National Reading Survey 2022-2023
South Africa, 2022 - 2023
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A10 (lang_comm_intro_2_24_7)
Data file: nrs-2022-2023-v1
Overview
Valid:
2665
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
loc_start_pos:
1483
loc_end_pos:
1558
Width:
76
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 98 |
3.7%
|
|
| Afrikaans English | 153 |
5.7%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sepedi Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho Setswana | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Sesotho Setswana isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana | 11 |
0.4%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Setswana Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiXhosa Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Afrikaans English isiZulu Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiNdebele isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiXhosa English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Afrikaans isiZulu English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English | 687 |
25.8%
|
|
| English Afrikaans | 35 |
1.3%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Sepedi | 4 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Sepedi Sesotho Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Sesotho | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Setswana | 4 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Afrikaans isiXhosa | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Sepedi | 165 |
6.2%
|
|
| English Sepedi Sesotho | 7 |
0.3%
|
|
| English Sepedi Sesotho Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi Sesotho Setswana | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sepedi Sesotho Setswana isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi Setswana | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Sepedi Tshivenda | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sepedi Xitsonga | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| English Sepedi isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sepedi other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho | 87 |
3.3%
|
|
| English Sesotho Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sesotho Sepedi Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho Setswana | 13 |
0.5%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiXhosa | 4 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English Sesotho isiZulu Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Sesotho siSwati Xitsonga other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Setswana | 130 |
4.9%
|
|
| English Setswana Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Setswana Sesotho | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Setswana Sesotho Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Setswana isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Setswana isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Tshivenda | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English Xitsonga | 12 |
0.5%
|
|
| English Xitsonga siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English Xitsonga siSwati Sesotho isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele | 8 |
0.3%
|
|
| English isiNdebele Sepedi | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiNdebele isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele isiXhosa isiZulu Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiNdebele siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa | 149 |
5.6%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Sesotho | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Setswana | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiXhosa Setswana Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu | 17 |
0.6%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Afrikaans Sepedi Sesotho Setswana siSwati Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho | 4 |
0.2%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiXhosa isiZulu Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu | 266 |
10%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi Sesotho Setswana Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sepedi siSwati Setswana Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sesotho | 13 |
0.5%
|
|
| English isiZulu Sesotho Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Setswana | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| English isiZulu Tshivenda | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu Xitsonga | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu isiNdebele Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu isiXhosa | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| English isiZulu isiXhosa Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English isiZulu siSwati Xitsonga other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English other | 8 |
0.3%
|
|
| English other Setswana isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| English siSwati | 50 |
1.9%
|
|
| English siSwati Xitsonga | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| English siSwati isiZulu | 9 |
0.3%
|
|
| Refused to answer | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Sepedi | 39 |
1.5%
|
|
| Sepedi English | 20 |
0.8%
|
|
| Sepedi Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi Sesotho Setswana English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sepedi Xitsonga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho | 26 |
1%
|
|
| Sesotho English | 11 |
0.4%
|
|
| Sesotho English Setswana | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho English isiZulu | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Sesotho Sepedi English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho Setswana | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Sesotho isiZulu English Setswana Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho isiZulu Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sesotho siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Setswana | 61 |
2.3%
|
|
| Setswana Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Setswana English | 29 |
1.1%
|
|
| Setswana English isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Setswana Sesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Setswana Sesotho English Afrikaans | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Setswana Tshivenda Sepedi English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Setswana isiXhosa English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Tshivenda | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| Tshivenda English | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| Xitsonga | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| Xitsonga English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiNdebele | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiNdebele English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiNdebele isiZulu English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiNdebele siSwati isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa | 115 |
4.3%
|
|
| isiXhosa Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa English | 42 |
1.6%
|
|
| isiXhosa English Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa English Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa English Sesotho Setswana Afrikaans | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa English isiZulu | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiXhosa Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa isiZulu | 4 |
0.2%
|
|
| isiXhosa isiZulu English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiXhosa siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu | 116 |
4.4%
|
|
| isiZulu English | 38 |
1.4%
|
|
| isiZulu English other | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu English siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu Sepedi | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu Sepedi siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu Sepedi siSwati English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu Sesotho | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu Sesotho English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu isiXhosa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu isiXhosa English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| isiZulu other English | 1 |
0%
|
|
| isiZulu siSwati | 1 |
0%
|
|
| other | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| siSwati | 8 |
0.3%
|
|
| siSwati English | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| siSwati isiZulu | 1 |
0%
|
|
| siSwati isiZulu English | 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.