General Household Survey 2024
South Africa, 2024
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ZAF_2024_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Jul 08, 2025
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Alternative source of energy for lighting (eng_light_alt)
Data file: ghs-2024-hhold-v1
Overview
Valid:
1000
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
16
Range:
1 - 88
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other sources of electricity (i.e. generator; battery bank with inverter; solar power hybrid systems) | 16 |
1.6%
|
| 2 | Solar-powered lantern or flashlight | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 3 | Rechargeable flashlight, mobile, torch or lantern | 140 |
14%
|
| 4 | Battery powered flashlight, torch or lantern | 23 |
2.3%
|
| 5 | Gas / LPG | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 6 | Paraffin | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | Wood / open fire | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | Candles | 48 |
4.8%
|
| 9 | NONE | 19 |
1.9%
|
| 10 | OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FOR LIGHTING | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 749 |
74.9%
|
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.