General Household Survey 2023

South Africa, 2023

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ZAF_2023_GHS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS

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

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May 22, 2026

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Type of main dwelling (hsg_maind)

Data file: ghs-2023-hhold-v1

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Valid: 1000

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 96

Range: 1 - 12

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	1. Dwelling/house or brick/concrete block structure on a separate stand or yard or on a farm	646	64.6%
2	2. Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials	0	0%
3	3. Flat or apartment in a block of flats	52	5.2%
4	4. Cluster house in complex	6	0.6%
5	5. Townhouse (semi-detached house in complex)	18	1.8%
6	6. Semi-detached house	96	9.6%
7	7. Dwelling/house/flat/room in backyard	5	0.5%
8	8. Informal dwelling/shack in backyard	54	5.4%
9	9. Informal dwelling/shack not in backyard, e.g. in an informal/squatter settlement or on a farm	107	10.7%
10	10. Room/flatlet on a property or a larger dwelling servants' quarters/granny flat	10	1%
11	11. Caravan/tent	0	0%
12	12. OTHER DWELLING TYPE	6	0.6%

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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