General Household Survey 2015
South Africa, 2015
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Roof material (Q52Walls)
Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608
Overview
Valid:
21601
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
42
End:
43
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What is the main material used for the walls and the roof of the main dwelling?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bricks |
| 2 | Cement block/concrete |
| 3 | Corrugated iron/zinc |
| 4 | Wood |
| 5 | Plastic |
| 6 | Cardboard |
| 7 | Mud and cement mix |
| 8 | Wattle and daub |
| 9 | Tile |
| 10 | Mud |
| 11 | Thatching/grass |
| 12 | Asbestos |
| 13 | Other (specify) |
| 99 | Unspecified |
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
This question is about the main material used for the walls and roof of the main dwelling. The instruction to the enumerator is to consider the main material used, even in cases where more than one type is used. The same applies to the roof of the occupied dwelling. For any other material used that is not specified in the given categories, provision is made with Code 13 to complete the required information.
There can only be one mark for each category.
There can only be one mark for each category.
Description
Universe
All households in the selected dwelling units.