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South Africa October Household Survey 1994

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General Info
Provider 
DataFirst
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Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/1994 - 11/1994
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) 1994 was the first nationally representative household survey to be released by Statistics South Africa. A total of 132,469 individuals in 30,279 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, Complete birth history, Cooking fuels, Dental care, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Education access, Education expenditures, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Health care access, Health care use, Health status, Hospitals, Hours worked, Household air pollution, Household deaths, Household heat, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Injuries, International migration, Live births, Marital status, Multiple births, Occupations, Place of delivery, Poverty, Public social assistance, Race, Sanitation, School enrollment, Skilled birth attendants, Summary birth history, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Unemployment, Urban ambient air pollution, Waste disposal, Water supply, Occupation codes
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 4, 2022