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General Household Survey 2008

South Africa, 2008
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ZAF_2008_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Data file: GHS 2008 House_v1

The GHS 2008 House_v1.2_20110811 data file contains geographical location and household variables for the General Household Survey 2008, from Section 4 of the survey questionnaire.

Cases: 24333
Variables: 191

Variables

uqnr
Unique household identifier
psu
Primary sampling unit
prov
Province
head_sex
Sex of household head
head_popgrp
Population group of household head
q41maind
Main dwelling
q41othrd
Other dwelling
q42maind
Main dwelling five years ago
q42othrd
Other dwelling five years ago
q43roof
Roof material
q43walls
Walls material
q44roofc
Roof condition
q44wallc
Walls condition
q45totrm
Number of rooms
q46owner
Ownership of dwelling
q47a14to
Total rent paid
q47a11pa
Paid by you
q47a12su
Subsidy
q47a13ex
Garage/External room
q47bestr
Estimated monthly rent paid
q48board
Amount paid boarding and lodging
q49levyp
Levy paid
q410elec
Rent include: Electricity
q410wate
Rent include: Water
q410gara
Rent include: Garage/Parking space
q410refu
Rent include: Refuse removal
q410levy
Rent include: Levy
q410othe
Rent include: Other
q411furn
Rented furnished
q4121ins
Payment on bond: Monthly instalment for the past month - Capital payment
q4121cap
Payment on bond: Capital payment
q4121int
Payment on bond: Interest
q4122sub
Payment on bond: Subsidy
q4123lev
Levy paid
q4131cap
Capital payments
q4132oth
Other payments
q4133con
Contributions
q4134rig
Right access payments
q414repa
Repairs and improvements
q415amai
Amount paid on: Maintenance and repair
q415bser
Amount paid on: Services for maintenance and repairs
q415cimp
Amount paid on: improvements
q415dser
Amount paid on: services for improvements
q415esec
Amount paid on: Security for improvements
q415fsec
Amount paid on: Security system
q415gsec
Amount paid on: Security services
q415hbui
Amount paid on: Building material
q416rent
Estimated amount if rent out
q417mark
Estimate the reasonable market value
q417dkno
Market value unknown
q418hous
House subsidy received
q419drin
Source of water
q419othr
Source of water (other)
q420dist
Distance to water source
q4211saf
Quality of drinking water: Safe to drink
q4212cle
Quality of drinking water: Clear - has no colour/ free of mud
q4213tas
Quality of drinking water: Good in taste
q4214odo
Quality of drinking water: Free from bad smells
q422trea
Treatment of drinking water
q423pipe
Access to Piped water
q424rate
Rating of water services
q425payw
Payment of water
q4261met
Why not pay for water: Irregular metering system
q4262nom
Why not pay for water: No metering system in place
q4263bil
Why not pay for water: Irregular billing system
q4264nob
Why not pay for water: No billing system in place
q4265met
Why not pay for water: Meter is broken
q4266cos
Why not pay for water: Can’t afford to pay for water
q4267unh
Why not pay for water: Unhappy with service
q4268fre
Why not pay for water: Govt must supply free water
q4269oth
Why not pay for water: Others do not pay for water
q42610fr
Why not pay for water: Using free basic amount
q42611ot
Why not pay for water: Reason why not pay for water (other
q427inte
Frequency of interruptions of piped water
q428causs
Causes of piped water interruption
q429rect
Rectification of piped water interruption
q430typt
Toilet sanitation
q431dist
Distance to nearest toilet
q432toil
Toilet facility shared
q433remb
Frequency of bucket removal
q434main
Main electricity supply
q435free
Free electricity received
q436elec
Electricity cut off due to non-payment
q437cook
Energy for cooking
q437heat
Energy for heating
q437ligh
Energy for lighting
q438elec
Supply of main electricity in the past five years
q439rubb
Rubbish removal
q440payr
Willing to pay for refuse service
q441distt
Distance to buy-back centre
q442recy
Recycling programme
q443coll
Household recycling (Waste)
q444pape
Household recycling (Paper)
q444glas
Household recycling (Glass/ glass bottles)
q444plas
Household recycling (Plastic bags/bottles)
q444alum
Household recycling (Aluminium cans/metals)
