Community Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2016
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Reference ID
ZAF_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2016_PHC-H-H
- ZAF2016_PHC-P-H
Difficulties facing in the municipality (ZA2016A_MUNIDIFF)
Data file: ZAF2016_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
194
End:
195
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">4 Housing, household goods, services and crime and agricultural activities </span></p>
<p>Now, I am going to ask you some questions related to housing, household goods and services, crime and agricultural activities for this particular household.</p>
<p><span class="em"> Problem/difficulty in the municipality </span></p>
<p>[4.4] What do you consider to be the main problem/difficulty facing this municipality presently?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Lack of safe and reliable water supply<br />[] 2 Cost of water<br />[] 3 Lack of reliable electricity supply<br />[] 4 Cost of electricity<br />[] 5 Inadequate sanitation/sewerage/toilet services<br />[] 6 Inadequate refuse/waste removal<br />[] 7 Inadequate housing<br />[] 8 Inadequate roads<br />[] 9 Inadequate street lights<br />[] 10 Lack of/inadequate employment opportunities<br />[] 11 Lack of/inadequate educational facilities<br />[] 12 Violence and crime<br />[] 13 Drug abuse<br />[] 14 Alcohol abuse<br />[] 15 Gangsterism<br />[] 16 Lack of/inadequate perks and recreational area<br />[] 17 Lack of/inadequate healthcare services<br />[] 18 Lack of/inadequate public transport<br />[] 19 Corruption<br />[] 20 Other</div>
<p>Now, I am going to ask you some questions related to housing, household goods and services, crime and agricultural activities for this particular household.</p>
<p><span class="em"> Problem/difficulty in the municipality </span></p>
<p>[4.4] What do you consider to be the main problem/difficulty facing this municipality presently?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Lack of safe and reliable water supply<br />[] 2 Cost of water<br />[] 3 Lack of reliable electricity supply<br />[] 4 Cost of electricity<br />[] 5 Inadequate sanitation/sewerage/toilet services<br />[] 6 Inadequate refuse/waste removal<br />[] 7 Inadequate housing<br />[] 8 Inadequate roads<br />[] 9 Inadequate street lights<br />[] 10 Lack of/inadequate employment opportunities<br />[] 11 Lack of/inadequate educational facilities<br />[] 12 Violence and crime<br />[] 13 Drug abuse<br />[] 14 Alcohol abuse<br />[] 15 Gangsterism<br />[] 16 Lack of/inadequate perks and recreational area<br />[] 17 Lack of/inadequate healthcare services<br />[] 18 Lack of/inadequate public transport<br />[] 19 Corruption<br />[] 20 Other</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Lack of safe and reliable water supply |
| 02 | Cost of water |
| 03 | Lack of reliable electricity supply |
| 04 | Cost of electricity |
| 05 | Inadequate sanitation, sewerage or toilet services |
| 06 | Inadequate refuse or waste removal |
| 07 | Inadequate housing |
| 08 | Inadequate roads |
| 09 | Inadequate street lights |
| 10 | Lack of or inadequate employment opportunities |
| 11 | Lack of or inadequate educational facilities |
| 12 | Violence and crime |
| 13 | Drug abuse |
| 14 | Alcohol abuse |
| 15 | Gangsterism |
| 16 | Lack of or inadequate parks and recreational area |
| 17 | Lack of or inadequate healthcare services |
| 18 | Lack of or inadequate public transport |
| 19 | Corruption |
| 20 | Other |
| 21 | None |
| 99 | Unknown |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the difficulties the municipality of residence is facing presently.
Universe
South Africa 2016: All households
concept
Concept