General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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Reference ID

ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa

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Agricultural Surveys

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Sep 28, 2020

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Safe to drink (Q514Saf)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 88

End: 88

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Is the water from the main source of drinking water, before any treatment.........?
Read all the options
1 = Safe to drink?
2 = Clear (has no colour/free of mud)?
3 = Good in taste?
4 = Free from bad smells?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	19752	91.4%
2	No	1756	8.1%
3	Unspecified	0	0%
9		93	0.4%

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

All the options should be read out to the respondent and an answer noted with either 'Yes' or 'No'.

Description

Universe

All households in the selected dwelling units.

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