Income and Expenditure Survey 2022-2023

South Africa, 2022 - 2023

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ZAF_2022-2023_IES_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Created on

Feb 24, 2026

Last modified

Feb 24, 2026

Data file: persons-2022-2023-v1

Individual level data

Cases:	70339
Variables:	216

Variables

UQNO

Household identifier

PERSON_ID

Person identifier

PERSONNO

SEX

AGE

Age in completed years

POPULATION

Population group

LANGUAGES

Language most spoken in the household

HHC_RELATIONSHIP

Relationship to the head of household

HHC_MARITAL

Present marital status of each household member

SPOUSE

Spouse/partner living in the household

SPOUSE_NAME

Position of spouse name in the household members list

HHC_FATH_ALIVE

Biological father alive

HHC_FATH_PARTHH

Biological father part of the household

HHC_FATH_NAME

Position of father's name in the household members list

HHC_MOTH_ALIVE

Biological mother alive

HHC_MOTH_PARTHH

Biological mother part of the household

HHC_MOTH_NAME

Position of mother's name in the household members list

SOURCE_SALWAG

Salaries and wages

SOURCE_NETPROF

Net profit from business or professional practice/activities or commercial farmi

SOURCE_SUBFARM

Income from small-scale farming

SOURCE_LETTING

Income from letting of fixed property

SOURCE_ROYAL

SOURCE_INTREC

Interest received and/or accrued on deposits, loans, savings certificates

SOURCE_DIVI

Dividends on shares (e.g. unit trusts)

SOURCE_SHARE

Income from share trading

SOURCE_REGPEN

Regular receipts from pension from previous employment and pension from annuity

SOURCE_GRANTS

Social welfare grants (including old age grant)/Special COVID-19 Social Relief o

SOURCE_ALIMONY

Alimony, maintenance and similar allowances from divorced spouse, family members

SOURCE_ALLOW

Regular allowances/remittances received from non-household members

SOURCE_OTH

SOURCE_NOINC

MAIN_SOURCE_INCOME

Main source of income

EDUCATION

Highest level of education successfully completed

ECD_CHLDATT

Child school attendance

ECD_NOTATT

Children's whereabouts if not attending ECD

ECD_NOTATT_RSN

Reason not attending ECD

EDU_ATTEND

Currently attending educational institution

EDU_RSNN

Reason not attending educational institution

EDU_EDUI

Educational institution attending

EDU_PPRIV

Type of education institution

EDU_CORR

Educational institution correspondence

EDU_MODE_TR

Means of transport to educational institution

EDU_GRDE

Grade attending

EDU_SAME

Same grade as last year or before

EDU_FOOD

School feeding scheme

EDU_FAC_CLASS

EDU_FAC_WATER

EDU_FAC_TOILET

Toilet facility

EDU_FAC_LIBRARY

EDU_FAC_LAB

Science laboratory with usable apparatus

EDU_FAC_COMP

Computers/tablets that can be used by learners

EDU_FAC_FEED

EDU_FAC_SEC

Security guard at the gate

EDU_FAC_SPORT

Sports facilities

EDU_FEES

Pay school fees

EDU_NOFEE

Why no fees paid

LAB_WGE

LAB_BUS

LAB_VOL

Work voluntarily without pay

LAB_RET

Job/business to return to

LAB_LOOK

Looking for any kind of work

LAB_SRCH_WAIT

Waited/Registered at Employment Agency/Trade Union

LAB_SRCH_ENQ

Enquired at workplaces, farms, factories or called on other possible employers

LAB_SRCH_ADV

Placed/answered advertisement(s)

LAB_SRCH_INTER

Searched through job advertisement(s)/ searched the internet

LAB_SRCH_ASSI

Sought assistance from relatives or friends

LAB_SRCH_LAND

Looked for land/building/equipment/applied for permit to start own business

LAB_SRCH_STR

Waited at the street side where casual workers are found

LAB_SRCH_FIN

Sought financial assistance to look for work or start a business

LAB_SRCH_OTH

LAB_SRCH_THING

LAB_START

Liked to work for pay

LAB_RNSW

Main reason for not finding work

LAB_ACCJOB

Able to work if suitable job offered

LAB_SECTOR

Employment sector

LAB_DURATION

Duration of work

LAB_DISTANCE

Distance travelled to place of work

LAB_TRANSP

Means of transport to work

LAB_MINS

Time taken to get to work

SOC_GRANT_OAG

SOC_GRANT_DIS

Disability grant

SOC_GRANT_CSG

Child support grant

SOC_GRANT_CARE

Care dependency grant

SOC_GRANT_FOST

Foster care grant

SOC_GRANT_VET

War veterans grant

SOC_GRANT_GRN

SOC_GRANT_SRD

Special COVID-19 Social relief of distress grant

HAPPINESS

Level of happiness

LIFE_SAT

Life satisfaction scale

INH_HEALTH

General health status

INH_PLACE

Place to go for health care needs

INH_KIND

Kind of place usually visited for health care needs

INH_DELAY

Delay getting health care

INH_REASON

Main reason for health care delay

INH_DIAG_HBP

High blood pressure

INH_DIAG_DIAB

INH_DIAG_TB

Tuberculosis (TB)

