Quality of Life Survey 2023-2024
Round 7

South Africa, 2023 - 2024

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ZAF_2023_QoLS-R7_v01_M

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Gauteng City-Region Observatory

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Q1.12.d - What is the main reason for you wanting to invest in alternative energ (q1_12d_rx_invest)

Data file: qols-2023-2024

Overview

Valid: 5094

Invalid: 8701

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 201

End: 202

Width: 2

Range: -1 - 6

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
-1	Missing due to skip	0	0%
1	Loadshedding	3508	68.9%
2	Frequent unplanned electricity interruptions	523	10.3%
3	To have clean / renewable energy	110	2.2%
4	To save costs on electricity tariffs	580	11.4%
5	To be independent of Eskom / the electricity grid	266	5.2%
6	As an investment in property	107	2.1%
Sysmiss		8701

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.

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