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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Statistics South Africa

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South African Household Survey Data

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How households recycle the recyclable materials (SWR_SEPWASTE_TYPE)

Data file: ghs-2025-household-v1

Overview

Valid: 20095

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Mean: 7.3718835531227

Standard deviation: 1.8227671420457

Type: Discrete

Width: 87

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	1. Kerbside collection by service providers / recycling companies	495	2.5%
2	2. Drop-off / central collection point	761	3.8%
3	3. Recyclables are separated and placed in the household bin to support waste pickers	921	4.6%
8	8. Not applicable	17904	89.1%
9	9. Unspecified	14	0.1%

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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