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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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Statistics South Africa
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Oct 10, 2017
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Data file: lcs-2014-2015-persons-final-v1

Person data

Cases: 88906
Variables: 207

Variables

UQNO
Unique Number
SURVEYDATE
Survey date
PERSONNO
Person number
Q12SEX
Sex of each household member
Q13POPGROUP
Population group of each household member
Q14AGE
Age of each household member
Q16RELATION
Relationship to head of household
Q17MARITAL
Present marital status of each household member
Q18PARTINHH
Spouse/partner a residing member of the household
Q19SPOUSNO
Spouse number
Q110FATHALIVE
Biological father alive
Q111FATHINHH
Biological father a residing member of the household
Q112FATHNO
Biological father person number
Q113MOTHALIVE
Biological mother still alive
Q114MOTHINHH
Biological mother a residing member of the household
Q115MOTHNO
Biological mother person number
Q11701SALWAG
Income from salaries and wages
Q11702NETPROF
Income from net profit of business
Q11703SUBFARM
Income from subsistence farming
Q11704LETTING
Income from letting of fixed property
Q11705ROYAL
Income from royalties
Q11706INTREC
Income from interest received
Q11707DIV
Income from dividends on shares
Q11708SHARE
Income from share trading
Q11709REGPEN
Income from regular receipts from pension
Q11710GRANTS
Income from social welfare grants
Q11711ALMONY
Income from alimony
Q11712ALLOWAN
Income from regular allowances/remittances
Q11713OTHER
Main source of income
Q11714NOTOALL
No to all
Q118MAIN
Main source of income
Q21HIGHLEVEL
Highest level of education successfully completed
Q22ATTEND
Children school attendance
Q23WHERE
Children’s whereabouts during the day
Q24ECDPROG
Early Childhood Development programme
Q25WRITE
Level of difficulty in writing
Q25READ
Level of difficulty in reading
Q25FORM
Level of difficulty in filling a form
Q25LETTER
Level of difficulty in writing a letter
Q25CALCULATE
Level of difficulty in calculating
Q25SIGNS
Level of difficulty in reading road signs
Q26CURATT
Currently attending educational institution
Q27AINST
Educational institution attended
Q27BTYPE
Type of educational institution
Q281CLASS
Classrooms at school
Q282WATER
Running water at school
Q283TOILET
Toilet facility at school
Q284LIBR
Library at school
Q285SCILAB
Science laboratory at school
Q286COMP
Computers at school
Q287FEEDING
Feeding scheme at school
Q288SEC
Security guard at school
Q289SPORTS
Sports facilities at school
Q29PAYFEES
Pay fees
Q210WHYNOFEE
Why no fees paid
Q211REASON
Reason for not attending school
Q31AWAGE
Work for a wage
Q31BBUS
Run a business
Q31CNOPAY
Work without pay
Q32JOBRETURN
Job to return to
Q33LOOKING
Looking for any kind of work
Q34LIKEWORK
Liked to work
Q35MAINREASON
Main reason for not trying to find work
Q36ABLE
Able to start work/business
Q39SECTOR
Employment sector
Q310DURATION
Duration of work
Q311DISTANCE
Distance travelled to work
Q312MODE
Mode of transport to get to work
Q313TIME
Time taken to get to work
Q41ASOCGRANT
Social grant(s)
Q41B1OLDAGE
Old age grant
Q41B2DISAB
Disability grant
Q41B3CHILD
Child support grant
Q41B4CAREDEP
Care dependency grant
Q41B5FOSTER
Foster care grant
Q41B6WARVET
War veterans grant
Q41B7INAID
Grant-in-aid
Q42ASOCRELIEF
Social relief
Q42B1CASH
Cash for social relief
Q42B2FOOD
Food for social relief
Q42B3BLANK
Blankets for social relief
Q42B4CLOTHES
Clothes for social relief
Q42B5OTHER
Other items received for social relief
Q43ANEIGHBOUR
Social relief from neighbours
Q43ARELIGIOUS
Social relief from religious organizations
Q43ANGO
Social relief from NGOs
Q43AMUNIC
Social relief from local municipality
Q43APROVGOV
Social relief from provincial government
Q43ANATGOV
Social relief from national government
Q43AOTHER
Social relief from other organizations
Q43BOFTEN
How often is the social relief provided
Q44REASON
Reason for receipt of social relief
Q45SCALE
Life satisfaction scale
Q46HAPPY
Level of happiness
Q181ACOVERED
Covered by medical aid
Q181B1SELF
Self-payment of medical aid/scheme
Q181B2HHMEM
Medical aid paid by another household member
Q181B3NONHHMEM
Medical aid paid by a non-household member
Q181B4EMPLOY
Medical aid paid by employer
Q182HEALTH
Health/medical insurance
Q2411BAMOUNT
Gross income amount provided
Q2511HEALTH
General health status
Q25121HIBLOOD
Hypertension/ high blood pressure diagnosis
Q25122SUGAR
Diabetes/ high blood sugar diagnosis
Q25123TB
TB diagnosis
Q25124CANCER
Cancer diagnosis
Q25125ASTHMA
Asthma diagnosis
Q25126HEART
Congenital heart disease diagnosis
Q25127ARTHRITIS
Arthritis diagnosis
Q25128MENTAL
Mental illness diagnosis
Q25129EPILEP
