Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

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Main water supply (ZA1996A_0033)

Data file: ZAF1996-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 136

End: 136

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Services used by this household

2.2. What is this household's main water supply? (Circle only one code)

[] 1 = Piped (tap) water, in dwelling
[] 2 = Piped (tap) water, on site or in yard
[] 3 = Public tap
[] 4 = Water-carrier/tanker
[] 5 = Borehole/rain-water tank/well
[] 6 = Dam/river/stream/spring
[] 7 = Other (e.g. from shops, hospitals, schools. etc.)

Categories

Value	Category
1	Piped water in dwelling
2	Piped water on site or yard
3	Public tap
4	Water-carrier/tanker
5	Borehole/rain-water tank/well
6	Dam/river/stream/spring
7	Other
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

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 main source of water supply.

Universe

Private households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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