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General Household Survey (GHS), 2017
The document provides statistics from the 2017 General Household Survey conducted by StatsSA. Some key findings include: - Nearly half of children aged 0-4 have never participated in early childhood development activities like reading, drawing or counting with parents. - The majority of children aged 0-4 are still cared for at home, though early childhood development centers are becoming more common. - Lack of money was cited as the main reason over 20% of youth aged 7-18 did not attend school. - Access to services like electricity, water and sanitation have increased from 2002-2017 but still have room for improvement, especially in rural areas. - Waste removal and litter are common environmental problems reported across South
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General Household Survey (GHS), 2017
- 1. General Household Survey 2017 Measuringthe progress of development in the country 21 June 2018 @StatsSA StatsSA
- 2. ICON ICON Education Healthand Social Development Housing Food security AgricultureHousehold access to services and facilities Education THE SURVEY COVERS 6 AREAS. It provides trends across a sixteen-year period since the GHS was introduced in 2002
- 3. Methodology GHS 2017 aswell as historical GHS data was reweighted using 2017 series MYPE, which has implemented the demographic shifts observed during Census 2011, ensuring much better alignment to complementary data such as the number of children attending school. Realized sample of 21 225 households Information about 72 291 individuals Face-to-face interviews were conducted Interview household heads or, alternatively, 16 years of age or older GHS 2017
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- 5. 47,6% 44,7% 37,1% 36,8% 34,9% 28,4% Reading books witha child Drawing or colouring with a child Talking about things you have done with a child Telling stories with a child Counting different things with a child Naming different things with a child Never Often Sometimes Reading books with a child Type of ECD stimulation received by children 0-4, 2017 NEARLY HALF OF CHILDREN HAVE NEVER READ A BOOK OR DREW WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
- 6. 38,3% 43,5% 44,0% 51,4% 54,3% 55,3% 57,6% 58,8% At home withparent or guardian; 59,0% 45,8% 45,9% 41,1% 35,9% 37,0% 34,6% 27,8% 33,7% Early Childhood Development Centres; 25,3% 5,4% 4,7% 8,5% 5,3% 4,6% 5,1% 11,2% 5,4% 2,9% 0,8% 2,2% 0,5% 1,2% 1,1% 1,2% 0,7% 0,4% 0,9% 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 80,0 90,0 100,0 GP FS WC LP MP EC KZN NW NC Chart Title At home with another adult At somebody else’s dwelling NC NW EC MP LP WC FS GP KZN Children aged 0 - 4 years using different child care arrangements (top four) by province, 2017 MAJORITY OF CHILDREN AGED 0─4 ARE STILL KEPT AT HOME WITH PARENTS OR OTHER GUARDIANS IN MOST PROVINCES.
- 7. Pre-school Primary school Secondary school Not in education 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TVET University Percentage of those aged 5 – 24 years who attend educational institution, 2017 THERE IS NOTICEABLE REPRESENTATION OF LEARNERS WHO ARE OLDER THAN THE IDEAL GRADUATION AGE IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
- 8. 21,8% 18,9% 14,5% 11,6% 11,1% 9,7% 5,9% 5,6% 0,9% 0,0 5,0 10,015,0 20,0 25,0 No money for fees Poor academic perfor-mance Other Completed education Illness and disability Family commitments Education is useless Working at home Getting to school Main reasons given by persons aged 7 to 18 years for not attending an educational institution OVER A FIFTH OF LEARNERS CITED A LACK OF MONEY AS THE MAIN REASON FOR NOT ATTENDING AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Some reasons for not attending a educational institution are particularly affected by gender M 0,4% F 18,5% Vast gender disparities in family commitment 9,1%2,9%
- 9. 33,6% 38,3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2002 2017 Percentage 21,3% 29,2% 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 2002 2017 17,4% 9,1% 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 2002 2017 11,4% 4,7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2002 2017 Percentage 9,2% 13,9% 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 2002 2017 Post-School 7,0% 4,4% 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 2002 2017 Completed Primary Some SecondaryNSC/Grade 12 Some PrimaryNone NSC/GRADE 12 CONTINUES ITS UPWARD TREND. The percentage who attained Grade 12 as their highest level of education increased from 21,3% in 2002 to 29,2% in 2017. Educational attainment for persons aged 20 years and older , 2002 - 2017
- 10. 2% 24% 13% 16% 22% 10% 3% 1% 11% 4% 2013 2017 CORPORAL PUNISHMENTIN SCHOOLS IS ON THE DECLINE. Nationally, the percentage has dropped from 16,6% in 2009 to 6,8% in 2017. EC KZN FS WC GP LP Only 1,1% of learners in Western Cape, and 1,3% of learners in Gauteng reported being subjected corporal punishment. Corporal punishment was most prevalent for learners in Eastern Cape (12,7%), Free State (12,6%), and KwaZulu-Natal (10,1%). % of learners who experienced corporal punishment at school by province, 2013 and 2017
- 11. Lack of booksClasses too large Fees too high 1,2% 2,6% 2,7% 2,7% 2,9% 4,1% 4,1% 6,3% 8,7% 0 2 4 6 8 10 WC GP NC NW EC FS KZN MP LP 1,1% 2,4% 2,5% 2,6% 3,8% 4,5% 5,2% 5,3% 7,7% 0 2 4 6 8 10 LP FS KZN EC NC GP NW MP WC 0,6% 0,7% 1,6% 2,5% 3,0% 4,0% 4,2% 4,3% 4,8% 0 2 4 6 NC LP KZN NW EC MP WC GP FS Top 3 problems experienced by all learners who attended public schools per province, 2017 BOOKS, CLASS SIZE AND FEES REMAIN KEY CONCERNS IN SCHOOLS
