General Household Survey 2023
South Africa, 2023
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ZAF_2023_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Aug 11, 2025
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Alternative source of energy for lighting (eng_light_alt)
Data file: ghs-2023-hhold-v1
Overview
Valid:
1000
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
104
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Other sources of electricity (i.e. generator; battery bank with inverter; solar power hybrid systems) | 68 |
6.8%
|
| 2 | 2. Solar-powered lantern or flashlight | 25 |
2.5%
|
| 3 | 3. Rechargeable flashlight, mobile, torch or lantern | 433 |
43.3%
|
| 4 | 4. Battery powered flashlight, torch or lantern | 67 |
6.7%
|
| 5 | 5. Gas / LPG | 23 |
2.3%
|
| 6 | 6. Paraffin | 14 |
1.4%
|
| 7 | 7. Wood / open fire | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 8 | 8. Candles | 248 |
24.8%
|
| 9 | 9. NONE | 80 |
8%
|
| 10 | 10. OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FOR LIGHTING | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 99 | 99. Unspecified | 37 |
3.7%
|
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.