Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Refuse disposal (refuse)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

2.4 How is the refuse or rubbish of this household disposed of?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Removed by local authority at least week
2	Removed by local authority less often
3	Communal refuse dump
4	Own refuse dump
5	No rubbish disposal
6	Other
9	Unspecified/Dummy

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 reflects the method of refuse disposal for the enumerated household.

Universe

Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Others

Notes

Each household was asked how the refuse or rubbish of the household was disposed of. The responses were the same for all questionnaires, with the exception of the category ‘No rubbish disposal’ which appeared as ‘None of the above’ on hostel and institution questionnaires. If the response was ‘Other’, provision was made for a response to be written in but, if it couldn’t be related to one of the other response options, it was just coded as ‘Other’.

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