The GHS is an annual household survey specifically designed to measure the living circumstances of South African households. The GHS collects data on education, health and social development, housing, household access to services and facilities, food security, and agriculture.
The scope of the South Africa General Household Survey 2013 includes:
- Household characteristics: Dwelling type, home ownership, access to water and sanitation, access to services, transport, household assets, land ownership, agricultural production
- Individuals' characteristics: demographic characteristics, relationship to household head, marital status, language, education, employment, income, health, fertility, disability, access to social services, mortality.
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