LIS - South Africa 2012 : household file Codebook generated: 2016-07-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDENTIFIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hid unique unit identifier 8040 1 8040 4020.5 2321.09 did unique country/year number -------------------------------------------------- N value 8040 308 dname country/year identifier -------------------------------------------------- N value 8040 "za12" cname country name -------------------------------------------------- N value 8040 "South Africa" iso2 2-letter country abbreviation -------------------------------------------------- N value 8040 "za" year reference year -------------------------------------------------- N value 8040 2012 wave data wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 8040 9 Wave IX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hwgt household weight (normalised) 8040 0 47.99 1.24 1.98 hpopwgt household weight (inflated) 8040 3.16 75918.23 1967.57 3131.48 svyunit survey unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 8040 1 household npers number of persons in survey unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1354 1 1 person 1287 2 2 persons 1251 3 3 persons 1152 4 4 persons 964 5 5 persons 699 6 6 persons 477 7 7 persons 296 8 8 persons 216 9 9 persons 122 10 10 persons 73 11 11 persons 57 12 12 persons 24 13 13 persons 24 14 14 persons 12 15 15 persons 12 16 16 persons 4 17 17 persons 5 18 18 persons 2 19 19 persons 2 20 20 persons 2 21 21 persons 1 22 22 persons 1 24 24 persons 1 27 27 persons 1 29 29 persons 1 39 39 persons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ region_c provinces (the boundaries of 2001 & 2011 Census) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 998 11 Western Cape(2001 & 2011 boundries) 1026 22 Eastern Cape(2001 & 2011 boundries) 30 25 Eastern Cape(2001) & KwaZulu-Natal(2011) 493 33 Northern Cape(2001 & 2011 boundries) 540 44 Free State(2001 & 2011 boundries) 2 52 KwaZulu-Natal(2001) & Eastern Cape(2011) 2004 55 KwaZulu-Natal(2001 & 2011 boundries) 101 63 North West(2001) & Northern Cape(2011) 528 66 North West(2001 & 2011 boundries) 60 67 North West(2001) & Gauteng (2011) 1002 77 Gauteng(2001 & 2011 boundries) 1 87 Mpumalanga(2001) & Gauteng(2011) 481 88 Mpumalanga(2001 & 2011 boundries) 27 89 Mpumalanga(2001) & Limpopo(2011) 88 98 Limpopo(2001) & Mpumalanga(2011) 659 99 Limpopo(2001 & 2011 boundries) NOTES: 1. [za12] First digit refers to the 2001-boundreis and the second digit refers to the 2011-boundries. rural rural area (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 4324 0 not rural area 3716 1 rural area NOTES: 1. [za12] Rural areas refers to traditional areas and farms that are based on 2011 Census (see also note for area_c). area_c geographical type classifications (2001 & 2011 Census) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 60 11 rural formal (2001) & traditional (2011) 170 12 rural formal (2001) & urban (2011) 599 13 rural formal (2001) & farms (2011) 2878 21 tribal authority areas (2001) & traditional (2011) 73 22 tribal authority areas (2001) & urban (2011) 69 23 tribal authority areas (2001) & farms (2011)| 56 31 urban formal (2001) & traditional (2011) 3513 32 urban formal (2001) & urban (2011) 14 33 urban formal (2001) & farms (2011) 40 41 urban informal (2001) & traditional (2011) 568 42 urban informal (2001) & urban (2011) NOTES: 1. [za12] First digit refers to the 2001-Census classifications and the second digit refers to the 2011-Census classifications. For classifications based on 2011 Census, the category 'traditional' refers to communally-owned land under the jurisdiction of traditional leaders. Settlements within these areas are villages. The category 'farms' refers to land allocated for and used for commercial farming including the structures and infrastructure on it. The areas are identified by farm- and farm portion cadastre from the Surveyor General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ own owned/rented housing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 25 100 owned 5380 110 owned outright 346 120 owned with mortgage 3 200 not owned 1072 210 rented 1207 220 free housing 7 . dweltyp type of dwelling -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 6289 100 house 113 120 non-detached house 552 200 multi-unit residential building 222 210 apartment/flat 114 220 other multi-unit 3 300 other type of dwelling 6 310 movable dwelling 715 320 informal dwelling 26 . Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dwelval value of dwelling 4973 0 3.5e+07 286166 1500000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FARMING CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ farm farm household (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 7190 0 not farm household 845 1 farm household 5 . NOTES: 1. [za12] Farm household refers to households that had grown food/raised livestock outside of paid employment in last year. agriland ownership of agricultural land -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 42 100 owns or rents agricultural land 892 110 owns agricultural land 30 120 does not own, but rents agricultural land 80 130 collective farming 6856 200 does not own nor rent agricultural land 140 . farming farming activity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 55 100 runs a farming activity 289 110 grows crops, owns livestock 309 120 grows crops, does not own livestock 189 130 owns livestock, does not grow crops 7193 200 does not run a farming activity 5 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hhtype household composition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1354 100 one person household 368 210 couple without children 1164 220 couple with children 973 230 one parent with children 193 310 couple without children and relatives 840 320 couple with children and relatives 1820 330 one parent with children and relatives 1118 400 relatives living together (no family nucleus) 5 510 couple without children and nonrelatives 14 520 couple with children and nonrelatives 9 530 one parent with children and nonrelatives 2 610 couple without children and relatives and nonrelatives 19 620 couple with children and relatives and nonrelatives 28 630 one parent with children and relatives and nonrelatives 7 700 relatives and nonrelatives living together (no family nucleus) 31 800 nonrelatives living together 33 900 head and other 1 910 couple without children and other 21 920 couple with children and other 40 930 one parent with children and other hpartner head living with partner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 86 100 head living with partner 1973 110 married couple 568 120 non-married cohabiting couple 5413 200 head not living with partner nhhmem number of household members -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1354 1 1 hh member 1287 2 2 hh members 1251 3 3 hh members 1152 4 4 hh members 964 5 5 hh members 699 6 6 hh members 477 7 7 hh members 296 8 8 hh members 216 9 9 hh members 122 10 10 hh members 73 11 11 hh members 57 12 12 hh members 24 13 13 hh members 24 14 14 hh members 12 15 15 hh members 12 16 16 hh members 4 17 17 hh members 5 18 18 hh members 2 19 19 hh members 2 20 20 hh members 2 21 21 hh members 1 22 22 hh members 1 24 24 hh members 1 27 27 hh members 1 29 29 hh members 1 39 39 hh members nhhmem65 number of household members 65 or older -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 6371 0 no hh members 65 or older 1378 1 1 hh member 65 or older 256 2 2 hh members 65 or older 7 3 3 hh members 65 or older 28 . nhhmem17 number of household members 17 or younger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2664 0 no hh members 17 or younger 1682 1 1 hh member 17 or younger 1508 2 2 hh member 17 or younger 1051 3 3 hh member 17 or younger 536 4 4 hh member 17 or younger 276 5 5 hh member 17 or younger 147 6 6 hh member 17 or younger 62 7 7 hh member 17 or younger 39 8 8 hh member 17 or younger 19 9 9 hh member 17 or younger 12 10 10 hh member 17 or younger 3 11 11 hh member 17 or younger 7 12 12 hh member 17 or younger 3 13 13 hh member 17 or younger 1 15 15 hh member 17 or younger 1 16 16 hh member 17 or younger 1 20 20 hh member 17 or younger 28 . nhhmem13 number of household members 13 or younger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3163 0 no hh members 13 or younger 1926 1 1 hh member 13 or younger 1476 