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Living Conditions Survey 2014-2015

South Africa, 2014 - 2015
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ZAF_2014_LCS_v02_M
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Data file: lcs-2014-2015-households-v1

Household data

Cases: 23380
Variables: 307

Variables

UQNO
Unique Number
SURVEYDATE
Survey date
Q11CPARTHH
Other person(s) who has/have been part of the household
Q11CMANY
How many?
Q15OTHPERS
Other residing members of the household not present
Q116PRESENT
Present household living standard /wellbeing
Q116PERSONNO
Person number:Present household living standard /wellbeing
Q51MAIN
Description of the main dwelling
Q51OTHER
Description of other dwelling(s)
Q51NOOTH
No other dwelling occupied
Q52AWALLS
Main material used for walls of the main dwelling
Q52AROOF
Main material used for the roof of the main dwelling
Q52BMATFLOOR
Main material used for the floor of the main
Q53WALLS
Condition of walls of the main dwelling
Q53ROOF
Condition of the roof of the main dwelling
Q53FLOOR
Condition of the floor of the main dwelling
Q54ADWELLING
Government housing subsidy for the main dwelling
Q54AOTHER
Government housing subsidy for other dwelling
Q54BSTATESUB
State subsidized house/flat
Q55INDIGENT
Registration on indigent register with local municipality
Q56DRINK
Main source of water for drinking
Q56OTHER
Main source of water for other use
Q57DRINK
Distance from dwelling to main source of drinking water
Q57OTHER
Distance from dwelling to main source of water for other use
Q58PIPE
Piped water usage stopped due to water system breakage
Q59CLEAR
Clear drinking water from main source before treatment
Q59TASTE
Drinking water from main source good in taste before treatment
Q59SMELL
Drinking water from main source free from bad smell before treatment
Q59SAFE
Drinking water from main source safe to drink before treatment
Q510TREAT
Drinking water treatment
Q511SUPPLY
Drinking water supplier
Q512INTERUPT
Municipal water supply interruption
Q513REASON
Main reason for the most recent interruption
Q514LONGTWO
Municipal water supply interruption longer than two days
Q515PAYWAT
Pay for water
Q516REASON
Main reason for non-payment of water
Q517FREEWAT
Free water
Q518TOILET
Type of toilet facility
Q519SEWERAGE
Payment of public sewerage system
Q520SHARETOIL
Shared toilet facility
Q521TOILETLOC
Toilet facility location
Q522DISTANCE
Distance to the nearest toilet facility
Q523FREESANI
Free sanitation and sewerage services
Q524ELECT
Access to/use electricity
Q525AMAINS
Connection to the MAINS electricity supply
Q525BSOURCE
Source of electricity
Q526FREEELCET
Free electricity
Q527COOK
Main source of energy/fuel for cooking
Q527LIGHT
Main source of energy/fuel for lighting
Q527WATER
Main source of energy/fuel for water heating
Q527SPACE
Main source of energy/fuel for space heating
Q528REFUSE
Refuse collection or removal
Q529FREEREF
Free refuse/solid waste removal
Q530MAIL
Mail/post received
Q531FOOD
Distance to the nearest food market
Q531PUBTRAN
Distance to the nearest public transport
Q531PREPRIM
Distance to the nearest pre-primary school
Q531PRIM
Distance to the nearest primary school
Q531SECOND
Distance to the nearest secondary school
Q531CLINIC
Distance to the nearest clinic
Q531HOSPITAL
Distance to the nearest hospital
Q531POLICE
Distance to the nearest police station
Q531RELIG
Distance to the nearest religious organization
Q531BANK
Distance to the nearest bank
Q531POSTOFF
Distance to the nearest post office
Q531WELFARE
Distance to the nearest welfare office
Q531MULTI
Distance to the nearest multi-purpose centre
Q532FOOD
Mode of transport to the nearest food market
Q532PUBTRAN
Mode of transport to the nearest public transport
Q532PREPRIM
Mode of transport to the nearest pre-primary centre
Q532PRIM
Mode of transport to the nearest primary school
Q532SECOND
Mode of transport to the nearest secondary school
Q532CLINIC
Mode of transport to the nearest clinic
Q532HOSPITAL
Mode of transport to the nearest hospital
Q532POLICE
Mode of transport to the nearest police station
Q532RELIGIOUS
Mode of transport to the nearest religious organization
Q532BANK
Mode of transport to the nearest bank
Q532POSTOFF
Mode of transport to the nearest post office
Q532WELFARE
Mode of transport to the nearest welfare office
Q532MULTI
Mode of transport to nearest multi-purpose community centre
Q611OPEN
Open plan rooms occupied
Q612CLOSED
Closed rooms occupied
Q613BED
Bedrooms occupied
Q614MULTI
Multiple use rooms occupied
Q615KITCHEN
Kitchens used/occupied
Q616BATH
Bathrooms used/occupied
Q617TOILET
Toilets used/occupied
Q618OTHER
Other rooms used/occupied
Q61TOTROOMS
Total number of rooms used/occupied
Q62OWNSHIP
Ownership of main dwelling
Q631FRENTINCLUDE
Total rent/free rental include water, electricity, etc.
