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Living Conditions Survey 2008-2009

South Africa, 2008 - 2009
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ZAF_2008_LCS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Data file: LCS 2008-2009 Hhold_v1

Variables: 244

Variables

UQNo
Unique number
SURVEYDATE
Survey date
Q119PERCIEVEDWEALTH
Perceived wealth
Q512HOUSEBREAKING
House breaking victims
Q71MAINDWELLING
Main dwelling
Q71OTHERDWELLING
Other dwelling
Q71NOOTHERDWEL
Other dwelling unoccupied
Q72MAINDWELLING
Occupy before current dwelling
Q72OTHERDWELLING
Occupy other dwelling before current dwelling
Q72NOOTHERDWE
Other dwelling unoccupied before current dwelling
Q73HOWLONGAGO
How long ago the household moved to the dwelling
Q74WALLS
Walls
Q74ROOF
Roof
Q75Walls
Roof of main dwelling
Q75Roof
Walls of main dwelling
Q76OCCUPYMOR
Occupy more dwellings
Q77WALLS
Walls of other dwelling
Q77ROOF
Roof of other dwelling
Q78WALLS
Walls of other dwelling
Q78ROOF
Roof of other dwelling
Q791MAINDWELLING
Main dwelling
Q792DWELLINGSE
Dwelling somewhere
Q710DRINKINGWATER
Drinking water
Q710OTHERUSEWATER
Other use of water
Q7111NOWATERSYSTEM
No water system
Q7112CANNOTAFFORDCON
Cannot afford connection
Q7113QUALITYNOTGOOD
Quality of water not good
Q7114PREFERSOURCEHHUSES
Prefer source used by household
Q7115OTHER
Other reasons
Q712HOWFARWATERSOURCE
How far is water source
Q713DRINKINGWATER
Main source of drinking water previously
Q713OTHERUSEWATER
Other use of water previously
Q714HOWLONGAGO
How long ago
Q7151CLEAR
Clear water
Q7152GOODTASTE
Good tasting water
Q7153FREEBADSMELLS
Bad smelling water
Q716TREATDRINKINGWATER
Treat drinking water
Q717PIPEDWATER
Piped water
Q718WATERSERVICES
Water services rating
Q719PAYFORWATER
Pay for water
Q72001METERSYSIRREGULAR
Irregular meter system
Q72002NOMETERSYSTEM
No meter system
Q72003BILLSYSIRREGULAR
Billing system irregular
Q72004NOBILLSYSTEM
No billing system
Q72005METERBROKEN
Meter broken
Q72006CANNOTAFFORD
Cannot afford the water bill
Q72007UNHAPPYWITHSERVICE
Unhappy with the service
Q72008GOVTPROVIDEFREE
Government to provide free water
Q72009OTHERSDONNOTPAY
Other people do not pay
Q72010USESONLYFREE
Use only allocated free water
Q72011OTHER
Other reasons for not paying
Q721INTERRUPTIONS
Frequency of water interruptions
Q722CAUSEINTERRUPTIONS
Cause of interruptions
Q723WHENRECTIFIED
Interruption rectified
Q724TYPEOFTOILET
Type of toilet
Q725TOILETSHARED
Toilet shared
Q726HOWFREQREMOVED
How frequently removed
Q727TYPEOFTOILET
Type of toilet
Q728CHANGETOCURRENT
Change to current toilet facility
Q729STREETLIGHTS
Street-lights
Q730MAINSCONNECTION
Connection to mains
Q7311NOCABLES
No cables
Q7312TOOEXPENSIVE
Electricity too expensive
Q7313NONEED
No need for electricity
Q7314NOTRELIABLE
Electricity not reliable
Q7315OTHER
Other reasons for no connection
Q732FREEELECTRICITY
Free electricity
Q733COOKING
Source of energy for cooking
Q733HEATING
Source of energy for heating
Q733LIGHTING
Source of energy for lighting
Q734COOKING
Source of energy for cooking
Q734HEATING
Source of energy for heating
Q734LIGHTING
Source of energy for lighting
Q735COOKING
Source of cooking changed
Q735HEATING
Source of heating changed
Q735LIGHTING
Source of lighting changed
Q736REFUSECARE
Refuse care
Q737REFUSEBEFORE
Refuse care before
Q738CHANGETOCURRENT
Change to current
Q739RECEIVEPOST
How household receive mail/post
Q740POSTSYSTEMBEFORE
Post system before
Q741CHANGETOCURRENT
Change to current
Q742AFOODMARKET
Transport to food-market
