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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Social grants (Q31aSG)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 187

End: 187

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Does anyone in this household receive a social grant or social relief assistance from the Government?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	25189	33.8%
2	No	49260	66.2%
3	Don't know	0	0%
9	Unspecified	0	0%

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

This question is aimed at establishing whether any household member receives a social grant, pension or social relief. Those who answer 'No' or 'Do not know', skip to Q4.1a.

Question post text

1 = Yes
2 = No - Go to Q4.1a
3 = Do not know - Go to Q4.1a

Description

Universe

This is applicable to all members of the household in the selected dwelling unit.

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