General Household Survey 2016 - South Africa

Abstract
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The GHS is an annual household survey which measures the living circumstances of South African households. The GHS collects data on education, health, and social development, housing, access to services and facilities, food security, and agriculture.

Geographic coverage
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The General Household Survey has national coverage.

Analysis unit
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Households and individuals

Universe
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The survey covers all de jure household members (usual residents) of households in the nine provinces of South Africa, and residents in workers' hostels. The survey does not cover collective living quarters such as student hostels, old age homes, hospitals, prisons, and military barracks.

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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The sample design for the GHS was based on a master sample (MS) that was originally designed for the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) and was used for the first time for the GHS in 2008. This master sample is shared by the QLFS, GHS, Living Conditions Survey (LCS), Domestic Tourism Survey (DTS) and the Income and Expenditure Survey (IES).

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument
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Data was collected with a household questionnaire and a questionnaire administered to a household member to elicit information on household members.

{'Abstract': '摘要——
本通用家庭调查（GHS）是一项年度的家庭调查，旨在衡量南非家庭的居住状况。GHS收集有关教育、健康和社会发展、住房、服务与设施的可及性、食品安全以及农业等方面的数据。

地理覆盖范围——
通用家庭调查具有全国覆盖范围。

分析单元——
家庭与个人

调查范围——
调查覆盖了南非九个省份内所有法定家庭成员（常住居民）以及工人宿舍的居民。调查不包括集体生活场所，如学生宿舍、养老院、医院、监狱和军事营房。

数据类型——
样本调查数据 [ssd]

抽样程序——
GHS的样本设计基于一个主样本（MS），该样本最初是为季度劳动力调查（QLFS）设计的，并于2008年首次用于GHS。此主样本由QLFS、GHS、生活状况调查（LCS）、国内旅游调查（DTS）和收入与支出调查（IES）共享。

数据收集方式——
面对面 [f2f]

研究工具——
数据通过家庭问卷和对家庭成员进行问卷调查以获取信息的方式进行收集。'}