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 16, 2026

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Refuse removal (swr_rub)

Data file: ghs-2025-household-v1

Overview

Valid: 20095

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 99

Mean: 4.3280418014431

Standard deviation: 3.8789508891249

Type: Discrete

Width: 92

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	1. Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	10688	53.2%
2	2. Removed by local authority/private company less often than once a week	515	2.6%
3	3. Removed by community members, contracted by the municipality, at least once a week	461	2.3%
4	4. Removed by community members, contracted by the municipality, less often than once a week	73	0.4%
5	5. Removed by community members at least once a week	50	0.2%
6	6. Removed by community members less often than once a week	29	0.1%
7	7. Communal refuse dump	764	3.8%
8	8. Communal container/central collection point	427	2.1%
9	9. Own refuse dump	6636	33%
10	10. Dump or leave rubbish anywhere	393	2%
11	11. OTHER METHOD OF REFUSE REMOVAL	58	0.3%
99	99. Unspecified	1	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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