Q6352SUBSIDY
Subsidy towards dwelling unit repayments
Q6353INCLUDED
Total monthly instalment inclusive of subsidy
Q6511OPEN
Total number of open plan rooms
Q6512CLOSED
Total number of closed rooms
Q6513BED
Total number of bedrooms
Q6514MULTI
Total number of rooms with multiple use
Q6515KITCHEN
Total number of kitchen rooms
Q6516BATH
Total number of bathrooms
Q6517TOILET
Total number of toilets
Q6518OTHER
Total number of other rooms
Q651TOTROOMS
Total number of rooms
Q652AGARAGE
Garage occupied by the household
Q652BNOCARS
Number of cars occupying the garage
Q653AREA
Estimated area of the dwelling unit in square metres (m2)
Q654DWELL
Dwelling acquisition
Q655YEAR
Year of dwelling purchase/built
Q657AKNOW
Know municipal value of the dwelling
Q658VALUE
Estimated value of the dwelling
Q683DOREPAIRS
Repairs and improvements done on the dwelling
Q6841OTHER
Ownership of other dwellings
Q610101MEAT
Meat availability
Q610102SPECIAL
Special meal on festive events
Q610103CLOTH
Clothing
Q610104NEWCLOTH
New clothes
Q610105SCHUNIF
School uniforms for children
Q610106CONTR
Contribution towards funeral insurance/burial society
Q610107REGSAV
Regular savings for emergencies
Q610108STRONG
Strong house
Q610109SEPROO
Separate rooms for adults and children
Q610110BATH
Bath or shower
Q610111BURGLAR
Burglar bars installed
Q610112GARDEN
Garden
Q610113FENCE
Fence/wall around the property
Q6102AVISIT
Visits to friends and family in hospital/other institutions
Q6102BREASONS
Reasons for no visits
Q61031TARRED
Tarred road close to the house
Q61032WORSHIP
Place of worship in the local area
Q61033NEIGHBH
Neighbourhood without rubbish in the streets
Q61034NEIGHSMOKE
Neighbourhood without smoke in the air
Q61035POLICE
Police on the streets in the local area
Q61036MARKET
Large supermarket in the local area
Q61037CHILDPLAY
Safe child play area outside the house
Q61038LIGHT
Street lights in the neighbourhood
Q61041SOMEONE
Someone to look after household members when sick/ill
Q61042ADULT
Adult at home to look after children aged 10 years
Q61043MONEY
Someone to lend the household money during emergency
Q61044TRANSP
Someone to transport household members during emergency
Q61045TALK
Someone to talk to
Q6105IMAGINE
Household imagination of its life circumstance
Q6105RESPON
Respondent number
Q7101ASSAULT
Victim of assault
Q7102ROBBERY
Victim of robbery
Q7103CARHIJACK
Victim of motor vehicle hijacking
Q7104THEFTPROP
Victim of theft of personal property
Q7105THEFTBIKE
Victim of theft of bike/bicycle/motorcycle
Q7106FRAUD
Victim of fraud
Q7107CORRUPT
Victim of corruption
Q7108THEFTVEH
Victim of theft out of motor vehicle
Q7109VEHVAND
Victim of vehicle vandalism
Q7110HOUSEBR
Victim of house breaking
Q7111HOMEROB
Victim of home robbery
Q7112THEFTLIVES
Victim of livestock/poultry/other animal theft
Q7113THEFTCROPS
Victim of theft of crops planted by the household
Q7114MURDER
Victim of murder in the household
Q7115DELIBERATE
Victim of deliberate damaging of dwellings
Q7116CARTHEFT
Victim of car theft
Q7117SEXUAL
Victim of sexual offences
Q7118OTHER
Victim of other crimes
Q7201ASSAULT
Conviction of assault
Q7202ROBBERY
Conviction of robbery
Q7203CARHIJACK
Conviction of car hijacking
Q7204THEFTPROP
Conviction of theft of personal property
Q7205THEFTBIKE
Conviction of theft of bike/bicycle/motorcycle
