Code List for Households

 

For private households only (excluding hostels and institutions)

Question numbers refer to section B on the household questionnaire

 

District Council code

PDD P=province (see below), DD=district council (see DCcode.doc for detailed code list)

 

Transitional Local Council code

PLLL P=province (see below), LLL=transitional local council (see TLC_TRC.doc for detailed code list)

 

1 Western Cape

2 Eastern Cape

3 Northern Cape

4 Free State

5 KwaZulu-Natal

6 North West

7 Gauteng

8 Mpumalanga

9 Northern Province

 

Household code

XXXXX unique identifier for household

 

Enumeration Area type

1 Urban

2 Rural

 

Additional money generated by household (Q1.1)

0 - XXXXXX Single rand amounts

999 Not stated

 

Remittances received by household (Q1.2)

0 - XXXXXX Single rand amounts

999 Not stated

 

Migrant worker absent from household (Q1.3)

1 Migrant worker absent from household

2 No migrant worker absent

9 Not stated

 

Migrant worker present in household (derived from persons in household, Q10)

1 Migrant worker present in household

2 No migrant worker present

9 Not stated

 

Type of dwelling (Q1.4)

01 House on separate stand

02 Traditional dwelling

03 Flat in block of flats

04 Town/cluster/semi-detached house

05 Unit in retirement village

06 House/flat/room in backyard

07 Informal dwelling/shack in backyard

08 Informal dwelling/shack elsewhere

09 Room/flatlet on shared property

10 Caravan/tent

11 None/homeless

12 Other

99 Not stated

 

Number of rooms (Q1.5)

1 - XXX Number of rooms stated

999 Not stated

 

Number of households sharing one room (Q1.5.1/2)

00 Not sharing (or not stated)

1 - XX Number sharing a room

99 Not stated

97 Not applicable: Living in 0 or >1 room/rooms NS

 

Dwelling owned (Q1.6)

1 Yes

2 No

9 Not stated

 

Fuel used for cooking (Q2.1)

0 Other

1 Electricity direct from authority

2 Electricity from other source

3 Gas

4 Paraffin

5 Wood

6 Coal

8 Animal dung

9 Not stated

 

Fuel used for heating (Q2.1)

0 Other

1 Electricity direct from authority

2 Electricity from other source

3 Gas

4 Paraffin

5 Wood

6 Coal

8 Animal dung

9 Not stated

 

Fuel used for lighting (Q2.1)

0 Other

1 Electricity direct from authority

2 Electricity from other source

3 Gas

4 Paraffin

7 Candles

9 Not stated

 

Main water supply (Q2.2)

1 Piped water in dwelling

2 Piped water on site

3 Public tap

4 Water-carrier/tanker

5 Borehole/rainwater tank/well

6 Dam/river/stream/spring

7 Other

9 Not stated

 

Toilet facilities (Q2.3)

1 Flush or chemical toilet

2 Pit latrine

3 Bucket latrine

4 None of the above

9 Not stated

 

Refuse disposal (Q2.4)

1 Removed by local authority at least weekly

2 Removed by local authority less often

3 Communal refuse dump

4 Own refuse dump

5 No rubbish disposal

6 Other

9 Not stated

 

Main telephone use (Q2.5)

1 In this dwelling/cellular phone

2 At a neighbour nearby

3 At a public telephone nearby

4 At another location nearby

5 At another location not nearby

6 No access to a telephone

9 Not Stated

 

Population group of head of household (derived from first person in household, Q5)

1 African/Black

2 Coloured

3 Indian/Asian

4 White

5 Griqua

9 Not stated

 

Sex of head of household (derived from first person in household, Q1.2)

1 Male

2 Female

9 Not stated

 

Age of head of household (derived from first person in household, Q2)

0 - 120 Age stated

999 Not stated

 

Highest education of head of household (derived from first person in household, Q16)

01 No schooling

02 Grade 0

03 Grade 1

04 Grade 2

05 Standard 1

06 Standard 2

07 Standard 3

08 Standard 4

09 Standard 5

10 Standard 6

11 Standard 7

12 Standard 8

13 Standard 9

14 Less than Std 10 + certificate/diploma

15 Std 10 only

16 Std 10 + certificate

17 Std 10 + diploma

18 Std 10 + Bachelor's degree

19 Std 10 + Bachelor's + diploma

20 Std 10 + Bachelor's + honours

21 Std 10 + Master's degree

22 Std 10 + Doctor's degree

23 Other

99 Not stated

 

Occupation of head of household (derived from first person in household, Q19)

XX See Occupation codelist for detailed code list

08 Not stated

97 Not applicable: Not working

 

Work status of head of household (derived from first person in household, Q17/18.1)

01 Employed

02 Unemployed and looking for work

03 Unemployed, not looking for work but would accept

04 Not working - housewife/home-maker

05 Not working - child not yet scholar

06 Not working - scholar/full-time student

07 Not working - pensioner/retired person

08 Not working - disabled person

09 Not working - not wishing to work

10 Not working - none of the above

99 Not Stated

 

Household type (derived)

1 Nuclear

2 Consensual union

3 Single parent

4 Extended

5 Single person

6 Composite household

7 Other/Not stated

 

Household composition (derived)

01 Single man

02 Single woman

03 Man and woman

04 Man and woman with children

05 Woman and children

06 Women and children

07 Man and children

08 Men and children

09 Man, women and children

10 Woman, men and children

11 Men, women and children

12 Other/Not stated

 

Household size (derived)

1 - XXX as derived

 

Highest income in household (derived from persons in household, Q20)

Weekly Monthly Annually

01 None None None

02 R1-R46 R1-R200 R1-R2400

03 R47-R115 R201-R500 R2401-R6000

04 R116-R231 R501-R1000 R6001-R12000

05 R232-R346 R1001-R1500 R12001-R18000

06 R347-R577 R1501-R2500 R18001-R30000

07 R578-R808 R2501-R3500 R30001-R42000

08 R809-R1039 R3501-R4500 R42001-R54000

09 R1040-R1386 R4501-R6000 R54001-R72000

10 R1387-R1848 R6001-R8000 R72001-R96000

11 R1849-R2540 R8001-R11000 R96001-R132000

12 R2541-R3695 R11001-R16000 R132001-R192000

13 R3696-R6928 R16001-R30000 R192001-R360000

14 R6929 or more R30001 or more R360001 or more

99 Not stated Not stated Not stated

 

Sex of person with highest income (derived from relevant person in household, Q1.2)

1 Male

2 Female

3 More than 1 person

4 No person identified

9 Not stated

 

Population group of person with highest income (derived from relevant person in household, Q5)

1 African/Black

2 Coloured

3 Indian/Asian

4 White

5 Griqua

6 More than 1 person

7 No person identified

9 Not stated

 

Weight

XXX.XXXXX Weight, based on sample size and adjustment for undercount

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