2 2 hh member 13 or younger 780 3 3 hh member 13 or younger 361 4 4 hh member 13 or younger 163 5 5 hh member 13 or younger 74 6 6 hh member 13 or younger 34 7 7 hh member 13 or younger 13 8 8 hh member 13 or younger 10 9 9 hh member 13 or younger 4 10 10 hh member 13 or younger 4 11 11 hh member 13 or younger 1 12 12 hh member 13 or younger 1 13 13 hh member 13 or younger 1 14 14 hh member 13 or younger 1 16 16 hh member 13 or younger 28 . nhhmem5 number of household members 5 or younger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 4892 0 no hh members 5 or younger 2112 1 1 hh member 5 or younger 750 2 2 hh member 5 or younger 176 3 3 hh member 5 or younger 56 4 4 hh member 5 or younger 20 5 5 hh member 5 or younger 4 6 6 hh member 5 or younger 2 8 8 hh member 5 or younger 28 . Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ageymem age of youngest household member 8012 0 94 15.87 17.7 nearn number of household members with labour income -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2936 0 no hh members with labour income 3320 1 1 hh member with labour income 1191 2 2 hh members with labour income 259 3 3 hh members with labour income 56 4 4 hh members with labour income 11 5 5 hh members with labour income 4 6 6 hh members with labour income 1 7 7 hh members with labour income 262 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: hilsf: 1. [za12] This variable includes the monetary and non-monetary farm self-employment income net of total (monetary and non-monetary) operating cost. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hi total income, household 7505 11 4800000 70459.8 136516 hil labour income, household 7655 0 4800000 54969.1 131783 hile paid employment income, household 7424 0 2964774 49856.5 115325 hmile paid employment income, household, monetary 7424 0 2964774 49856.5 115325 hiler regular paid employment income, household 7424 0 2964774 48619.2 115370 hmiler regular paid employment income, household, monetary 7424 0 2964774 48619.2 115370 hilerb basic wages and salaries, household 7424 0 2964774 48490.4 114969 hmilerb basic wages and salaries, household, monetary 7424 0 2964774 48490.4 114969 hilers wage supplements, household 7424 0 66000 128.79 1871.89 hmilers wage supplements, household, monetary 7424 0 66000 128.79 1871.89 hilec casual paid employment income, household 7424 0 136800 1237.31 6249.22 hmilec casual paid employment income, household, monetary 7424 0 136800 1237.31 6249.22 hils self-employment income, household 7424 0 736014 4333.89 28612.8 hilsf farm self-employment income, household 7424 0 131332 200.75 2326.58 hic capital income, household 7655 0 1206000 1687.33 22812.5 hmic capital income, household , monetary 7655 0 1206000 1687.33 22812.5 hicid interest and dividends, household 7655 0 1200000 362.85 15241.3 hmicid interest and dividends, household, monetary 7655 0 1200000 362.85 15241.3 hicvip voluntary individual pensions, household 7655 0 540000 955.53 14214.5 hmicvip voluntary individual pensions, household, monetary 7655 0 540000 955.53 14214.5 hicren rental income, household 7655 0 240000 368.96 4998.19 hmicren rental income, household, monetary 7655 0 240000 368.96 4998.19 hit transfer income, household 7505 0 480000 13422 20086.2 hmit transfer income, household, monetary 7640 0 480000 12998.7 19400.1 hnit transfer income, household, non-monetary 7588 0 60000 348.72 2293.68 hits social security transfers, household 7648 0 420000 11833.4 18118 hmits social security transfers, household, monetary 7648 0 420000 11833.4 18118 hitsi work-related insurance transfers, household 7648 0 420000 1538.9 13536.5 hmitsi work-related insurance transfers, household, monetary 7648 0 420000 1538.9 13536.5 hitsil long-term insurance transfers, household 7655 0 420000 1375.62 13209.8 hmitsil long-term insurance transfers, household, monetary 7655 0 420000 1375.62 13209.8 hitsilo ccupational pensions, household 7655 0 420000 1375.62 13209.8 hmitsilo occupational pensions, household, monetary 7655 0 420000 1375.62 13209.8 hitsis short-term insurance transfers, household 7649 0 108000 111.34 2475.12 hmitsis short-term insurance transfers, household, monetary 7649 0 108000 111.34 2475.12 hitsu