Quality of Life Survey 2023-2024
Round 7
South Africa, 2023 - 2024
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Reference ID
ZAF_2023_QoLS-R7_v01_M
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Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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- qols-2023-2024
Q1.18 - What is the main reason for these unpaid accounts? (q1_18_arrears_reason)
Data file: qols-2023-2024
Overview
Valid:
1730
Invalid:
12065
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
218
End:
219
Width:
2
Range:
-3 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -3 | Fieldwork error | 0 |
0%
|
| -1 | Missing due to skip | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Cant afford to pay | 1247 |
72.1%
|
| 2 | Dispute around incorrect billing/metering | 228 |
13.2%
|
| 3 | Others arent paying | 43 |
2.5%
|
| 4 | Should be free | 34 |
2%
|
| 5 | Dont receive bills | 76 |
4.4%
|
| 6 | Payment systems not working | 15 |
0.9%
|
| 7 | Dissatisfied with service received | 87 |
5%
|
| 8 | Other (specify) | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Dispute over who should pay | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 12065 |
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.