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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Alternative water source (ZA2011A_ALTWATSRC)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 246
End: 246
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">H-09b Alternative water source</span>
<br />What alternative water source did the household use during water supply interruption?
<br />Write the appropriate codes in the boxes _</p>
<div class="i1">1. Borehole<br />2. Spring<br />3. Rain water tank<br />4. Dam/pool/stagnant water<br />5. River/stream<br />6. Water vendor<br />7. Water tanker<br />8. Other<br />0. None</div>
Categories
Value Category
None
1 Borehole
2 Spring
3 Rain water tank
4 Dam, pool, or stagnant water
5 River or stream
6 Water vendor
7 Water tanker
8 Other
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 that the household has an alternative water source.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Households in housing units or converted hostels that had interruptions of water supplied by regional or local schemes that lasted more than 2 days [discrepancies: none]

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