General Household Survey 2019

South Africa, 2019

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ZAF_2019_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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Nov 19, 2021

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Type of main dwelling (HSG_MAIND)

Data file: zaf-statssa-ghs-2019-household-v1

Overview

Valid: 19649

Invalid: -

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 12

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 38

End: 39

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 12

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Dwelling/house or brick/concrete block structure on a separate stand or yard or on a farm	13889	70.7%
2	Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials	1204	6.1%
3	Flat or apartment in a block of flats	586	3%
4	Cluster house in complex	66	0.3%
5	Townhouse (semi-detached house in complex)	194	1%
6	Semi-detached house	334	1.7%
7	Dwelling/house/flat/room in backyard	664	3.4%
8	Informal dwelling/shack in backyard	661	3.4%
9	Informal dwelling/shack not in backyard, e.g. in an informal/squatter settlement or on a farm	1551	7.9%
10	Room/flatlet on a property or a larger dwelling servants' quarters/granny flat	443	2.3%
11	Caravan/tent	3	0%
12	Other	54	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.

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