General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

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Statistics South Africa

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Sep 28, 2020

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Separate plastic bags/bottles for recycling (Q535dPla)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 163

End: 163

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Answer if Q5.35a is Yes, or else go to Q5.36a

Literal question

Which of the following does the household separate for recycling?

Read all the options
1 = Paper, cardboard/boxes
2 = Glass/glass bottles
3 = Plastic/plastic bags/plastic bottles
4 = Metal/aluminium cans
5 = Oil (household/automotive)
6 = Ash, rubble and bricks

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	988	4.6%
2	No	379	1.8%
8	Not applicable	19877	92%
9	Unspecified	357	1.7%

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.

Interviewer instructions

The respondent is expected to answer all the categories with either 'Yes' or 'No'. This part of the question will show which of the mentioned recyclable products the households collect for recycling.

Description

Universe

All households who collect waste for recycling.

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