INDEPTH Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2006-2007
Wave 1

South Africa, 2006 - 2007

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ZAF_2006_INDEPTH-SAGE-W1_v01_M

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Professor Stephen Tollman

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WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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May 19, 2023

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Q0508: Toilet facilities (q0508)

Data file: INDEPTHSouthAfricaHHData

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 33

Range: 1 - 98

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What type of toilet facility do members of your household usually use?

(Use pictorials in Appendix A0500B )

If respondent indicates “flush” or “pour flush”, probe:
Where does it flush to?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Flush/pour to piped sewage system
2	Flush/pour to septic tank
3	Flush/pour to pit latrine
4	Flush/pour to other location
5	Flush/pour to unknown
6	Ventilation improved pit latrine
7	Pit with slab
8	Pit witout slap/open
9	Composting toilet
10	Bucket
11	Hanging toilet/latrine
12	No facilities (bush, field)
87	Other, specify
88	Don't know
98	Not applicable

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.

Question post text

1 Flush/pour flush to piped sewer system
2 Flush/pour flush to septic tank
3 Flush/pour flush to pit latrine
4 Flush/pour flush to other location
5 Flush/pour flush to unknown place/not sure
6 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)
7 Pit latrine with slab
8 Pit latrine without slab/open pit
9 Composting toilet
10 Bucket latrine
11 Hanging toilet/hanging latrine
12 No facilities or bush or field …………….è Q510
87 Other, specify:

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