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South Africa October Household Survey 1995

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General Info
Provider 
DataFirst
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Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/1995 - 11/1995
Series or system 
South Africa October Household Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The October Household Survey (OHS) 1995 was conducted as part of the annual series by the Central Statistical Service of South Africa. A total of 28,585 households were successfully interviewed.

The OHS covered employment, unemployment, and the informal labor market. In addition, the survey provided information on households, dwellings, births, deaths, migration, and perceived quality of life.

Keywords 
Birth place, Community health clinics, Complete birth history, Cooking fuels, Crime, Dental care, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Education access, Education expenditures, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Health care access, Health care use, Health status, Homicide, Hospitals, Hours worked, Household air pollution, Household deaths, Household heat, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Injuries, International migration, Interpersonal violence, Land ownership, Live births, Marital status, Multiple births, Occupation codes, Occupations, Parental survival, Place of delivery, Poverty, Public social assistance, Race, Sanitation, School enrollment, Sexual violence, Summary birth history, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Training programs, Transportation, Unemployment, Urban ambient air pollution, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 4, 2022