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Community Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2007
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ZAF_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Refuse or rubbish (ZA2007A_REFUSE)

Data file: ZAF2007_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 225
End: 225
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="ZA07A046">H-12 Refuse disposal<br />How is the refuse or rubbish from this household <span class="em">mainly</span> disposed of?<br /><div class="i1"><span class="ital">Read out</span>:<br />1 Removed by local authority/ private company at least once a week<br />2 Removed by local authority/ private company less often<br />3 Communal refuse dump<br />4 Own refuse dump<br />5 No rubbish disposal<br />6 Other (specify) ____<br />Write only one code in the box.<br />_</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Removed by local authority at least once a week
2 Removed by local authority less often
3 Communal refuse dump
4 Own refuse dump
5 No rubbish disposal
6 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 or rubbish removal used by the household.
Universe
South Africa 2007: Non-institutional households [discrepancies: none]

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