Q7206FRAUD
Conviction of fraud
Q7207CORRUPT
Conviction of corruption
Q7208THEFTVEH
Conviction of theft out of motor vehicle
Q7209VEHVAND
Conviction of vehicle vandalism
Q7210HOUSEBR
Conviction of house breaking/burglary
Q7211HOMEROB
Conviction of home robbery
Q7212THEFTLIVE
Conviction of livestock/poultry/other animal theft
Q7213THEFTCROPS
Conviction of theft of crops planted by the household
Q7214MURDER
Conviction of murder
Q7215DELIBERATE
Conviction of deliberate damaging of dwellings
Q7216CARTHEFT
Conviction of car theft
Q7217SEXUAL
Conviction of sexual offences
Q7218OTHER
Conviction of other crimes
Q811SWIMPOOL
Private use of swimming pool in the dwelling
Q911AWAY
Trip(s) undertaken at least one night away from home
Q921PUBHIRETRANS
Public and/or hired transport
Q931TSHARE
Timeshare or holiday accommodation
Q101DOMESTIC
Domestic services
Q111OWNPROD
Own products production and/or keeping of livestock
Q1311REPAIRSHH
Repairs to household textile
Q1431REPAIRS
Repairs to appliances
Q1531ACQPETS
Acquisition of pets
Q161APUBATT
Public day-care attendance
Q161APRIVATT
Private day-care attendance
Q161BPUBATT
Public pre-primary education attendance
Q161BPRIVATT
Private pre-primary education attendance
Q161CPUBATT
Public primary education attendance
Q161CPRIVATT
Private primary education attendance
Q161DPUBATT
Public secondary education attendance
Q161DPRIVATT
Private secondary education attendance
Q161EPUBATT
Public Further Education and Training (FET) attendance
Q161EPRIVATT
Private Further Education and Training (FET) attendance
Q161FPUBATT
Public higher education attendance
Q161FPRIVATT
Private higher education attendance
Q161GPUBATT
Public institution short courses attended
Q161GPRIVATT
Private institution short courses attended
Q161HPUBATT
Public institution attendance of excursions and field trips
Q161HPRIVATT
Private institution attendance of excursions and field trips
Q161IPUBATT
Laptops, MP3 players, and tablets for educational purposes in public institution
Q161IPRIVATT
Laptops, MP3 players, and tablets for educational purposes in private institutio
Q161JPUBATT
Other educational expenses in public institutions
Q161JPRIVATT
Other educational expenses in private institutions
Q162APUBATT
Boarding fees in public schools
Q162APRIVATT
Boarding fees in private schools
Q162BPUBATT
Boarding fees in public teachers’ training, technical colleges and FET colleges
Q162BPRIVATT
Boarding fees at private teachers’ training, technical colleges and FET colleges
Q162CNOATTEND
Boarding fees at public universities
Q162CPRIVATT
Boarding fees at private universities
Q163PUBATT
Textbooks and other books used for educational purposes in public institutions
Q163PRIVATT
Textbooks and other books used for educational purposes in private institutions
Q164PUBATT
Other training and education in public institutions
Q164PRIVATT
Other training and education in private institutions
Q1833MEDS
Medication acquired
Q18341MEDAID
Medication covered by medical aid
Q18342CASH
Medication paid for in cash
Q18343FLAT
Medication included in a flat rate
Q18344FRIEND
Medication received from a friend
Q18345NATURE
Medication received from nature
Q18346OTHER
Medication paid through other methods
Q18351DOCTOR
Medication prescribed by doctor/nurse
Q18352TRADITIO
