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Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Main water supply (ZA1996A_WATER)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 139
End: 139
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ZA96A030 ZA96A031 ZA96A032 ZA96A033 ZA96A034 ZA96A035 ZA96A036"><span class="em">Services used by this household</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ZA96A033">2.2. What is this household's main water supply? (Circle only one code)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 = Piped (tap) water, in dwelling<br />[] 2 = Piped (tap) water, on site or in yard<br />[] 3 = Public tap<br />[] 4 = Water-carrier/tanker<br />[] 5 = Borehole/rain-water tank/well<br />[] 6 = Dam/river/stream/spring<br />[] 7 = Other (e.g. from shops, hospitals, schools. etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Piped water in dwelling
2 Piped water on site or yard
3 Public tap
4 Water-carrier/tanker
5 Borehole/rain-water tank/well
6 Dam/river/stream/spring
7 Other
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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 indicates the main source of water supply.
Universe
South Africa 1996: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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