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South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
South Africa: Standard DHS, 2016
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
06/2016 - 11/2016
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The South Africa Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2016 is part of Phase 7 of the DHS series: a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey series. For the 2016 South Africa DHS, 8,514 women ages 15-49 were successfully interviewed from 11,083 households. Additionally, a sub-sample of 3,618 men ages 15-59 and 10,336 adults ages 15 and over were successfully interviewed from 5,477 households.

Keywords 
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023