General Household Survey 2025
South Africa, 2025
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zaf-statssa-ghs-2025-v1
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Statistics South Africa
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Jun 02, 2026
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Type of material used for the wall (hsg_walls)
Data file: ghs-2025-household-v1
Overview
Valid:
20095
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Mean:
1.8367255536203
Standard deviation:
1.8412849520864
Type:
Discrete
Width:
24
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Bricks | 12342 |
61.4%
|
| 2 | 2. Cement block/concrete | 4594 |
22.9%
|
| 3 | 3. Corrugated iron/zinc | 1927 |
9.6%
|
| 4 | 4. Wood | 157 |
0.8%
|
| 5 | 5. Plastic | 3 |
0%
|
| 6 | 6. Cardboard | 24 |
0.1%
|
| 7 | 7. Mud and cement mix | 469 |
2.3%
|
| 8 | 8. Wattle and daub | 32 |
0.2%
|
| 9 | 9. Mud | 443 |
2.2%
|
| 10 | 10. Thatching/grass | 5 |
0%
|
| 11 | 11. Asbestos | 40 |
0.2%
|
| 12 | 12. Other wall material | 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.