part of household

Q14dMPSN

Mother person number

Q15HIEDU

Highest education level

Q16ATECHILD

Type of ECD facility

Q17DA

Place where children spent most of their time during the day

Q18ECD

Exposure to ECD

Q19WRTN

Writing name

Q19READ

Reading

Q19FORM

Filling in a form

Q19WRTL

Writing a letter

Q19CAL

Calculating

Q19RDSN

Reading road signs

Q110ATTE

Currently attending educational institution

Q111RSNN

Reason for non-attendance

Q112EDUI

Educational institution

Q113PPRIV

Public or private institution

Q114DLRN

Distance learning classes

Q115aMOD

Means of transport

Q115bTIM

Time taken to school

Q115cNR

Nearest institution

Q115dNNI

Reason not attending the nearest institution

Q116FEET

Total amount of tuition fees paid

Q117RNFE

Reason no fees payment

Q118BURS

Fee reductions or bursaries

Q119ALanguage

Received national work books

Q119Amathematics

Received national work books

Q119BTEXTBOOKS

Access to textbooks

Q119cBOOK

Lack of books

Q119cPOOR

Poor quality of teaching

Q119cLACK

Lack of teachers

Q119cBADC

Facilities in bad condition

Q119cFEES

Fees too high

Q119cCLAS

Classes too large/too many learners

Q119cTABS

Teachers are often absent from school

Q119cPMAN

Teachers were involved in a strike

Q119cOTHR

Other problems

Q120GRDE

Current grade

Q121SAME

Repeat Grade

Q122aFOOD

School feeding scheme

Q122bEFOOD

Provision of food

Q123aVIOL

Violence, corporal punishment or verbal abuse

Q123bVIOL1

Corporal punishment by teacher

Q123bVIOL2

Physical violence by teacher

Q123bVIOL3

Verbal abuse by teacher

Q123bVIOL4

Verbal abuse by learners

Q123bVIOL5

Physical abuse

Q123bVIOL6

Other

Q124aABS

Absent from school

Q124bDAY

Number of days absent

Q124cRSN

Main reason absent

Q21MEDI

Medical aid scheme

Q22GENHEALTH

Health status

Q23FLU

Flu or acute respiratory tract infection

Q23DIA

Diarrhoea

Q23SCblood

Severe cough with blood

Q23SUB

Abuse of alcohol or drugs

Q23DEP

Depression

Q23SEX

Sexually transmitted disease

Q23PNEU

Pneumonia

Q23BRON

Bronchitis

Q23EPIL

Epilepsy

Q24aCON

Consult a health worker as a result of illness

Q24bYNT

Reason for not consulting a health worker

Q25aMVHoccupant

Motor vehicle injury - occupant

Q25aMVHpedestrian

Motor vehicle injury - pedestrian

Q25aBCL

Bicycle related

Q25aGUN

Gun shot wounds

Q25aSTR

Severe trauma due to violence, assault, beating

Q25aCrime

Crime related injury

Q25aFIRE

Fire or burn

Q25aACCP

Accidental poisoning

Q25aINTP

Intentional poisoning

Q25aSPORTS

Sports related

Q25aOTH

Other injury

Q25bmiss

Days missed

Q26aASM

Asthma

Q26aDBT

Diabetes

Q26aCAN

Cancer

Q26aHIV

HIV and AIDS

Q26aHBP

Hypertension/high blood pressure

Q26aRTH

Arthritis

Q26aSTRK

Stroke

Q26aHEART

Heart attack/myocardial infarction

Q26aTB

Tuberculosis

Q26aMental

Mental Illness

Q26aEPIL

Epilepsy

Q26aMEN

Meningitis and sinusitis

Q26aPNEU

Pneumonia

Q26aBRON

Bronchitis

Q26aCHOLE

High cholesterol

Q26aOSTER

Osteoporosis

Q26aOTH

Other chronic illness

Q26bASM

Asthma

Q26bDBT

Diabetes

Q26bCAN

Cancer

Q26bHIV

HIV and AIDS

Q26bHBP

Hypertension/high blood pressure

Q26bRTH

Arthritis

Q26bSTRK

Stroke

Q26bHEART

Heart attack/myocardial infarction

Q26bTB

Tuberculosis

Q26bMental

Mental Illness

Q26bEPIL

Epilepsy

Q26bMEN

Meningitis and sinusitis

Q26bPNEU

Pneumonia

Q26bBRON

Bronchitis

Q26bCHOLE

High cholesterol

Q26bOSTER

Osteoporosis

Q26bOTH

Other medication

Q27aPRE

Pregnancy

Q27bSTA

Current status of pregnancy

Q28SEE

Seeing

Q28HEA

Hearing

Q28WAL

Walking

Q28REM

Remembering

Q28SEL

Self-care

Q28COM

Communication

Q29EYE

Eye glasses/spectacles/contact lenses

Q29HAID

Hearing aid

Q29WST

Walking stick/walking frame

Q29WCH

Wheelchair

Q29CMED

Chronic medication

Q29OTH

Other assistive devices

Q31aSG

Social grants

Q31bOAG

Old age pension

Q31bDIS

Disability grant

Q31bCSG

Child support grant

Q31bCAR

Care dependency grant

Q31bFOS

Foster care grant

Q31bWVT

War veterans grant

Q31bGRN

Grant-in-aid

Q31bSOC

Social relief of distress

Q32DISG

Disability grant

Q33cell

Own a mobile telephone

Q34RELIGIOUS

Religious affiliation

Q35ATEREL

Attend religious services

Q41awge

Working for a wage, commission or salary

Q41bbus

Business activities

Q41cVOL

Work without remuneration

Q41dret

Return to work or business

Q42asto

Total salary/pay

Q42bsp

Salary period

Q43salc

Income categories

Q44atm

Means of transport

Q44bmin

Time taken to place of employment

Q45sec

Sector of organisation/business or branch

Q46alook

Looking for any kind of job or trying business

Q46bstart

Liked to work

Q46crnsw

Reason for not trying to find work or starting a business

Q46dAccJob

Start work or a business

Q47jcr

Participated in government or municipal job creation programme

undisab

UN disability

disab

Disability

Sevdisab

Severe disability

Literacy3b

Literacy

Stratum

GeoType

Geography type

q42msal

Salary

Metro_code

Metro

employ_Status1

Employment status one

employ_Status2

Employment status two

rotation

Rotation

person_wgt

Weight

Total: 183

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