General Household Survey 2023

South Africa, 2023

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Reference ID

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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Agricultural Surveys

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May 22, 2026

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Jun 02, 2026

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Use of agricultural products and stock keeping (agr_mainuse)

Data file: ghs-2023-hhold-v1

Overview

Valid: 1000

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 49

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	1. As a main source of food for the household	14	1.4%
2	2. As the main source of income/earning a living	5	0.5%
3	3. As an extra source of income	5	0.5%
4	4. As an extra source of food for the household	14	1.4%
5	5. As a leisure activity or hobby, e.g. gardening	2	0.2%
8	8. Not applicable	960	96%

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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