General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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Reference ID

ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

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Statistics South Africa

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To reduce litter and pollution (Q535gLitter)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 172

End: 172

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Why does the household separate waste for recycling?

1 = To reduce waste
2 = To save energy / natural resources
3 = To save landfill space
4 = To reduce litter and pollution
5 = Because a recycling service is easily accessible
6 = To support a community/school recycling programme
7 = To sell

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	752	3.5%
2	No	613	2.8%
8	Not applicable	19877	92%
9	Unspecified	359	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 question seeks to establish the reason for separating waste by the household.

Description

Universe

All households who separate waste for recycling (Q5.35a = 1).

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