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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Type of main dwelling (hsg_maind)

Data file: ghs-2025-hh-v1

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Valid: 0

Minimum:

Maximum:

Mean:

Standard deviation:

Type: Discrete

Width: 96

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	1. Dwelling/house or brick/concrete block structure on a separate stand or yard or on a farm
2	2. Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials
3	3. Flat or apartment in a block of flats
4	4. Cluster house in complex
5	5. Townhouse (semi-detached house in complex)
6	6. Semi-detached house
7	7. Dwelling/house/flat/room in backyard
8	8. Informal dwelling/shack in backyard
9	9. Informal dwelling/shack not in backyard, e.g. in an informal/squatter settlement or on a farm
10	10. Room/flatlet on a property or a larger dwelling servants' quarters/granny flat
11	11. Caravan/tent
12	12. OTHER DWELLING TYPE

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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