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General Household Survey 2009

South Africa, 2009
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ZAF_2009_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Data file: GHS 2009 House_v1

The GHS 2009 House_v1.2_20110811 data file contains geographical location and household variables for the General Household Survey 2009, from Section 3 and 4 of the survey questionnaire.

Cases: 25303
Variables: 197

Variables

uqnr
Unique number
psu
Primary Sampling Unit
prov
Province
Head_popgrp
Population group of household head
head_sex
Sex of household head
head_age
Age of household head
q31maind
Main dwelling
q31othrd
Other dwelling
q32maind
Main dwelling
q32othrd
Other dwelling
q33roof
Roof material
q33walls
Walls material
q34roofc
Roof condition
q34wallc
Walls condition
q35open
Number of rooms: Open plan dining rooms/sitting rooms/TV rooms
q35close
Number of rooms: lounge/dining room/sitting room/TV room(closed)
q35kit
Number of rooms: Kitchens
q35bedr
Number of rooms: Bedrooms
q35bath
Number of rooms: Bathrooms
q35toil
Number of rooms: toilets
q35othr
Number of rooms: other rooms
q35totrm
Number of rooms: Total rooms
q36owner
Ownership of dwelling
q37rent
Monthly rent or mortgage
q38val
Market value of the property
q39built
Dwelling originally built
q310ardp
RDP or state subsidized dwelling
Q310bOrig
Original beneficiary of the dwelling
q311subs
House subsidy received
q312awl
RDP or state subsidized house waiting list
q312bwt
Members on the waiting list
Q312cPersa
Year on waiting list: Person A
Q312cPersb
Year on waiting list: Person B
Q312cPersc
Year on waiting list: Person C
q313drin
Main source of water
q314dist
Distance of water source from the dwelling
q315saf
Quality of drinking water:Safe to drink
q315cle
Quality of drinking water: Clear ? has no colour/ free of mud
q315tas
Quality of drinking water: Good in taste
q315odo
Quality of drinking water: Free from bad smells
q316trea
Treatment of drinking water
q317muni
Water supply
q318rate
Rating of water services
Q319aPayW
Payment of water
Q319bReas
Reason for non payment
q320fbwa
Free basic water
Q321aInte
Water supply interruption
Q321bCaus
Causes of piped water interruption
q322twod
Duration of water interruption
Q323Fifpl
Total duration of interruption
q324toil
Type of toilet facility
q325pay
Payment for the sewerage system
q326sha
Toilet facility shared
q327yo
Location of the toilet facility
q328near
Distance to nearest toilet facility
q329elec
Supply of main electricity in the past five years
Q330Mains
Main electricity supply
Q331Elsup
Electricity supply
q332cut
Electricity cut off due to non-payment
q333fbe
Free electricity received
q334cook
Energy for cooking
q334heat
Energy for heating
q334ligh
Energy for lighting
q335rubb
Rubbish removal
Q336aPayR
Currently paying for refuse service
Q336bWill
Willingness to pay
q337arec
Recycling of waste
q337bpap
Collect for recycling: Paper
q337bgla
Collect for recycling: Glass/ glass bottles
q337bpla
Collect for recycling: Plastic bags/bottles
q337balu
Collect for recycling: Aluminium cans/metals
q337boil
Collect for recycling: Oil
q337bash
Collect for recycling: Ash, rubble and bricks
q338sell
Sell for recycling
q339rub
Environmental problems: Irregular or no waste removal
q339lit
Environmental problems: Littering
q339wat
Environmental problems: Water pollution
q339air
Environmental problems: Outdoor/indoor air pollution
q339lan
Environmental problems: Land degradation
q339noi
Environmental problems: Excessive noise
q339oth
Environmental problems: Other
q340pesi
Insect and weed killer used: Pesticides used in your dwelling
q340peso
Insect and weed killer used: Pesticides used in your garden/yard
q340her
Insect and weed killer used: Herbicides/weed killers used in your garden/yard
q341swa
Cut down water use
q341sel
Cut down electricity use
q341nois
Noise not disturb
q341rub
Reduce waste product production
q342phon
Telephone
q343phf
Use of telephone in the past five years
q344cell
Cellular telephone
q345ntel
Distance to the telephone
q346int1
Usage of internet services: Internet connection in the household
q346int2
Usage of internet services: Internet in a library or community hall/Thusong cent
q346int3
Usage of internet services: Internet for students at a school/university/college
q346int4
Usage of internet services: At place of work
q346int5
Usage of internet services: Internet Café 2km or less from the household
q346int6
Usage of internet services: Internet Café more than 2km from the household
q346int7
Usage of internet services: Do not know
q346int8
Usage of internet services: Other
q347mail
Method of receiving mail/post
q348trta
Total number of trips: Minibus taxi/sedan taxi/bakkie taxi
q348trbu
Total number of trips: Bus
q348trtr
Total number of trips: Train
q349stta
Distance to the nearest transport: Minibus taxi/sedan taxi/bakkie taxi stop
q349stbu
Distance to the nearest transport: Bus station or stop
