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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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Gender (gender)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 34
End: 34
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 2
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Is ...... a male or a female?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Male 35438
47.6%
2 Female 39011
52.4%
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 question is asked for each household member to determine his or her gender. This question, and all consequent questions, are applicable only if there is a 'Yes' answer in the previous question, which determines whether a person is a household member or not.
The survey officers are instructed not to assume the gender of the members of the households by just looking at people's names or physical appearances.
Universe
Every person who has stayed in the household in the selected dwelling unit at least four nights per week in the four weeks prior the interview.
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