General Household Survey 2024

South Africa, 2024

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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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Apr 01, 2026

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Alternative source of energy for lighting (eng_light_alt)

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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Value	Category
1	Other sources of electricity (i.e. generator; battery bank with inverter; solar power hybrid systems)
2	Solar-powered lantern or flashlight
3	Rechargeable flashlight, mobile, torch or lantern
4	Battery powered flashlight, torch or lantern
5	Gas / LPG
6	Paraffin
7	Wood / open fire
8	Candles
9	NONE
10	OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FOR LIGHTING
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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