Epilepsy diagnosis
Q251210HICHOL
High cholesterol diagnosis
Q251211AIDS
HIV and AIDS diagnosis
Q251212OTHER
Other chronic illnesses diagnosis
Q25131HIBLOOD
Hypertension/ high blood pressure medication taken
Q25132SUGAR
Diabetes/ high blood sugar medication taken
Q25133TB
TB medication taken
Q25134CANCER
Cancer medication taken
Q25135ASTHMA
Asthma medication taken
Q25136HEART
Congenital heart disease medication taken
Q25137ARTHRITIS
Arthritis medication taken
Q25138MENTAL
Mental illness medication taken
Q25139EPILEP
Epilepsy medication taken
Q251310HICHOL
High cholesterol medication taken
Q251311AIDS
HIV and AIDS medication taken
Q251312OTHER
Other chronic illness medication taken
Q2514INJURED
Injury requiring medical treatment
Q25151OCCU
Injury cause by motor vehicle as an occupant
Q25152PEDES
Injury cause by motor vehicle as a pedestrian
Q25153BICYCLE
Injury caused by bicycle
Q25154ACCIDENT
Injury caused by accidental fall
Q25155SWIM
Injury sustained while swimming
Q25156WATER
Injury sustained while playing near water / swimming pool
Q25157FIRE
Injury caused by fire/burn
Q25158ACCPOIS
Injury caused by accidental poisoning
Q25159INTEN
Injury caused by intentional poisoning
Q251510SPORTS
Sports related injury
Q251511CRIME
Crime related injury
Q251512OTHER
Other causes of injury
Q2516MISSWRK
Days school/work missed due to injury
Q2517PLACE
Place for medical assistance
Q2518KIND
Kind of place usually visited when sick
Q2519PLACE
Same place visited for routine/preventative care
Q251101EXPEN
Expensive to consult
Q251102WAIT
Wait too long to see the doctor
Q251103NOTPOEN
Clinic or doctor’s room not open
Q251104NOMONEY
No money for transport
Q251105OTHER
Other reasons for delayed health care
Q25111MEDSER
Need for any medical service
Q251121GENERAL
Need for general health care but not afforded
Q251122MENTAL
Need for mental health care but not afforded.
Q251123DENTAL
Need for dental care but not afforded
Q251124SPECIAL
Need to see a specialist but not afforded
Q251125PRESCIB
Need for prescribed medication but not afforded
Q251126FOLLOW
Need for follow-up care but not afforded
Q25211FLU
Children diagnosed with influenza/flue
Q25212PNEUM
Children diagnosed with pneumonia
Q25213BRONC
Children diagnosed with bronchitis
Q25214MEAS
Children diagnosed with measles
Q25215HAYFEV
Children diagnosed with hay fever
Q25216EARINFEC
Children diagnosed with ear infection
Q25217FOODALL
Children diagnosed with food allergies
Q25218SKIN
Children diagnosed with skin allergy
Q25219MENIN
Children diagnosed with meningitis
Q252110CHICKPOX
Children diagnosed with chicken pox
Q252111DIARRH
Children diagnosed with diarrhea
Q252112OTHER
Children diagnosed with other diseases/illnesses
Q25221MENTAL
Children diagnosed with mental retardation
Q25222ADHD
Children diagnosed with ADHD
Q25223OTHER
Children diagnosed with other developmental delay
Q2523FEVER
Children diagnosed with fever
Q2524SEEK
Seek advice and/or treatment for fever
Q2525WHERE
Where advice and/or treatment for fever was sought
Q2526COUGH
Children having cough
Q2527BREATHE
Breath faster than usual when coughing
Q2528SEEK
Seek advice and /treatment for cough
Q2529WHERE
Where advice and/or treatment for cough was sought
Q25210DIARRH
Children diagnosed with diarrhoea
Q25211SEEK
Seek advice and/or treatment for diarrhoea
Q25212TREAT
Anything given for treatment of diarrhoea
Q252131FLUID
Fluid from soral packet (rehydrant) given for diarrhoea treatment
Q252132HOME
Home-made fluid given for diarrhoea treatment
Q252133PILL
Pill or syrup given for diarrhoea treatment
Q252134INJEC
Injection given for diarrhoea treatment
Q252135INTRA
Intravenous (IV) given for diarrhoea treatment
Q252136HERBAL
Home-made remedies/herbal medicine given for diarrhoea treatment
Q252137NONE
None given for diarrhoea treatment
Q252138OTHER
Other treatment given for diarrhoea
Q25214SEEK
Where advice and/or treatment for diarrhoea was sought
Q2531REGIS
Birth registration with the SA Department of Home Affairs
Q25321TOOFAR
Birth registration offices too far
Q25322DONTKN
Don’t know of birth registration
Q25323REGIS
Don’t know where to register birth
Q25324OUTSIDE
Born outside South Africa
Q25325DONTKN
Don’t know why birth is not registered
Q25326OTHER
Other reason for unregistered birth
Q2533PROCESS
Knowledge of process to follow to register birth
Q2551LIMITED
Limitation in daily activities
Q2552SEEING
Degree of difficulty seeing
Q2552HEAR
Degree of difficulty hearing
Q2552WALK
Degree of difficulty walking
Q2552REMEM
Degree of difficulty remembering and concentrating
Q2552SELFCA
Degree of difficulty in self-care
Q2552COMM
Degree of difficulty in communicating
province_code
Province code
SETTLEMENT_TYPE
Settlement type
Persns_wgt
Person weights
Total: 207
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