Q742BTOPUBLICTRANS
Transport to public transport
Q742CPREPRIMARY
Transport to pre-primary
Q742DPRIMARYSCHOOL
Transport to primary school
Q742ESECONDARYSCHOOL
Transport to secondary school
Q742FCLINIC
Transport to clinic
Q742GHOSPITAL
Transport to hospital
Q742HPOSTOFFICE
Transport to post-office
Q742IWELFAREOFFICE
Transport to welfare office
Q742JMPCC
Transport to multi-purpose community centre
Q743AFOODMARKET
Distance to food-market
Q743BTOPUBLICTRANS
Distance to public transport
Q743CPREPRIMARY
Distance to pre-primary school
Q743DPRIMARYSCHOOL
Distance to primary school
Q743ESECONDARYSCHOOL
Distance to secondary school
Q743FCLINIC
Distance to clinic
Q743GHOSPITAL
Distance to hospital
Q743HPOSTOFFICE
Distance to post office
Q743IWELFAREOFFICE
Distance to welfare office
Q743JMPCC
Distance to multi-purpose community centre
Q8124NOBEDSOWNED
Number of beds owned
Q82WATERGEYSER
Geyser
Q8301MEATFISH
Meat or fish
Q8302SPECIALMEAL
Special meal
Q8303CLOTHING
Clothing
Q8304NEWCLOTHING
New clothing
Q8305SCHOOLUNIF
School uniform
Q8306FUNERALINSURANCE
Funeral insurance
Q8307REGULARSAVING
Regular savings
Q8308MEDICINEPRESCRIB
Medicine prescription
Q8309LOUNGESUITE
Lounge suite
Q8310HEATERS
Heaters
Q8311SEPERATEBEDROOMS
Separate bedrooms
Q8312BATHORSHOWER
Bath or shower
Q8313BURGLARBARS
Burglar bars
Q8314GARDEN
Garden
Q8315FENCEDPROPERTY
Fenced property
Q841VISITINSTITUTIONS
Visit institutions
Q851TARREDROAD
Tarred road
Q852PLACEOFWORSHIP
Place of worship
Q853NOSMOKESMOG
No smoke and smog
Q854NORUBBISH
No refuse in street
Q855POLICEONSTREETS
Police on streets
Q856LARGESUPERMARKET
Large supermarkets
Q857CHILDRENPLAY
Children play area
Q86ADULTATHOME
Adult home
Q87BORROWMONEY
Borrow money
Q88WHICHSTEP
9-step ladder to gauge poor or rich
Q91A1BEDROOMOCCUP
Total number of bedrooms occupied
Q91A2BEDROOMDWELL
Number of bedrooms in the dwelling
Q91B1LIVINGROOMOCCUP
Number of living rooms occupied
Q91B2LIVINGROONDWELL
Total number of living rooms in the dwelling
Q91C1DINNINGROOMOCCUP
Number of dinning rooms occupied
Q91C2DINNINGROOMDWELL
Total number of dining rooms in the dwelling
Q91D1MULTIPURPOSEOCCUP
Total number of multipurpose room occupied
Q91D2MULTIPURPOSEDWELL
Total number of multipurpose room in the dwelling
Q91E1KITCHENSOCCUP
Number of kitchens occupied
Q91E2KITCHENSDWELL
Total number of kitchens in the dwelling
Q91F1BATHROOMSHH
Number of bathrooms occupied
Q91F2BATHROOMSDWELL
Total number of bathrooms occupied
Q91G1OTHEROCCUP
Number of other rooms occupied
Q91G2OTHERDWELL
Total number of rooms in the dwelling
Q92GARAGE
Garage belonging to the dwelling unit Garage
Q92FORHOWMANYCARS
Number of cars
Q93ESTIMATEDAREA
Estimated area of the dwelling units
Q93SKETCH
Sketch of dwelling units
Q94VALUEDWELLING
The value of the main dwelling units
Q95MAINDWELLING
Main dwelling
Q961FRENTINCLUDEWATER
Water included in rent
Q9652SUBSIDY
Subsidy on repayments
Q9653INCLUDESUBSIDY
Amount in Q9.4 include subsidy
Q9103REPAIRIMPROVE
Repairs and improvements on dwelling
Q1011PRUSESWIMPOOL
Access to private use of swimming pool
Q1111TRIPS1NIGHTAWAY
Trips undertaken one night away from home
Q1121PUBHIRETRANS
Use of public/ hired transport for holiday
Q1131TIMESHARE
Timeshare or holiday accommodation owned
Q121DOMESTIC
Domestic services
Q131OWNPRODUCTION
Products produced and livestock kept
Q151HHTEXTILES
Acquisition of textiles such as blankets and pillows, etc
Q153REPAIRSHH
Repairs done on household textiles
Q162REPAIRFURN
Repairs done on furniture
Q1651REPAIRAPPLIA
Repairs done on appliances