q444oil
Household recycling (Oil)
q444ash
Household recycling (Ash, rubble and bricks)
q445redw
Why household collects waster for recycling (Reduce waste)
q445mone
Why household collects waster for recycling (Money for recycled items)
q445save
Why household collects waster for recycling (To save energy/natural resources)
q445land
Why household collects waster for recycling (To save landfill space)
q445redp
Why household collects waster for recycling (To reduce litter and pollution)
q445dkno
Why household collects waster for recycling (Do not know)
q446wast
Earn a living from waste
q447pape
Household waste disposal (Paper, cardboard / boxes)
q447glas
Household waste disposal (Glass/ glass bottles)
q447plas
Household waste disposal (Plastic bags/bottles)
q447alum
Household waste disposal (Aluminium cans/metals)
q447oil
Household waste disposal (Oil)
q447ash
Household waste disposal (Ash, rubble and bricks)
q448ynot
Reason for not collecting waste
q449kitw
Household makes compost (Kitchen waste)
q449gard
Household makes compost (Garden waste)
q450kitc
Households weekly compost (Kitchen waste)
q450gard
Households weekly compost (Garden waste)
q451alit
Waste removal / littering
q451bwat
Water pollution
q451cair
Outdoor/indoor air pollution
q451dlan
Land degradation
q451enoi
Excessive noise
q451foth
Other
q4521not
Used public transport
q4522pes
Used pesticides in dwelling
q4523pes
Used pesticides in garden
q4524her
Used herbicides
q453asav
Cut down water use
q453bsav
Cut down electricity use
q453cles
Noise not disturb
q453down
Have a car
q454tele
Telephone
q455cell
Cellular telephone
q456dist
Distance to telephone
q457tele
Use of telephone in the past five years
q458maill
Method of receiving mail/post
q459food
Means of transport to food market
q459tran
Means of transport to Public transport
q459pres
Means of transport to Pre-primary/Pre-school centre
q459prim
Means of transport to Primary school
q459secs
Means of transport to Secondary school
q459clin
Means of transport to clinic
q459hosp
Means of transport to hospital
q459post
Means of transport to Post office/Post office agent
q459welf
Means of transport to Welfare office
q460food
Distance to Food market
q460tran
Distance to Public transport
q460pres
Distance to Pre-primary/Pre-school center
q460prim
Distance to Primary school
q460secs
Distance to Secondary school
q460clin
Distance to Clinic
q460hosp
Distance to Hospital
q460post
Distance to Post office/Post office agent
q460welf
Distance to Welfare office
q461agri
Access to land
q462hect
Number of hectors of land access
q463acce
Basis on accessibility
q464fiel
Farming activities (Field crops)
q464hort
Farming activities (Horticulture)
q464live
Farming activities (Livestock)
q464poul
Farming activities (Poultry
q464orch
Farming activities (Orchards)
q464othr
Farming activities (Other)
q465hung
Not enough food for adults
q466hung
Insufficient food for children
q467strk
Children living on the streets
q468mnin
Main source of income
q469tota
Household expenditure
q470tran
Household expenditure (Transport)
q470hous
Household expenditure (Housing)
q470clot
Household expenditure (Clothing)
q470food
Household expenditure (Food)
q470pers
Household expenditure (Personal appearance)
q470othr
Household expenditure (Other)
q471athe
Had things stolen
q471binh
Been harassed/threatened by a household member
q471cnot
Been harassed/threatened by someone outside the household
q471dsex
Been sexually molested by a household member
q471esex
Been sexually molested by someone outside the household
q471fhit
Been beaten up or hurt by a household member
q471ghit
Been beaten up or hurt by someone outside the household
q471hinh
Been murdered by a household member
q471inot
Been murdered by someone outside the household
q472medi
Type of health institution
q473open
Facility open 24 hours
q474time
Opening time of the health institution
q475time
Closing time of the health institution
q476tv
Household goods (Television)
q476radi
Household goods (Radio)
q476book
Household goods (Books)
q479typl
Type of living quarters
house_wgt
House weight
Total: 191
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