General Household Survey 2025

South Africa, 2025

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zaf-statssa-ghs-2025-v1

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

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South African Household Survey Data

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Type of material used for the roof (hsg_roof)

Data file: ghs-2025-household-v1

Overview

Valid: 20095

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 12

Mean: 4.1244090569793

Standard deviation: 3.2773413502632

Type: Discrete

Width: 24

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	1. Cement block/concrete	561	2.8%
2	2. Corrugated iron/zinc	13167	65.5%
3	3. Wood	7	0%
4	4. Plastic	25	0.1%
5	5. Cardboard	2	0%
6	6. Mud and cement mix	11	0.1%
7	7. Wattle and daub	38	0.2%
8	8. Tile	4484	22.3%
9	9. Mud	7	0%
10	10. Thatching/grass	146	0.7%
11	11. Asbestos	1637	8.1%
12	12. OTHER ROOF MATERIAL	10	0%

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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