General Household Survey 2025

South Africa, 2025

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zaf-statssa-ghs-2025-v1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25828/a4a6-p161

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Statistics South Africa

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South African Household Survey Data

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Jun 02, 2026

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Jun 02, 2026

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Refuse removal (swr_rub)

Data file: ghs-2025-hh-v1

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Valid: 0

Minimum:

Maximum:

Mean:

Standard deviation:

Type: Discrete

Width: 92

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	1. Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week
2	2. Removed by local authority/private company less often than once a week
3	3. Removed by community members, contracted by the municipality, at least once a week
4	4. Removed by community members, contracted by the municipality, less often than once a week
5	5. Removed by community members at least once a week
6	6. Removed by community members less often than once a week
7	7. Communal refuse dump
8	8. Communal container/central collection point
9	9. Own refuse dump
10	10. Dump or leave rubbish anywhere
11	11. OTHER METHOD OF REFUSE REMOVAL
99	99. Unspecified

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.

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