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General Household Survey 2019

South Africa, 2019
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ZAF_2019_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_ESS
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Government of South Africa, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)
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Data file: zaf-statssa-ghs-2019-person-v1

Cases: 999
Variables: 149

Variables

uqnr
Unique number
personnr
Person number
psu
Primary sampling unit Primary sampling unit Primary sampling unit
prov
Province
Four_by_Four
Stayed Nights
Sex
Gender
age
Date of birth (DOB) / age
age_grp1
Age group
Population
Population group
HHC_RELATIONSHIP
Relationship to the household head
HHC_MARITAL
Marital status
SPOUSE
Spouse/partner
SPOUSE_NAME
Spouse number
HHC_FATH_ALIVE
Father alive
HHC_FATH_PARTHH
Father part of the household
HHC_FATH_NAME
Father person number
HHC_MOTH_ALIVE
Mother still alive
HHC_MOTH_PARTHH
Mother part of the household
HHC_MOTH_NAME
Mother person number
Education
Highest education level
ECD_CHLDATT
Type of ECD facility
ECD_NOTATT
Place where children spent most of their time during the day
ECD_NOTATT_RSN
Main reason for not attending the ECD facility
ECD_FEES
Amount paid to attend the ECD facility
EDU_WRTN
Writing name
EDU_READ
Reading
EDU_FORM
Filling in a form
EDU_WRTL
Writing a letter
EDU_CAL
Calculating
EDU_RDSN
Reading road signs
EDU_ATTEND
Currently attending educational institution
EDU_RSNN
Reason for non-attendance
EDU_EDUI
Educational institution
EDU_PPRIV
Public or private institution
EDU_CORR
Distance learning classes
EDU_MODE_TR
Means of transport
EDU_TIME
Time taken to travel to school
EDU_NEAREST
Nearest institution
EDU_NOTNEAR
Reason for not attending the nearest institution
EDU_BURS
Fee reductions or bursaries
EDU_TOTFEES
Total amount of tuition fees paid
EDU_NOFEES
Reason no fees payment
EDU_GRDE
Current grade
EDU_PROB_BOOK
Lack of books/ learning materials
EDU_PROB_POOR
Poor quality of teaching
EDU_PROB_LACK
Lack of teachers
EDU_PROB_BADC
Facilities in bad condition
EDU_PROB_FEES
Fees too high
EDU_PROB_CLAS
Classes too large/too many learners
EDU_PROB_TABS
Teachers are often absent from school
EDU_PROB_TSTR
Teachers were involved in a strike
EDU_FOOD
School feeding scheme
EDU_EATFOOD
Provision of food
EDU_VLNC
Violence, corporal punishment or verbal abuse
EDU_VLNC_CORP
Corporal punishment by teacher
EDU_VLNC_PHYT
Physical violence by teacher
EDU_VLNC_VERT
Verbal abuse by teacher
EDU_VLNC_VERL
Verbal abuse by learners
EDU_VLNC_PHYL
Physical abuse
EDU_ABS
Absent from school
EDU_ABS_DAYS
Number of days absent
EDU_ABS_RSN
Main reason absent
HLT_MEDI
Medical aid scheme
HLT_GENHEALTH
Health status
HLT_ILLNESS_FLU
Flu or acute respiratory tract infection
HLT_ILLNESS_DIA
Diarrhoea
HLT_ILLNESS_SCBLOOD
Severe cough with blood
HLT_ILLNESS_SUB
Abuse of alcohol or drugs
HLT_ILLNESS_DEP
Depression
HLT_ILLNESS_STD
Sexually transmitted disease
HLT_ILLNESS_PNEU
Pneumonia
HLT_ILLNESS_BRON
Bronchitis
HLT_ILLNESS_EPIL
Epileptic seizure
HLT_ILLNESS_MAL
Malaria_illness
HLT_CONSULT
Consult a health worker as a result of illness
HLT_CONSULT_YNOT
Reason for not consulting a health worker
HLT_INJPOIS
Injured or poisoned
HLT_INJPOIS_MVOC
Motor vehicle injury – occupant
HLT_INJPOIS_MVPE
Motor vehicle injury – pedestrian
HLT_INJPOIS_BICY
Bicycle related
HLT_INJPOIS_GUN
Gun shorts wounds
HLT_INJPOIS_STVIOL
Severe trauma due to violence, assault, beating
HLT_INJPOIS_CRIME
Crime related injury
HLT_INJPOIS_FIRE
Fire or burn
HLT_INJPOIS_ACCPOIS
Accidental poisoning
HLT_INJPOIS_INTPOIS
Intentional poisoning
HLT_INJPOIS_SPORTS
Sports related
HLT_INJPOIS_MTCY
Epileptic seizure
HLT_INJPOIS_OTHER
Other injury
HLT_days_MISS
Days missed at school or work
HLT_CHRONIC_ASM
Asthma
HLT_CHRONIC_DBT
Diabetes
HLT_CHRONIC_CAN
Cancer
HLT_CHRONIC_HIV
HIV and AIDS
HLT_CHRONIC_HBP
Hypertension/high blood pressure
HLT_CHRONIC_ARTH
Arthritis
HLT_CHRONIC_STRK
Stroke
HLT_CHRONIC_HEART
Heart attack/Myocardial infarction
HLT_CHRONIC_TB
Tuberculosis
HLT_CHRONIC_MENTAL
Mental Illness
HLT_CHRONIC_EPIL
Epileptic seizure
HLT_CHRONIC_MEN
Meningitis and Sinusitis
HLT_CHRONIC_PNEU
Pneumonia
HLT_CHRONIC_BRON
Bronchitis
HLT_CHRONIC_OSTER
Osteoporosis
HLT_CHRONIC_MAL
Malaria_Chronic
HLT_PREG
Pregnancy
HLT_CHRONIC_CHOLE
High Cholesterol
HLT_PREGSTAT
Current status of pregnancy
DSB_SEE
Seeing
DSB_HEA
Hearing
DSB_WAL
Walking
DSB_REM
Remembering
DSB_SEL
Self-care
DSB_COM
Communication
DSB_ASTD_EYEGLASS
Eye glasses/spectacles/contact lenses
DSB_ASTD_HEARAID
Hearing aid
DSB_ASTD_WALKSTICK
Walking stick/walking frame
DSB_ASTD_WHECHAIR
Wheelchair
DSB_ASTD_OTHER
Other assistive devices
SOC_GRANT
Social Grants
SOC_GRANT_TYPE
Type of grant
SOC_DISB_PERM
Disability grant
ITP_CELL
Own a mobile telephone
LAB_WGE
Working for a wage, commission or salary
LAB_BUS
Business Activities
LAB_VOL
Work without remuneration
LAB_RET
Return to work or business
LAB_AMOUNT
Willing to disclose their earning
LAB_STO
Total salary/pay
LAB_SALPER
Salary period
LAB_SALC
Income categories
LAB_TRANSP
Means of transport
LAB_MINS
Time taken to place of employment
LAB_SECTOR
Sector of organisation/business or branch
LAB_LOOK
Looking for any kind of job or trying business
LAB_GOVPROG
Participated in government or municipal job creation programme
LAB_RES_NAME
Reason for not trying to find work or starting a business
undisab
UN Disability
disab
Disability
sevdisab
Severe disability
literacy3b
Literacy
Stratum
Stratum
geotype
Geography Type
LAB_SALARY
Salary
metro_code
Metro_C
metro
Metro
Rotation
Rotation
person_wgt
Person Weight
Total: 149
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