universal benefits, household 7655 0 97680 633.85 3535.99 hmitsu universal benefits, household, monetary 7655 0 97680 633.85 3535.99 hitsufa family/child universal benefits, household 7655 0 97680 633.85 3535.99 hmitsufa family/child universal benefits, household, monetary 7655 0 97680 633.85 3535.99 hitsufaca child allowances, household 7655 0 97680 469.8 3115.99 hmitsufaca child allowances, household, monetary 7655 0 97680 469.8 3115.99 hitsufacc non-work related child care benefits, household 7655 0 33600 164.05 1666.61 hmitsufacc non-work related child care benefits, household, monetary 7655 0 33600 164.05 1666.61 hitsa assistance benefits, household 7655 0 168360 9659.92 11812 hmitsa assistance benefits, household, monetary 7655 0 168360 9659.92 11812 hitsap old-age/disability/survivors assistance pensions, household 7655 0 156000 5967.1 9933.01 hmitsap old-age/disability/survivors assistance pensions, household, monetary 7655 0 156000 5967.1 9933.01 hitsapo old-age assistance pensions, household 7655 0 43200 4573.62 8232.53 hmitsapo old-age assistance pensions, household, monetary 7655 0 43200 4573.62 8232.53 hitsapd disability assistance pensions, household 7655 0 156000 1393.47 5377.65 hmitsapd disability assistance pensions, household, monetary 7655 0 156000 1393.47 5377.65 hitsafa family/maternity/child assistance, household 7655 0 168360 3692.82 5985.77 hmitsafa family/maternity/child assistance, household, monetary 7655 0 168360 3692.82 5985.77 hitp private transfers, household 7581 0 396000 1449.34 7586.72 hmitp private transfers, household, monetary 7647 0 360000 1165.09 6499.28 hnitp private transfers, household, non-monetary 7588 0 60000 348.72 2293.68 hitpih inter-household transfers, household 7581 0 396000 1449.34 7586.72 hmitpih inter-household transfers, household, monetary 7647 0 360000 1165.09 6499.28 hnitpih inter-household transfers, household, non-monetary 7588 0 60000 348.72 2293.68 hiatold old-age transfers, household 7655 0 420000 5949.24 15387.7 hmiatold old-age transfers, household, monetary 7655 0 420000 5949.24 15387.7 hiatdis disability transfers, household 7655 0 156000 1393.47 5377.65 hmiatdis disability transfers, household, monetary 7655 0 156000 1393.47 5377.65 hiatfam family/children transfers, household 7655 0 168360 4326.67 7059.39 hmiatfam family/children transfers, household, monetary 7655 0 168360 4326.67 7059.39 hiatwic work-injury compensation, household 7654 0 76800 50.87 1538.45 hmiatwic work-injury compensation, household, monetary 7654 0 76800 50.87 1538.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDFALL INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hwl windfall labour income, household 8040 0 960000 409.22 15326.6 hmwl windfall labour income, household, monetary 8040 0 960000 409.22 15326.6 hwle windfall employee income, household 8040 0 960000 409.22 15326.6 hmwle windfall employee income, household, monetary 8040 0 960000 409.22 15326.6 hwt windfall transfer income, household 8040 0 11400000 3047.82 151608 hwtin inheritances, household 8040 0 11400000 2908.12 151567 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON-CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hxit income taxes and social contributions, household 7430 0 2665974 11955.8 62659.1 hmxit income taxes and social contributions, household, monetary 7430 0 2665974 11955.8 62659.1 hxih inter-household transfers paid, household 8017 0 1010000 1130.1 13888.9 hmxih inter-household transfers paid, household, monetary 8017 0 480000 742.53 6607.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONSUMPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hc total consumption, household 7947 840 1357367 46213.8 76470.1 hmc total consumption, household, monetary 7947 0 1352664 37660.9 66319.9 hnc total consumption, household, non-monetary 8019 0 6e+05 8658.75 22407.3 hcfood food and non-alcoholic beverages, household 7953 30 360000 11447.5 11750.7 hmcfood food and non-alcoholic beverages, household, monetary 7953 0 360000 11405.9 11777 hncfood food and non-alcoholic beverages, household, non-monetary 8019 0 10050 48.41 264.81 hcalco alcohol and tobacco, household 7593 0 102720 1252.96 3278.19 hmcalco alcohol and