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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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Religious affiliation (Q34RELIGIOUS)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 198
End: 199
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
How would you describe.... ‘s religious affiliation?

01 = Christian
02 = Muslim
03 = Ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions
04 = Hindu
05 = Buddhist
06 = Bahai
07 = Jewish
08 = Atheist
09 = Agnostic
10 = Something else (SPECIFY)
11= Nothing in particular
12= Do not know (DO NOT READ)
13 = Refused(DO NOT READ)
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Christian 63672
85.5%
2 Muslim 1241
1.7%
3 Ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions 3965
5.3%
4 Hindu 618
0.8%
5 Buddhist 64
0.1%
6 Bahai 5
0%
7 Jewish 114
0.2%
8 Atheist 58
0.1%
9 Agnostic 52
0.1%
10 Something else 95
0.1%
11 Nothing in particular 3883
5.2%
12 Do not know 21
0%
13 Refused 19
0%
99 Unspecified 642
0.9%
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 seeks to establish individuals’ religious affiliations in the household.

Description

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