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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Skipped meals (Q711Less)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 260

End: 260

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Did you skip any meals during the past 12 months because there was not enough food in the house?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	3757	17.4%
2	No	17844	82.6%

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 applicable to all households and seeks to establish whether any adults in the household skipped any meals because there was not enough food/ money for food.

Question post text

If “No” Go to Q7.12

Description

Universe

All households in the selected dwelling units.

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