General Household Survey 2024

South Africa, 2024

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Reference ID

ZAF_2024_GHS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS

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Government of South Africa, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

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Agricultural Surveys

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Apr 01, 2026

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Jun 02, 2026

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Alternative drinking water sources (wat_inte_altsource)

Data file: ghs-2024-hhold-v1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 16

Range: 1 - 88

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Borehole
2	Spring
3	Well
4	Rain-water tank
5	Dam/pool/stagnant water
6	River/stream
7	Bottled water
8	Water vendor
9	Water tanker
10	Saved/stored water
11	NONE
12	DO NOT KNOW
13	OTHER sources of alternative drinking water
88	Not applicable

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.

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