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Community Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2016
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ZAF_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Refuse removal (ZA2016A_TRASH)

Data file: ZAF2016_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 230
End: 230
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">4 Housing, household goods, services and crime and agricultural activities </span></p>

<p>Now, I am going to ask you some questions related to housing, household goods and services, crime and agricultural activities for this particular household.</p>

<p><span class="em">Refuse disposal </span></p>

<p>[4.72] How is the refuse or rubbish of this household mainly collected or removed?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Removed by local authority/private company/community members at least once a week<br />[] 2 Removed by local authority/private company/community members less often than once a week<br />[] 3 Communal refuse dump<br />[] 4 Communal container/central collection point<br />[] 5 Own refuse dump<br />[] 6 Dump or leave rubbish anywhere [no rubbish disposal]<br />[] 7 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Removed by local authority, private company or community members
2 Removed by local authority, private company or community members
3 Communal refuse dump
4 Communal container or central collection point
5 Own refuse dump
6 Dump or leave rubbish anywhere (no rubbish disposal)
7 Other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of refuse removal.
Universe
South Africa 2016: All households

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