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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Too few recyclables (Q535bbFew)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 21601

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 155

End: 155

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Why does the household not separate waste for recycling?

1 = Throw out into dustbin for refuse collection
2 = Do not think it is important
3 = Do not have adequate facilities
4 = Too few recyclables
5 = No/Not enough financial benefit
6 = Takes too much time to separate waste
7 = No recycling services available
8 = Recycling drop-off points not conveniently located

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	7125	33%
2	No	12558	58.1%
8	Not applicable	1664	7.7%
9	Unspecified	254	1.2%

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 reasons why households did not participate in recycling.

Description

Universe

Households where Q5.35a = 2 or 3

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