Medication prescribed by traditional or spiritual healer
Q18353SELFPRESC
Self-prescription
Q1836NOTAFFORD
Prescribed medication not affordable
Q191AACQVEH
Vehicle acquisition for private use
Q191BWASACQ
Condition/state of acquired vehicle(s)
Q19141COST
Running costs for privately used vehicles
Q19151DRIVLIC
Driving/learner’s license
Q211OWNLAND
Ownership or access to land
Q212LANDUSED
Land use
Q2131FUNDS
Lack of funds for land production
Q2132EXPERTI
Lack of expertise for land production
Q2133HUMRES
Lack of human resources for land production
Q2134EQUIP
Lack of equipment for land production
Q2135WATER
Lack of water for land production
Q2136FARAWAY
Land far away
Q2137OTHER
Other reasons for not using land for production
Q214SIZE
The size of land used for food production
Q215INVOLVED
Involved in food production or other agricultural products
Q216HOWMANY
Household members aged 15 years or older involved in production of food
Q2171LIVEST
Livestock production
Q2172POULTRY
Poultry production
Q2173GRAINS
Grains and food crops production
Q2174INDUS
Industrial crops production
Q2175FRUIT
Fruit and vegetable production
Q2176FODDER
Fodder, grazing/pasture for grass animals
Q2177FISHFARM
Fish farming
Q2178FORESTRY
Forestry
Q2179GAME
Game farming
Q21710FISHING
Fishing
Q21711HUNT
Hunting
Q21712OTHER
Other kind of food production or agricultural activities
Q218MAINREAS
Main reason for involvement in production of food or other agricultural products
Q219SELL
Selling of produce or other agricultural products
Q221AFOOD
Standards of food consumption
Q221BHOUSING
Standard of housing
Q221CCLOTHING
Standard of clothing
Q221DHEALTH
Standard of health
Q221ECHILDRENS
Standard of children’s schooling
Q221PERSNO
Person number:Standard of children’s schooling
Q222ADULT
Adults hunger
Q223CHILD
Child hunger
Q224ANOMONEY
No money to buy food
Q224BNOMONEY5
No money for 5 or more days
Q225ASIZE
Meal size cut
Q225BSIZE5
Meal size cut for 5 or more days
Q226ASKIP
Skip meals
Q226BSKIP5
Skip meals for 5 or more days
Q227ALESS
Less variety of foods consumed than expected
Q227BLESS5
Less variety of food consumed for 5 or more days
Q228YOUNGPERS
Young person on the streets
Q229NETINCOME
Net household income per month (absolute minimum)
Q229PERSNO
Person Number:Net household income per month (absolute minimum)
Q2210TOT
Total monthly household income
Q2341SAVING
Household saving
province_code
Province code
SETTLEMENT_TYPE
Settlement type
SexOfHead
Sex of head of household
PopGroupOfHead
Population group of head of household
Ageofhead
Age of head of household
hhsize
Household size
expenditure
Total expenditure
income
Household Income
expenditure_pcp
Expenditure per capita
income_pcp
Income per capita
expenditure_inkind
Expenditure in-kind
income_inkind
Household income in-kind
expenditure_decile
Expenditure decile
expenditure_quintile
Expenditure quintile
expenditure_pcp_decile
Expenditure per capita decile
expenditure_pcp_quintile
Expenditure per capita quintile
income_decile
Income decile
income_quintile
Income quintile
income_pcp_decile
Income per capita decile
income_pcp_quintile
Income per capita quintile
expend_inkind_decile
Expenditure in-kind decile
expend_inkind_quintile
Expenditure in-kind quintile
Total: 307
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