General Household Survey 2015
South Africa, 2015
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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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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)
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.