General Household Survey 2025

South Africa, 2025

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Reference ID

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 16, 2026

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Emptied septic tank (san_pit_empty)

Data file: ghs-2025-household-v1

Overview

Valid: 20095

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Mean: 5.6028862901219

Standard deviation: 2.9695799577833

Type: Discrete

Width: 17

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	1. Yes emptied	738	3.7%
2	2. Never emptied	6914	34.4%
3	3. DO NOT KNOW	304	1.5%
8	8. Not applicable	12139	60.4%

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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