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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Bin used to store waste (Q534store)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 150

End: 150

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What does this household use to store waste before it is collected or dumped?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Waste bin provided by municipality	5993	27.7%
2	Waste bin provided by household	2227	10.3%
3	Plastic Bag	6100	28.2%
4	Any other container	2450	11.3%
5	None	4532	21%
9	Unspecified	299	1.4%

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

The question seeks to establish how refuse is being stored until it is removed from the premises.

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