q349sttr
Distance to the nearest transport: Passenger train station or stop
q350mota
Money spent on transport: Minibus taxi/sedan taxi/bakkie taxi
q350mobu
Money spent on transport: Bus
q350motr
Money spent on transport: Train
q351hfac
Medical help
q352aht
Means of transport
q352bhtt
Travel time  to health facility
q353anr
Facility nearest to the dwelling
Q353bWnotN
Why not using nearest facility
q354ncln
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Facilities not c
q354wait
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Long waiting tim
q354time
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Opening times no
q354exp
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Too expensive
q354drug
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Drugs that were
Q354Staff
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Staff rude or un
q354diag
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Incorrect diagno
Q354NeverBe
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Have never been
q354oth
Problems experienced while visiting the health worker/facility: Other
q355sat
Service satisfaction during the visit
q356pay
Services paid for
q357noma
Members of a medical aid scheme
q41mf
Run out of money to buy food
q41mf5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
q42meal
Cut the size of meals or skip any meals
q42meal5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
q43less
Eat less than you should
q43less5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
q44lfd
Limited number of foods to feed your children
q44lfd5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
q45chl
Children eat less than they should
q45chl5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30
q46hung
Insufficient food for children
q46hung5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
q47cut
Size of your children’s meals
q47cut5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 days
q48bhun
Children ever went to bed hungry ?
q48bhun5
Has it happened 5 or more days in the past 30 ?
q49strk
Children living on the streets
q410agri
Access to land
q411live
Food production/agricultural activities: Livestock Production
q411poul
Food production/agricultural activities: Poultry Production
q411grai
Food production/agricultural activities: Grains and food crops
Q411Indus
Food production/agricultural activities: Industrial crops
Q411fruit
Food production/agricultural activities: Fruit and vegetable production
q411fod
Food production/agricultural activities: Fodder grazing/pasture or grass for ani
q411for
Food production/agricultural activities: FORESTRY
q411fish
Food production/agricultural activities: Fish farming/aquaculture
q411game
Food production/agricultural activities: Game farming
q411oth
Food production/agricultural activities:Other
q412use
Use of the agricultural products
q413sell
Sell most of your produce to
Q414Train
Agricultural related assistance from the government: Training
q414vis
Agricultural related assistance from the government:Visits from extension office
q414grnt
Agricultural related assistance from the government: Grants (money that does not
q414loan
Agricultural related assistance from the government: Loans (money that has to be
q414inpl
Agricultural related assistance from the government: Inputs (seed, fertilizer, e
q414inpf
Agricultural related assistance from the government: Inputs (seed, fertilizer, e
q414dip
Agricultural related assistance from the government: Dipping and vaccination ser
q414oth
Agricultural related assistance from the government: Other
q415farm
Practice of crop planting activities: Farm land
q415back
Practice of crop planting activities:Backyard garden
q415schl
Practice of crop planting activities: School garden
q415comm
Practice of crop planting activities: Communal garden
q415vrd
Practice of crop planting activities: On verges of roads and unused public/munic
q415oth
Practice of crop planting activities: Other
q416hect
How big is the land that the household uses
q417tenu
Basis on accessibility
q418asal
Source of income: Salaries/wages/commission
q418ainc
Source of income: Income from a business
q418arem
Source of income: Remittances
q418apen
Source of income: Pensions
q418agrn
Source of income: Grants
q418asfp
Source of income: Sales of farm products and services
q418aoth
Source of income: Other income sources e.g. rental income, interest
q418anon
Source of income: No income
q418bmni
Main source of income
q419rem
Approximately how much do they receive per month
q420exp
Household expenditure
q421ind
Indigent household
q422per
Person Number
q423lan
Interview language
q424lq
Type of living quarters
hholdsz
Household size
onemed
Medical aid scheme
chld5yr
Children 5 and younger
chld17yr
Children 17 and younger
Ad60plusyr
Adults
soc_grant
Social grant
econact
Economic active
totmhinc
Household income
House_wgt
House weight
Total: 197
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