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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Other income sources, e.g. rental income, interest (Q89aOth)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 329

End: 329

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What are the sources of income for this household?

Read all the options
1 = Salaries/wages/commission
2 = Income from a business
3 = Remittances
4 = Pensions
5 = Grants
6 = Sales of farm products and services
7 = Other income sources e.g. rental income, interest
8 = No income

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	551	2.6%
2	No	21050	97.4%

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 the main source of income in the selected dwelling units. The instruction to the enumerator is to ask for the main source of income, even in cases where more than one source is applicable. The options have to be read to the respondent. Note the skip instruction to Q8.12a if no income is received.

Question post text

8 = No income - Go to Q8.12a

Description

Universe

All households in the selected dwelling units.

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