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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 Person_v1

Variables: 200

Variables

UQNO
Unique identifier
PersonNo
Number of a Person in the household
SURVEYDATE
SURVEY DATE
Q11BIFYES
Person resided in dwelling units
Q12SEX
Gender
Q13POPGROUP
Which population group does the belong
Q14AGE
The age of household member
Q15ABIRTHYEAR
Person’s year of birth
Q15BBIRTHMNTH
Person’s birth month
Q15CBIRTHDAY
Person’s birth day
Q15DDATECONFIRMED
Has date been confirmed
Q16RELTOHEAD
Relation with the head of the house
Q17MARITSTATUS
Person’s marital status
Q18PARTNERINHH
Spouse/partner live in this house
Q110FATHERALIVE
Is the biological father still alive?
Q111FATHERINHH
Biological father part of this household
Q113MOTHERALIVE
Is the biological mother still alive
Q114MOTHERINHH
Is the mother part of this household?
Q11601SALWAGES
Salaries and wages
Q11602NETPROFIT
Net profit from business or from profession
Q11603SUBSFARM
Income from subsistence farming
Q11604LETFIXEDPROP
Incoming from letting fixed property
Q11605ROYALTIES
Royalties
Q11606INTRESTREC
Interest received
Q11607DIVIDENDS
Dividends on shares
Q11608REGPENSION
Receipts from pension
Q11609SOCWELFGRANTS
Social welfare grants
Q11610ALMONYMAINT
Alimony,maintanace
Q11611REGALLOWAN
Regular allowance
Q11612OTHERINCOM
Other income, specify
Q11613NOTOALL
If No to all of 01 -12.
Q117MAININCOME
Main income
Q21HEALTHINGENERAL
Describing your health in general
Q22PERSONANSWERING
Person answering
Q23CHRONICILLNESS
Chronic illness
Q241LOOKJOB
Looking for a job
Q242GAINFULWORK
Gainful work
Q243WORKHOUSE
Work in and around the house
Q244COMMUNACT
Community activities
Q245GENERALACT
Other general activities
Q25TAKINGMEDICATION
Taking medication
Q26HOWOFTENSICK
How often sick
Q27MEDICALCOVER
Medical aid or scheme cover
Q28PASTMONILLNESSINJUR
Suffered from any illness or injuries
Q29CONSULTHEALTHWOR
Consult health worker
Q210KINDOFHEALTHWORKER
Kind of health worker consulted
Q211CONSLTTAKEPLACE
Consultation place
Q212NRSTHEALTHFACILITY
Nearest facility consulted
Q2131FACILITIESNOTCLEAN
Facilities not clean
Q2132LONGQUEUES
Long Queues
Q2133TIMESNOTCONV
Opening times not convenient
Q2134TOOEXPENSIVE
Too expensive
Q2135STAFFRUDEUNCARING
Staff rude or uncaring
Q2136QUALITYPREVSERVICE
Quality of previous service
Q2137FEARSTIGMATISATION
Fear of stigmatisation
Q2138OTHERSPECIFY
Other and specify
Q2141FACILITIESNOTCLEAN
Facilities not clean
Q2142LONGTIME
Long waiting time
Q2143TIMESNOTCONV
Opening times not convenient
Q2144TOOEXPENSIVE
Too expensive
Q2145DRUGNOTAV
Drugs not available
Q2146STAFFRUDEUNCARING
Staff rude or uncaring
Q2147INCDIAGNOSIS
Incorrect diagnosis
Q2148OTHERSPECIFY
Other,specify
Q215HOWSATISFIED
How satisfied were with the service received?
Q216PAYFORSERVICE
Pay for service
Q217WHYDIDNOTCONSULT
Why did not consult the
Q2181VIGOACT
Vigorous activities
Q2182MODINTENSACT
Moderate intensity activities
Q2183EXERCHOME
Exercise at home
Q2184SPORT
Sport
Q2185INTPHYSWORK
Intensive physical work
Q2186OTHER
Other and specify in the box
Q219DAYSTRAINING
Days training in a week
Q221DISABILITY
Disability
Q2221SIGHT
Sight
Q2222HEARING
Hearing
Q2223COMMUNICATING
Communicating
Q2224PHYSICAL
Physical impairment
Q2225INTELLECTUAL
Intellectual
Q2226EMOTIONAL
Emotional
Q2227EPILEPSY
Epilepsy
Q2228OTHERSPECIFY
Other and specify
Q223AEMPLOYMENT
Employment -regular work
Q223BWORKAROUNDHOUSE
Work in and around the house
Q223CCOMMUNITYACTIVITIES
Community activities
Q31READ
Read
Q32WRITE
Write
Q33HIGHESTLEVELEDUC
The highest level of education
Q34AGEFIRSTATTEND
Age first attend
Q34RESPDNK
Respondent does not know
Q35REPEATEDGRADES
Grade repeated
Q36TIMESREPEATED
Times repeated grade
Q36RESPDNK
Respondednt does not know
Q37CURRENTLYATTENDING
Current attending
Q38EDUCINSTATTEND
Educational institution
Q39DISTANCEDUCINS
