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General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015
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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Absent from school (Q124aABS)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 109
End: 109
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Has …… been absent from school during the past school calendar week (Monday to Friday)?
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
3 Do not know
4 Not applicable – school closed e.g. school holiday
8 Not applicable
9 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 is asked for individuals older than 5 years who are attending school. It measures absenteeism from school during the school calendar week (Monday to Friday) in the week preceding the survey. Only those who respond 'Yes' continue to the next question. If the answer is 'No', 'Do not know' or 'Not applicable', skip to Section 2.

Description

Universe
This is applicable to all members of the household in the selected dwelling unit who are aged five years and older and who are currently attending Grade R/0, primary, secondary or any other kind of school.
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