Measuring Living Standards within Cities, Durban 2015
South Africa, 2015
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EXPLAIN REASON WHY NOT COMPLETED, REPORT ANY IRREGULARITIES ABOUT THE INTERVIEW (comment_hh)
Data file: lsms_household
Overview
Valid:
1427
Type:
Discrete
Start:
1483
End:
1726
Width:
244
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
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| 0K | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ | 2 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ ,,,,respondent is mentally ill | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ ,,,head no longer lives in this household he left to his farm | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ ,,,respondent is attending death of his brother at his farm | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ ,,respondent left the house to live in Adams | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ,, respondent works in the city lives in a hostel comes back when on leave | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ,,,respondent couldn't be located | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ,,Respondent is mentally ill | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ,,respondent comes home late and on weekends runs other businesses | 1 |
0.1%
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| Contacted HQ,,respondent couldn't be located after several visits | 1 |
0.1%
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| Daughter said her mother spends weeks in her other house. She doesn't own a cell phone, and can't be reached. She hasn't been home (Osindisweni) in a while. Contacted HQ | 1 |
0.1%
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| Gone to Zimbabwe , not sure when he will be back ! Told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| Got angry because ,the main respondent answered the questions | 1 |
0.1%
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| HH refused , questions too personal . got angry and annoyed !I spoke to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| HQ knows | 2 |
0.1%
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| He came at home at 9 at night eaven on weekends Ayanda is contacted | 1 |
0.1%
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| He worked overtime on the previous day. | 1 |
0.1%
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| I didn't find her because she was working everyday, when I make an appointments she doesn't pitch. talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| I tried to take GPS but it didn't read, I think it was the weather or something | 1 |
0.1%
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| I was in this house for more than ten times the wife keep on saying her husband is not available. on Sunday 8 March i went back to the same house and the wife told me he's in Petermaritzburg and she's not sure when she's coming back. | 1 |
0.1%
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| Lady went to a funeral back home for weeks, then when we returned (working with Sindy), I arrived an hour after she had left to visit relatives. Contacted HQ | 1 |
0.1%
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| Lungisani is said to come back home late around 10pm, tried going around during the day and weekends but he is never home.....confirmed with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| MR refused for HH , said he will never agree to this interview , questions are ridiculous and irrelevant ! told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| MR refused for Hh , said he doesnt approve and will chase me away! Told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| MR refused for hh , said he will never be part of this survey , told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| MR refused for the hh , sed hes a grumpy old man, Spoke to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| Mother (Head) is always unavailable. Son says she's always out drinking. Contacted HQ | 1 |
0.1%
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| Mxolisi no longer lives in the household ,,Contacted HQ | 1 |
0.1%
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| NO one in the house,not available, | 1 |
0.1%
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| Nobody home | 1 |
0.1%
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| OK | 492 |
34.5%
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| OK ! Respondent didn't answer questions properly ,was complaining about the government and justice system | 1 |
0.1%
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| OK ! Respondent cannot remember dates ,shes old | 1 |
0.1%
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| OK ! Respondent is old , keeps on changing him answers | 1 |
0.1%
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| OK ! Respondent said he gave me enough information , don't ask for anything more , i took up too much time already | 1 |
0.1%
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| OK! Respondent is too old .cant remember much | 1 |
0.1%
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| OK! Respondent is too old and forgetful , does not remember much | 1 |
0.1%
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| OK! memory is very bad , but she did the best she could , cant remember much | 1 |
0.1%
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| Ok | 99 |
6.9%
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| Ok ! Respondent couldn't remember dates too well , was guessing | 1 |
0.1%
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| Ok. | 1 |
0.1%
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| Okay | 74 |
5.2%
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| Questions are invading their privacy ! Asked me to stop da interviewe | 1 |
0.1%
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| Refused | 1 |
0.1%
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| Refused , Spoke to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| Refused , don't do interviews ! i spoke to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| Refused ,not interested Spoke to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| Refused on the telephone | 1 |
0.1%
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| Respondent refused stating is not interested.....confirmed with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| Respondent stated that she will not be participating in the survey cause she wasn't home when it was done and neither would Zimisele the random respondent....:-)confirmed with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| Section asks where primary occupation was carried out, but I selected student. check questionnaire | 1 |
0.1%
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| She said she is a Busy (she is busy trying to get some tenders), she is not sure when she will be available. Ayanda has been contacted already | 1 |
0.1%
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| The Head of the house refused to repeat the interview. | 1 |
0.1%
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| The Head of this house comes only once or twice a month,he works at Escort. He will come back mid July. I've contacted HQ. | 1 |
0.1%
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| The head assisted in the main questionnaire and refused doing the head questionnaire....confirmed with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| The main questionnaire to this head was swapped, and I contacted HQ. Ayanda said that they would change the household IDs from their end (opm). I've just written the correct HH ID (11205) | 1 |
