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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Excessive noise (Q537Noi)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 189

End: 189

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Which of the following environmental problems do you experience in your community/ on your neighbourhood, and neighbouring farms?

1 = Irregular or no waste removal
2 = Littering
3 = Water pollution
4 = Outdoor/indoor air pollution
5 = Land degradation/over-utilisation of natural resources
(e.g. soil erosion, potholes and dongas, overgrazing, cutting of trees for firewood)
6 = Excessive noise/noise pollution
7 = Other (Specify)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	3636	16.8%
2	No	17758	82.2%
3	Unspecified	0	0%
9		207	1%

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 serves as an important measure to establish which environmental problems households experience in their neighbourhoods.

Description

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All households in the selected dwelling units.

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