Q1681REPAIRMUSICAL
Repairs done on musical instruments
Q16111RPRGLASTBLWARE
Repairs done on glassware, tableware, etc
Q16141REPAIRMISCITEMS
Repairs done on miscellaneous items
Q1721REPRECREEQUIP
Repairs done to recreation equipment, etc
Q1751KEEPACQUIREPETS
Acquire and/or keep pets
Q18_1ATTENDEDUCINSTI
Attend educational institution
Q202MEDSACQUIRED
Medicines acquired by households
Q2031COVMEDAID
Medicines acquired through medical aid cover
Q2032PAIDCASH
Medicines acquired by paying cash
Q2033RECFRIEND
Medicines acquired from friend, or relative, etc
Q2041DOCTOR
Prescription by doctor
Q2042NURSE
Prescription by nurse
Q2043SELFPRESC
Self-prescription
Q205MEDSNOTBUY
Prescribed medicine not bought
Q211ACQUVEHPRIVUSE
Acquisition of vehicles for private use
Q21151RUNCOSTSPRIV
Costs incurred for private use of vehicles
Q2118DRIVLESSTESTLIC
Drivers’ license tests and license issued
Q2221REPCOMPTELEQUIP
Repairs on computers, etc
Q2311GROWINGFOOD
Growing food
Q2312RAISLIVESTOCK
Raising livestock
Q2313FISHING
Fishing
Q2314HUNTING
Hunting
Q232OWNACCESLAND
Own or have access to land
Q233LANDGROWFOOD
Land used to grow food/raise livestock
Q2341LACKOFFUNDS
Lack of funds
Q2342LACKEXPERTISE
Lack of expertise
Q2343LACKHUMRESOURCES
Lack of human resources
Q2344LACKEQUIPMENT
Lack of equipment
Q2345LANDTOOFARAWAY
Land too far away
Q2346OTHER
Land not used for other reasons
Q235METREHECTAREOFLAND
Hectares of land available for farming
Q236BASISOFACCESS
Basis of access to land
Q2371COMMONAGE
Access to land by commonage
Q2372ALLOCGOVTLAND
Access to land through government
Q2373RESTITUTION
Access to land through land claim
Q2374LANDREDISTRPROJ
Access to land through redistribution project
Q238HOWLARGELAND
Size of land
Q2391FIELDCROPS
Field crops
Q2392HORTICULTURE
Horticulture
Q2393LIVESTOCK
Livestock
Q2394POULTRY
Poultry
Q2395OTHER
Other, specify
Q2310SELLGROWNPROD
Sell own produce
Q2312CATTLELARGLIV
Own cattle or large livestock
Q2313CATTLELARGLIVOWN
Number of cattle or large livestock owned
Q2314CATTLELARGLIVSOLD
Number of cattle and large livestock sold
Q2315SHPGOATMEDANIM
Own sheep, goats
Q2316SHPGOATMEDSANIMOWN
Number of sheep, goats owned
Q2317SHPGOATMEDSANISLD
Number of sheep, goats sold
Q2318POULTRYCHICKDUCK
Own poultry
Q2319PLTRYCHICKDUCKOWN
Number of poultry owned
Q23120PLTRYCHICDUCKSOLD
Number of poultry sold
Q2321SOLDFISHCAUGHT
Caught fish sold
Q2322VALUEFISHSOLD
Value of fish sold
Q2323SOLDGAMEMEAT
Acquired game meat sold
Q241ADULTGOHUNGRY
Adult went hungry
Q242YOUNGGOHUNGRY
Child went hungry
Q243YOUNGLEFTHHLD
Young person left household
Q244STDFOODCONSUMP
Food consumption standard
Q244STDHOUSING
Housing standard
Q244STDCLOTHING
Clothing standard
Q244STDHEALTHCARE
Health care standard
Q244STDCHILDCLOTHING
Children’s schooling
Q245ABSMININCOME
Absolute minimum income
Q246INCOMHIGHERLOWER
Household total monthly income
Expenditure
Total expenditure of household
Expenditureinkind
Total expenditure in-kind of household
Exp_decile
Expenditure decile
expquintile
Expenditure quintile
income
Total income of household
incomeinkind
Total income plus income inkind of household
imp_rent
Imputed value of rent
imp_electricity
Imputed value of electricity
imp_dstv
Imputed value of Dstv
imp_fuel
Imputed value of fuel
imp_Bother
Imputed value of taxi transport
imp_landcalls
Imputed value of landline calls made
imp_cellcalls
Imputed value of cellular calls made
imp_internet
Imputed value of internet usage
weight
Weight
Total: 244
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