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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Sep 28, 2020
Last modified
Sep 28, 2020
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Living standard measure (LSM_Cat)
Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608
Overview
Valid:
21601
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
443
End:
444
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 10
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 181 |
0.8%
|
|
| 2 | 701 |
3.2%
|
|
| 3 | 1639 |
7.6%
|
|
| 4 | 3377 |
15.6%
|
|
| 5 | 5088 |
23.6%
|
|
| 6 | 5340 |
24.7%
|
|
| 7 | 1863 |
8.6%
|
|
| 8 | 1188 |
5.5%
|
|
| 9 | 1266 |
5.9%
|
|
| 10 | 958 |
4.4%
|
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.
Description
Definition
This derived variable measures access of goods and services by households.
Universe
All households in the selected dwelling units.
Imputation and derivation
Coder instructions
Valid range 1-10 (“1” represents those who are very poor and “10” represents those who are very rich based on goods and services they access).