Quality of Life Survey 2023-2024, Round 7

South Africa, 2023 - 2024

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zaf-gcro-qols-2023-2024-v1

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Gauteng City-Region Observatory

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Gauteng City-Region Observatory

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Q1.18 - What is the main reason for these unpaid accounts? (q1_18_arrears_reason)

Data file: qols-2023-2024

Overview

Valid: 1730

Invalid: 12065

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

loc_start_pos: 218

loc_end_pos: 219

Width: 2

Range: -3 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
-3	Fieldwork error	0	0%
-1	Missing due to skip	0	0%
1	Cant afford to pay	1247	72.1%
2	Dispute around incorrect billing/metering	228	13.2%
3	Others arent paying	43	2.5%
4	Should be free	34	2%
5	Dont receive bills	76	4.4%
6	Payment systems not working	15	0.9%
7	Dissatisfied with service received	87	5%
8	Other (specify)	0	0%
9	Dispute over who should pay	0	0%
Sysmiss		12065

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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