| Value | Category | 
|---|---|
| 1 | house has own working/connected telephone (including cellpho | 
| 2 | house has own telephone but not working/not connected | 
| 3 | use neighbour's telephone | 
| 4 | use telephone in local store | 
| 5 | public telkom telephone | 
| 6 | landlord, farmer or committee has phone | 
| 7 | there is no telephone in this area |