National Reading Survey 2022-2023
South Africa, 2022 - 2023
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zaf-nrb-nrs-2022-2023-v1
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Nal’ibali Trust, National Library of South Africa
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Jun 07, 2023
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- nrs-2022-2023-v1
BM24_other2 (libmbrshp_not_oth2_5_10)
Data file: nrs-2022-2023-v1
Overview
Valid:
111
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
loc_start_pos:
8499
loc_end_pos:
8584
Width:
86
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -99 | 2 |
1.8%
|
|
| Because I don't go to the library everyday day due to work and I have relocated | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Because I'm not in the hurry to have one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Because it community library | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Because it a community library | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Because it a free library everyone can go there | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Because it community library | 2 |
1.8%
|
|
| Busy | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| But I am planning to have one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Did not have time | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Didn't know if they can open it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Didn't know about it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Didn't know about the membership card | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Doesn't have time to go to the library, always busy | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Don't go to library always but sometimes | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Don't have the time | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Don't like borrowing books | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Don't like to borrow books | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Don't need one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Don't use library books | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Expired | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Have Simply Not Yet Applied For It | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Haven't had the need to | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I Don't Have A Membership Card Because The Books Can Not Yet Be Borrowed | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I Lost My card | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I am too busy with my internship | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I borrow books from my school library and the community library has out dated books | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I borrow from the college library I attend | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I can go whenever I feel like | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I can't afford one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I don't go regulary | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I don't go to the library more often | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I don't have money to pay | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I don't like to borrow books | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I don't they would have the books I want | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I feel I don't need it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I go there less often | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I go there sometimes to get what I want | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I have a membership at the university of South Africa | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I have enough books at home | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I lost my membership card! | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I never thought about getting one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I never thought about it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I once had but I since lost it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I once had the membership but lost it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I only read the books inside the library,it's peaceful to read there | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I prefer mostly to do physical work then to read | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I used to have when I was studying but I lost it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I usually search for books online | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I want to apply for it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I want to get a card | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I will open I just get books through my sister membership | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I'll go back to create a card | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I'm happy with reading online | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| I'm not sure if they offer membership | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| It has since expired! | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| It requires payment and I'm not working | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| It was never offered to me | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| It's not necessary because I don't often go there | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Just there for internet and/or wifi | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Lost it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Membership Expensive | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Membership Expired | 2 |
1.8%
|
|
| N/A | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never Had A Chance To Go Make One, And It's Never Been Of Interest | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never apply for it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never asked | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never signed up for one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never thought of applying for one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never thought of doing it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never thought of getting one | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Never thought of opening one | 2 |
1.8%
|
|
| Never told about it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| New in rhe area, haven't joined yet | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| No longer interested | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| No need to because he borrows books and leave | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| No reason | 5 |
4.5%
|
|
| No time | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Not Yet, Soon To Apply For One | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Not joined yet | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Out of card's | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Prefers online books | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| She didn't know about the membership card | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| She had one but then she lost it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Sometime am busy | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Sometime they say they have meetings and maybe they are not working but they are there | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| The library is far | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| The never talked me about any membership | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| The respondent didn't know about the membership card | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| The respondent didn't know that they can borrow books | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| The respondent didn't know about the membership card | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| The respondent prefers to read books online | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Their process of making an membership card is long | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| There no books to borrow | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| There no membership | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| They never mention it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| They only issue to school students | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Unsure of location | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Use internet | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Was told to bring a particular form in order to apply, so I gave up | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Will still apply for it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Will still make it | 1 |
0.9%
|
|
| Would Like To Make One, Don't Know How | 1 |
0.9%
|
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.