0.1%
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| They said he's at Mzinto they don't know when is coming back. | 1 |
0.1%
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| This is a very difficult respondent I ever interviewed. He doesn't give me straight answers, not sure of other his answers especially time commuting. I tried my best to get answers.Keep on reminding me he will answer 5 questions only not more. | 1 |
0.1%
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| This lady don't usually buy the food she ate in the school canteen. | 1 |
0.1%
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| This the guy gave me a run around for so long, kept asking me to come back and each time I did he was never home and sometimes would literally hide from me and at one point he used a tree to hide from while everyone was watching, finally caught | 1 |
0.1%
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| Was able to conduct main interview with the children in the house, but the father refused the head interview....confirmed with Ayanda. | 1 |
0.1%
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| Went to the respondents home and his family said hes at work , i should see him there , when i went to his place of work several times , staff members said hes at home or gone out for the day ! Told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| answers for dwelling in caneside was not being accepted by the tablet. | 1 |
0.1%
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| at first respondent did not want to give names, when i said i have to capture their names ,she said she will give wrong names.i said how am i going to know if the other info will be the truth,then she said ok she will give correct info, | 1 |
0.1%
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| at work, OK | 1 |
0.1%
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| complete | 1 |
0.1%
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| did all three visites, but I don't find him when I get there. Ayanda has been contacted already. | 1 |
0.1%
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| did all three visits. Husband is never available for interview. Contacted HQ | 1 |
0.1%
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| doesn't have time she is tied and our questions takes a long time #talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| for more information ask Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| he always not available because he worked everyday and he finishes late at work I've tried several times and make some appointments and he didn't pitch.# talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| he doesn't lives there anymore, talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| he gets home late, we did all three visites on different times but didn't find him. Ayanda has been contacted already. | 1 |
0.1%
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| he is a taxi owner so get home late, we tried different times and dates but we didn't get him, Ayanda has been contacted already. | 1 |
0.1%
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| he is running taxi industries and he is always busy | 1 |
0.1%
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| he not interested, and he's not going to benefit, talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| he refused to participate because he is not from south Africa #TalkedToAyanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| he was sick that is why he woke up so late (time use) | 1 |
0.1%
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| he's away for vacation, talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| hhh refused to do the interview. she didn't wish to give her surname. | 1 |
0.1%
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| household head is a truck driver he spends most of his time on the road | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| interview was ok but I made a mistake forgot to write phone numbers and taking GPS but he is the main responded I did take GPS and phone number at the beginning | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| long-term unavailable he is currently at umthwalume they have no idea when he'll be around, cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| long-term unavailable he only comes when they are important things to attend and for doctors appointments and visits, cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| main respondent said that household head said to say that he is not interested | 1 |
0.1%
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| not available,not available,ok | 1 |
0.1%
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| not available,ok | 1 |
0.1%
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| not interested because they don't get anything in the end #TalkedToAyanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| not interested he is busy #talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
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| not interested, talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| not interested, talked to Ayanda. | 1 |
0.1%
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| o | 15 |
1.1%
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| ok | 571 |
40%
|
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| ok . this was a house in a church , i was not the correct household. | 1 |
0.1%
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| ok but respondent was assisted by her sister to answer the questions | 1 |
0.1%
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| ok but wen i put they travelled for 450 minutes it just disappears | 1 |
0.1%
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| ok i managed to get hh at her daughters house on barruda road | 1 |
0.1%
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| ok respondent is housewife and stay at home mum | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| ok respondent refuse to give amount of monthly sales in employment section | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| ok respondent train in umbilo | 1 |
0.1%
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| okay | 1 |
0.1%
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| permission refused by wife | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| please stop rejecting this questionnaire, because my time use is correct. I've commented on the time slot activities so that it is clearer to you, wont have to reject it for the fifth time. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| questionnaire has been rectified on the residential history. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| refused by spouse and i spoke to ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| refused by spouse spoke to ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| refused to continue and i spoke to ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent asked why am i bothering her,i did interview with her and came to ask more questions,refuse told ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent can not remember addresses of residential places | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent cannot remember year in which she moved out of the house in stanger as she was a baby when her parents decided to move. