Dataset: South Africa Census, 1996: Household (10% Sample)

Variable water: Main water supply

Literal Question

What is this household's main wather supply?

Values Categories N NW
1 Piped water in dwelling 368616 3,974,728.8
 43.9%
2 Piped water on site 139635 1,495,576.9
 16.5%
3 Public tap 165466 1,762,461.5
 19.5%
4 Water-carrier/tanker 10399 111,119.3
 1.2%
5 Borehole/rain-water tank/well 41055 440,578.1
 4.9%
6 Dam/river/stream/spring 106571 1,116,454.9
 12.3%
7 Other 9809 104,879.6
 1.2%
9 Unspecified/Dummy 4927 53,349.7
 0.6%

Summary Statistics

Valid cases 846478 9059148.74
Missing cases 0 0.0
Minimum 1.0
Maximum 9.0
This variable is numeric

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Notes

Each household, hostel and institution was asked about their main water supply. The options given varied slightly for households and hostels/institutions: Piped(tap) water, in dwelling; Paped (tap) water, on site or in yard; Public tap; Water carrier/tanker; Borehole/rain-water tank/well; Damd/river/spring/strem; Other

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