INH_DIAG_CAN

INH_DIAG_ASTHM

INH_DIAG_ARTH

INH_DIAG_MENT

INH_DIAG_EPIL

INH_DIAG_HIV

INH_MED_HBP

High blood pressure

INH_MED_DIAB

INH_MED_TB

Tuberculosis (TB)

INH_MED_CAN

INH_MED_ASTHM

INH_MED_ARTH

INH_MED_MENT

INH_MED_EPIL

INH_MED_HIV

MIG_PRBIRTH

Province of birth

MIG_REBIRTH

Region of birth

MIG_YEARMOV

Year of movement

MIG_CITIZEN

Country of citizenship

MIG_RESIDENCE

Resident of the household

MIG_REASON

Reason for visit

MIG_RETMIG

MIG_PRLIVED

Previously lived in this place

MIG_PRYEAR

Year moved to this place

MIG_PROVPRE

Previous province

MIG_MOVREAS

Main reason for movement

FAB_STOKVEL

Participation in a stokvel

FAB_STOK_SAV

Savings stokvel (including rotational stokvels)

FAB_STOK_BUR

Burial societies

FAB_STOK_GROC

Grocery stokvel

FAB_STOK_SOC

FAB_STOK_BOR

Borrowing stokvel

FAB_STOK_INV

Investment stokvel

FAB_STOK_MULT

Multi-function stokvel

FAB_STOK_OTH

FAB_BEN_NEEDS

Being able to meet basic needs

FAB_BEN_INV

Being able to save and invest

FAB_BEN_SUPPL

Being able to supplement one's income

FAB_BEN_ACC

Having easy access to credit and loans

FAB_BEN_EMP

Empowerment/educational/being knowledgeable

FAB_BEN_HELP

Being able to help one another (i.e. Moral support /mutual assistance)

FAB_BEN_NETW

Establishment of friendships and networks

FAB_BEN_OTH

FAB_FREQ_WEEK

FAB_FREQ_FORT

FAB_FREQ_MONTH

FAB_FREQ_QUART

FAB_FREQ_OTH

FAB_MEET_WEEK

FAB_MEET_FORT

FAB_MEET_MONTH

FAB_MEET_QUART

FAB_MEET_BI

FAB_MEET_NONE

FAB_MEET_OTH

EOH_ACOVERED

Medical aid cover

EOH_HEALTH

Covered by health/medical insurance

CVD_DIAG

Diagnosed with COVID-19

CVD_VACC

COVID-19 vaccination

CVD_DOSE

CVD_REAS_STIG

CVD_REAS_REL

Religious belief

CVD_REAS_FEAR

Fear of injections

CVD_REAS_SIDE

Concerned about vaccine side effects and safety

CVD_REAS_EXIST

Do not believe or think COVID-19 exists

CVD_REAS_RUDE

Rude attitude of health care workers

CVD_REAS_AVAIL

Vaccine not available

CVD_REAS_CLOSE

Vaccine centre/health facility closed

CVD_REAS_OTH

CIH_HEALTH

General health status

CIH_PLACE

Place for health care consultation

CIH_KIND

Kind of place for health care consultation

CIH_DELAY

Delayed getting health care

CIH_REASON

Main reason for delayed health care

CIH_DIAG_HBP

High blood pressure

CIH_DIAG_DIAB

CIH_DIAG_TB

Tuberculosis (TB)

CIH_DIAG_CAN

CIH_DIAG_ASTHM

CIH_DIAG_ARTH

CIH_DIAG_MENT

CIH_DIAG_EPIL

CIH_DIAG_HIV

CIH_MED_HBP

High blood pressure

CIH_MED_DIAB

CIH_MED_TB

Tuberculosis (TB)

CIH_MED_CAN

CIH_MED_ASTHM

CIH_MED_ARTH

CIH_MED_MENT

CIH_MED_EPIL

CIH_MED_HIV

HFC_FEVER

HFC_FESEEK

Seek advice and/or treatment

HFC_FEWHERE

Where fever advice/treatment was sought

HFC_COUGH

Child had cough

HFC_COSEEK

Seek advice and/or treatment for cough

HFC_COWHERE

Where cough advice/treatment was sought

HFC_DIARRH

Child had diarrhoea

HFC_DISEEK

Seek advice and/or treatment for diarrhoea

HFC_DIWHERE

Where advice/treatment for diarrhoea was sought

HFC_DITREAT

Anything given for diarrhoea treatment

HFC_TREAT_FLUI

Fluid from soral packet (rehydrant)

HFC_TREAT_HOME

Home-made fluid (sugar and salt solution)

HFC_TREAT_PILL

HFC_TREAT_INJ

HFC_TREAT_DRIP

HFC_TREAT_REM

Home-made remedies/herbal medicine

HFC_TREAT_OTH

DSB_SEE

Difficulty in seeing

DSB_HEA

Difficulty in hearing

DSB_WAL

Difficulty in walking

DSB_REM

Difficulty in remembering and concentrating

DSB_SEL

Difficulty with self-care

DSB_COM

Difficulty in communicating

POOR1

Food poverty line

POOR2

Lower-bound poverty line

POOR3

Upper-bound poverty line

PERSNS_WGT

Total: 216

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