Correspondence or distance institution
Q310NEARESTEDUCINST
Nearest educational institute?
Q31101LACKOFBOOKS
Lack of books
Q31102POORQUALTEACH
Poor quality of teaching
Q31103LACKOFTEACHERS
Lack of teachers
Q31104FACILBADCONDITION
Facilities in bad condition
Q31105FEESTOOHIGH
Fees too high
Q31106NOSPACE
No space available
Q31107CRIMEATSCHOOL
Crime at school
Q31108POORDISPLINE
Poor discipline
Q31109CLASSESLARGE
Classes too large /too many learners
Q31110OTHERSPECIFY
Other then specify
Q31201LACKOFBOOKS
Lack of books
Q31202POORQUALTEACH
Poor quality of teaching
Q31203LACKOFTEACHERS
Lack of teachers
Q31204FACILBADCONDITION
Facilities in bad condition
Q31205FEESTOOHIGH
Fees too high
Q31206CLASSES
Classes too large /too many learners
Q31207DIFFTOSCHOOL
Difficulties in getting to school
Q31208CRIMEATSCHOOL
Crime at school
Q31209POORDISPLINE
Poor discipline
Q31210OTHERSPECIFY
Other and specify
Q3131RUNWATER
Running water
Q3132TOILETFAC
Toilet facility
Q3133LIBRARY
Library
Q3134SCIENCELAB
Science laboratory
Q3135COMPUTERS
Computers
Q3136FEEDSCHEM
Feeding Scheme
Q3137SECURGUARD
Security guard at the gate
Q3138SOCNETBALTENN
Soccer or netball fields/ tennis court
Q314REASONNOTATTEND
Reason not attending
Q40PERSONANSWERING
Person answering questions
Q41AWORFORWAGE
Work for wage
Q41BRUNORDOBUSINESS
Run or do business
Q41CHELPWITHOUTPAY
Help without pay
Q42DOMORETHANONE
Did more than one activity
Q43HOWMANYMONTHS
How many months
Q46EMPLOYMENTBASIS
Employment basis
Q47CONTRACTDURATION
Duration of contract
Q48EMPLOYMENTSECTOR
Employment sector
Q49AWORKFORWAGE
Work for wage
Q49BRUNORDOBUSINESS
Run or do business
Q49CHELPWITHOUTPAY
Help without pay
Q410APAIDJOBTORETURNTO
Paid job to return to
Q410BBUSINESSTORETURNTO
Business to return to
Q410CUPAIDJOBTORETURNTO
Paid job to return to
Q411ALOOKFORJOB
Look for job
Q411BTRYSTARTBUSINESS
Start business
Q412MAINREASON
Main reason not to look for job
Q413ADOODDJOBS
Do odd jobs
Q413BSUPPORTINHH
Supported in household
Q413CSUPPORTNOTINHH
Supported not in household
Q413DSUPPORTBYCHARITY
Supported by charity
Q413EMONEYFROMUIF
Money from UIF
Q413FSAVINGS
Money from savings
Q413GPENSION
Old age or disability pension
Q413HCHILDSUPFOSTERCARE
Child support or foster care grant
Q413IOTHERWELFARE
Other welfare grants
Q413JOTHERSOURCES
Other sources for support
Q414A1WORKOWNPLOT
Work on own plot
Q414B1FETCHWATERWOOD
Fetch water or collect wood
Q414C1PRODOTHERGOODS
Produce goods for household use
Q414D1CONSTRUCTREPAIR
Did construction work of household
Q414E1CATCHFISHSHELLS
Catch fish, fish shells
Q51HAVESOMEONE
Someone to look after
Q52PARTOFHH
Part of household
Q53RELATIONSHIP
Relationship
Q54HAVESOMEONE
Someone to talk to
Q55PARTOFHH
Part of household
Q56RELATIONSHIP
Relationship
Q57HAVESOMEONE
Have some to transport
Q58PARTOFHH
Part of household
Q59RELATIONSHIP
Relationship
Q510CRIMEASSAULT
Crime, assault
Q511CRIMEPICKPOCKET
Crime, pick pocket
Q61AOLDAGEPENSION
Old age pension
Q61BDISABILITY
Disability grant
Q61CCHILDSUPPORT
Child support grant
Q61CRECIPIENTCHILD
Recepient child
Q61DCAREDEPENDENCY
Care Depency grant
Q61DRECIPIENTCHILD
Child recipient
Q61EFOSTERCARE
Foster care grant
Q61ERECIPIENTCHILD
Child recepient
Q61FGRANTINAID
Grant in Aid
Q61GWARVETERAN
War veteran Grant
Q61HOTHERASSISTANCE
Other assistance from Government
Q61ISOCIALRELIEF
Any social relief
Q621CASH
Cash
Q622FOOD
Food
Q623BLANKETS
Blankets
Q624OTHERITEMS
Other items and then specify
Q625DONTKNOW
Do not know
Q63WHOPROVIDES
Who provide the social relief
Q64HOWOFTENRECEIVE
How often receive relief
Q651FIRE
Fire
Q652FLOODING
Flooding
Q653DEATHINHH
Death in the household
Q654VICTIMCRIME
Victim of a crime
Q655RETRENCHMENT
Retrenchment
Q656FINDISTRESS
Financial distress
Q657OTHERSPECIFY
Other and specify
pr_code
Province
Type
Type of settlement
full_calwgt
Weight
Total: 200
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