Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Toilet facilities (toilet)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

2.3 What type of toilet facility is available?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Flush or chemical toilet
2	Pit latrine
3	Bucket latrine
4	None of the above
9	Unspecified/Dummy

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.

Description

Definition

This variable reflects the nature of the toilet facilities available to the enumerated household.

Universe

Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Others

Notes

Each household, hostel and institution was asked about the toilet facilities available. The responses were the same for all questionnaires. The instructions on all questionnaires noted that only one option was to be circled.

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