General Household Survey 2024

South Africa, 2024

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ZAF_2024_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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Jul 08, 2025

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Alternative source of energy for lighting (eng_light_alt)

Data file: ghs-2024-hhold-v1

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Valid: 1000

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 16

Range: 1 - 88

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Other sources of electricity (i.e. generator; battery bank with inverter; solar power hybrid systems)	16	1.6%
2	Solar-powered lantern or flashlight	2	0.2%
3	Rechargeable flashlight, mobile, torch or lantern	140	14%
4	Battery powered flashlight, torch or lantern	23	2.3%
5	Gas / LPG	1	0.1%
6	Paraffin	0	0%
7	Wood / open fire	0	0%
8	Candles	48	4.8%
9	NONE	19	1.9%
10	OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FOR LIGHTING	2	0.2%
88	Not applicable	749	74.9%

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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