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent cant remember muchabout staing in reservoir hills and clare estate she was too young | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent couldnot not remember clearly residential history | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent couldnot remember all the places she lived,only what she remembered she gave, | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent did not go to mosque,but conducted her prayer at home,she travelled to school to leave children | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent didn't want to do survey,told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent didn't wish to participate. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent didn't work in the past 12 months he just started work for a week now. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent does not remember year in which he moved out of the house in Chatsworth. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent doesn't remember most of things he gives different answers for one question he doesn't even remember the company name where he works as security guard but he works on different sites | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent gone to port elizabeth i spoke to ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent helping his wife with her home business making savouries,from 7.30 am to 2.30 pm.wifes business | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent insisted I do not include her daughter's family that lives with her. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent is a bit disturbed mentally | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent is a policeman and he refused he said no thank you spoke to ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent is never home , when we call his isn't home cause he works odd shifts | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent is never home he works late shifts even during weekends | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent is not to sure about his residential history he is a bit confused | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent refused to do the survey. he Said he is not interested. told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent refused told Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent said he is not interested to do the survey. told Ayanda. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent said its so difficult to remember places she lived, | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent said she lived in Bloomsbury rd with her parents and married her husband that lived on the same rd. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent said these are all personal questions,he refused to do it,told ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent said these are very irrelavant questions,wasting his time | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent says his self employed business it not registered as it is not a large income generating activity. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent told me she only lived in 2 dwellings. she was born in ladysmith which is outside dbn. and then she moved to ndwedwe. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent was not happy to do interview,because they are foreigners, | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent was not willing to share information about his residential history | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent was on his way out. Rescheduled | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent was thinking really hard about his residential places,said couldnt remember | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| respondent works during the week days till late and when i came back again he was not home we went to a wedding | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit revisit, long-term unavailable he comes back home around 7pm, cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, OK | 8 |
0.6%
|
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| revisit, respondent had no interest in this survey he didn't want to share any information regarding his construction business | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, OK | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, information given by respondent is slightly different from what the main has told | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, long-term unavailable I've been in this household several times and the head is not available, cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, long-term unavailable, I've been to this household several times and the heard is unavailable, cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, long-term unavailable, cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, permission refused cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, permission refused respondent doesn't have time to answer any questions because he doesn't share any information to anyone who is not the member of his family | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| revisit, revisit, permission refused she is not interested in this survey, cleared with Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| she is not working anymore. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| she is too sick 2 answer my questions #TalkedToAyanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| she is working till late she is unavailable | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| the first time i went to the house he was in hospital when i came back he went back to the rural areas because he was not well #TalkedToAyanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| the household head is mentally disturbed #TalkedToAyanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| the wage section didn't close after respondent refusing to state the bonus amount | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| there isn't any 1 in the house revisit | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| told Ayanda,respondent didn't want to do survey | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| too busy #talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| tried calling the head all weekend and he didn't pick up | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| unavailable | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| we called the head and he refused.Ayanda has been contacted already. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| we couldn't communicate well because he doesn't understand both English and Zulu, and no one was willing to assist in making him understand. Ayanda has been contacted already | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| we were no longer able to attend hostels because they murdered the guardian, talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| went 4 times but couldn't find the head #talked to Ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| wife of respondent said her husband will have no time to do questionaire,she phoned him whilst i was there,he comes home very late at night and works 7 days a week | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| wife said her husband is a very private person, he will not answer any questions. told ayanda. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| wife said husband is very arrogant he will not do the survey. told Ayanda. | 1 |
0.1%
|
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| wife was main respondent and she said i mus stop comin and askin her about her husband she gave me his fne no but wenever i fne i spoke to ayanda | 1 |
0.1%
|
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.