General Household Survey 2005
South Africa, 2005
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Data file: GHS 2005 House_v1
Overview
Valid:
28102
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
30
End:
31
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
4.2 Thinking back five years ago, what type of dwelling/dwellings did this household occupy?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dwelling/House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard or on farm |
| 2 | Traditional dwelling/Hut/Structure made of traditional materials |
| 3 | Flat or apartment in a block of flats |
| 4 | Town/Cluster/Semi-detached house (Simplex, Duplex or Triplex) |
| 5 | Unit in retirement village |
| 6 | Dwelling/House/Flat/room in backyard |
| 7 | Informal dwelling/Shack in backyard |
| 8 | Informal dwelling/Shack not in backyard, e.g. in an informal/squatter settlement or on farm |
| 9 | Room/Flatlet |
| 10 | Caravan/Tent |
| 11 | Other |
| 12 | Household did not exist |
| 99 | Unspecified |
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.