3.13 Toilet facilities by population group of head of household*

 

African/ Black

Coloured

Indian/ Asian

White

Unspecified
/Other

Total

Flush toilet or chemical toilet

2,212,402

590,484

237,838

1,470,664

41,465

4,552,854

Pit latrine

2,844,863

57,716

4,447

3,869

8,699

2,919,594

Bucket latrine

364,605

52,927

280

638

1,734

420,185

None of the above

1,074,691

37,539

428

1,335

4,139

1,118,132

Unspecified/Other

37,437

2,539

647

5,985

2,199

48,807

Total

6,533,998

741,206

243,639

1,482,492

58,237

9,059,571

* Excluding institutions and hostels

Main toilet facility used by households – October 1996*
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• Just over half (51%) of the population have flush or chemical toilets (upper half of the pie diagram).

Percentage of households without toilet facilities by province and in South Africa overall – October 1996*
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• Twenty-nine percent of households in Eastern Cape do not have any toilet facilities, compared with 3% in Gauteng.