Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011

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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

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Water source (ZA2011A_0038)

Data file: ZAF2011-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 189

End: 190

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

H-08 Source of water
What is this household?s main source of water for household use?
Write the appropriate codes in the boxes _

1. Regional/local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)
2. Borehole
3. Spring
4. Rain water tank
5. Dam/pool/stagnant water
6. River/stream
7. Water vendor
8. Water tanker
9. Other

If 2-9, Go to H-10

Categories

Value	Category
1	Regional or local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)
2	Borehole
3	Spring
4	Rain water tank
5	Dam, pool, or stagnant water
6	River or stream
7	Water vendor
8	Water tanker
9	Other
99	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.

Interviewer instructions

10. Section H: Housing (remember to follow instructions)
Purpose: Information collected here is important to all users such as Eskom, Telkom, etc. as it can be used to monitor progress regarding service delivery issues (or lack thereof).

This section must be completed for every household.
H-02: Other dwelling refers to another structure that the household occupies other than the main house/dwelling.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's water source.

Universe

Households in housing units or converted hostels

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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