General Household Survey 2015
South Africa, 2015
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Energy for space heating (Q531SpaceHeat)
Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1.1_20160608
Overview
Valid:
21601
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
144
End:
145
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What is the main source of energy/fuel for this household?
Space heating
01 = Electricity from mains
02 = Other source of electricity
03 = Gas
04 = Paraffin
05 = Wood
06 = Coal
07 = Candles
08 = Animal dung
09 = Solar energy
10 = Other (specify)
11 = None
Space heating
01 = Electricity from mains
02 = Other source of electricity
03 = Gas
04 = Paraffin
05 = Wood
06 = Coal
07 = Candles
08 = Animal dung
09 = Solar energy
10 = Other (specify)
11 = None
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Electricity from mains |
| 2 | Electricity from generator |
| 3 | Gas |
| 4 | Paraffin |
| 5 | Wood |
| 6 | Coal |
| 7 | Candles |
| 8 | Animal dung |
| 9 | Solar energy |
| 10 | Other, specify |
| 11 | None |
| 99 | Unspecified |
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.
Interviewer instructions
This question seeks to identify the source of energy that households use for cooking, heating, lighting and water heating in general, during winter and summer. The instruction to the enumerator is to ask for the main source used for the above, even if more than one source is used.
For any other source that is not outlined in the given categories, provision has been made to specify it.
For any other source that is not outlined in the given categories, provision has been made to specify it.
Description
Universe
All households in the selected dwelling units.