tobacco, household, monetary 7593 0 102720 1252.96 3278.19 hcapp clothing and footwear, household 7642 0 139200 1592.18 5797.37 hmcapp clothing and footwear, household, monetary 7642 0 139200 1592.18 5797.37 hchous housing and utilities, household 7629 0 636000 13149 26082.9 hmchous housing and utilities, household, monetary 7629 0 166800 4855.48 9607.08 hnchous housing and utilities, household, non-monetary 8040 0 6e+05 8599.77 22387.4 hchousa actual rent, household 8040 0 144000 1313.48 6373.98 hmchousa actual rent, household, monetary 8040 0 144000 1313.48 6373.98 hchousi imputed rent, household 8040 0 6e+05 8599.77 22387.4 hnchousi imputed rent, household, non-monetary 8040 0 6e+05 8599.77 22387.4 hcequip housing equipment, household 7619 0 1321200 3860.93 26546.5 hmcequip housing equipment, household, monetary 7619 0 1321200 3860.93 26546.5 hcmed health, household 7630 0 338400 1544.83 8578.54 hmcmed health, household, monetary 7630 0 338400 1544.83 8578.54 hctran transport, household 7637 0 336000 4473.96 15704.5 hmctran transport, household, monetary 7637 0 336000 4473.96 15704.5 hccomm communication, household 7617 0 137400 1484.81 3616.81 hmccomm communication, household, monetary 7617 0 137400 1484.81 3616.81 hccult recreation and culture, household 7639 0 86640 1004.84 3053.1 hmccult recreation and culture, household, monetary 7639 0 86640 1004.84 3053.1 hceduc education, household 7641 0 473940 1559.15 11865.8 hmceduc education, household, monetary 7641 0 473940 1559.15 11865.8 hcresto restaurants and hotels, household 7583 0 288000 389.6 6605.5 hmcresto restaurants and hotels, household, monetary 7583 0 288000 389.6 6605.5 hcmisc miscellaneous goods and services, household 7641 0 1201200 4749.86 24357 hmcmisc miscellaneous goods and services, household, monetary 7641 0 1201200 4749.86 24357 hcbown home production for own use, household 8019 0 120600 444.27 2895 hncbown home production for own use, household, non-monetary 8019 0 120600 444.27 2895 hcbowng goods produced for own consumption, household 8025 0 120600 127.47 1727.21 hncbowng goods produced for own consumption, household, non-monetary 8025 0 120600 127.47 1727.21 hcbownd use value of durables, household 8025 0 62460 318.06 2312.08 hncbownd use value of durables, household, non-monetary 8025 0 62460 318.06 2312.08 hcbgift consumption of goods and services received, household 8040 0 42120 136.34 1311.79 hncbgift consumption of goods and services received, household, non-monetary 8040 0 42120 136.34 1311.79 hcbgifte from employment, household 8040 0 42120 136.34 1311.79 hncbgifte from employment, household, non-monetary 8040 0 42120 136.34 1311.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS - LIABILITIES TRANSACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hts proceeds from sales, household 8038 0 888000 303.06 11560.9 hmts proceeds from sales, household, monetary 8038 0 888000 303.06 11560.9 htil inflows from loans, household 8038 0 36000 25.47 617.63 hmtil inflows from loans, household, monetary 8038 0 36000 25.47 617.63 htilr repayments from borrowings, household 8038 0 36000 25.47 617.63 hmtilr repayments from borrowings, household, monetary 8038 0 36000 25.47 617.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAJOR AGGREGATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dhi disposable household income 7990 11 3600000 57234.4 101890 factor factor income 7655 0 4800000 56656.5 136211 socred social security redistribution 7648 0 420000 11833.4 18118 privred private redistribution 7581 0 396000 1449.34 7586.72 pension total pension income 7655 0 840000 8298.24 23545.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ currency currency units -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 8040 710 ZAR - Rand Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- deflator deflation factor 8040 1 1 1 0 grossnet gross/net income information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 8040 120 gross, taxes and contributions imputed fhimpu household partial income imputation (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 7772 0 no household member with full income imputation 268 1 one or more household members with full income imputation