- 12. 2,9% 3,6% 12,8% 15,5% 3,4% 3,5% 13,8% 18,0% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% Black AfricanColoured Indian / Asian White 2002 2017 Percentage of persons aged 18 to 29 attending university by population group, 2002 and 2017 EVEN THOUGH MOST UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WERE BLACK AFRICAN, THE EDUCATION PARTICIPATION RATE REMAINED PROPORTIONALLY LOW
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- 14. Number of householdsthat lived in formal, informal and traditional dwellings TO MEET INCREASING NEED FOR HOUSING, THE NUMBER OF FORMAL DWELLINGS HAVE INCREASED SHARPLY OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS. The shortfall is, however, filled by an increase in informal dwellings. Increasing number of formal dwellings TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS 13M 0 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 16 000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 8M TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS FORMAL DWELLINGS INFORMAL DWELLINGS 1,5M 2,2M
- 15. South Africa 13,6% LP 5,5% MP 9% KZN 6,8% EC 7% FS 16% NW 19,9% NC 12,6% WC 19,0% GP 19,8% Percentage ofhouseholds by Province, that are informal,2017 APPROXIMATELY ONE-FIFTH OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVED IN INFORMAL DWELLINGS IN NORTH WEST AND GAUTENG
- 16. 91% LP 91% FS 89% MP 87% WC NC 92% 83% KZN 81% NW 80% GP 85% EC SA 84% 2002 20172002 2017 The percentage of households connected to the mains electricity supply by province, 2002-2017 DECLINES IN CONNECTION TO ELECTRICITY IN GAUTENG, WESTERN CAPE AND NORTH WEST MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAPID IN-MIGRATION EXPERIENCED BY THESE PROVINCES. 89% 87% 87% 55% 82% 85% 69% 76% 73% 77%
- 17. 6,3% 75,9% 4,1% 15,4% 16,5% 4,2% 8,4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ELECTRICITY WOOD PARRAFIN AS ELECTRICITY HAS BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE, PARRAFIN AND WOOD AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR COOKING CONTINUES TO DECLINE. Energy used for cooking, 2002-2017
- 18. 92,2% 94,1% 33,4% 85,3% 26,9% 58,9% 0 20 40 60 80 100 2002 20042006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017 DESPITE NEARLY DOUBLING ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION SINCE 2002, ACCESS REMAINS THE MOST LIMITED IN LIMPOPO Limpopo Percentage of households with access improved sanitation per province, 2002–2017 Western Cape Eastern Cape GP
- 19. 23,7% 21,6% 19% 0% 5% 10%15% 20% 25% Poor lighting Poor hygiene No water to wash hands Physical safety threatened Toilet pit or chamber full Long waiting times No water to flush the toilet Poor maintenance Inadequate enclosure Toilet blocked up Repairs take longer than 5 days Breakages in municipal system Problems experienced by households that share a toilet FOR HOUSEHOLDS SHARING TOILETS, SECURITY REMAINS A PRIORITY. About one- quarter of households were concerned by poor lighting and inadequate hygiene, while 19% felt that their physical safety were threatened when using the toilet.
- 20. Waste; 42,9% Water; 16,4% Air; 19,9% Land;32,8% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 THE PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH LITTERING AND WASTE REMOVAL IN THEIR AREAS INCREASED NOTABLY SINCE 2003. Percentage of households who experience specific kinds of environmental problems, 2003–2017
- 21. 28,0% 29,7% 32,7% 34,4% 41,5% 45,1% 48,0% 53,6% 0 10 2030 40 50 60 EKU CPT TSH BUF COJ MAN NMB ETH MetroAverage 38,1% Percentage of households who experienced waste removal problems by metropolitan area, 2017 CONCERN ABOUT WASTE REMOVAL AND LITTERING WAS VERY COMMON ACROSS ALL METROS. More than half of Ethekwini households experienced waste removal issues
- 22. 85,5% 41,1% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2004 2006 20082010 2012 2014 2016 Access to piped water Pay for water 63,9% 25,3% 10,8% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Chart Title Good Average Poor THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO PIPED WATER HAD INCREASED SINCE 2006. However, this coincided with a decline in the percentage of households who paid for the piped water they received. Access to piped municipal water supplies, payment and service ratings for local municipalities, 2006–2017 Access to piped municipal water supplies, payment and service ratings for local municipalities, 2006–2017
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- 24. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS AREPRIMARILY DRIVEN BY WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF CELLULAR COMMUNICATION. Many households in Northern Cape still experience the digital divide with around 10% with no access at all. Household access to landlines and cell phones by Province, 2017 3,5% 4,6% 7,1% 10,0% 8,2% 88,2% 95,6% 94,8% 88,0% 88,2% 91,3% 75,9% 90,2% 88,1% 84,3% GP MP LP KZN RSA NW WC FS EC NC None Cell & landline Only cell Only landline RSA
- 25. MOBILE DEVICES HAVEREVOLUTIONIZED INTERNET ACCESS. Access is generally much higher, although still lacking in rural areas Access to the Internet at home, or using mobile devices Only 10,5% access internet at home, using ADSL or Fibre connections. Highest in metro, lowest in rural areas. 65,0% 61,5% 39,6% 56,9% 17,4% 8,4% 1,7% 10,5% 0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0% Metro Urban Rural Total Using Mobile Devices At Home
- 26. HEALTH Factors such aswhere we live, the state of our environment, genetics, our income and education level, all have considerable impacts on health
- 27. 8,3% 9,9% 12,6% 13,9% 14,9% 15,5% 16,3% 16,9% 24,8% 25,0% 0,0 5,0 10,015,0 20,0 25,0 30,0 LP EC KZN MP FS NW NC RSA WC GP ON AVERAGE, LESS THAN 17% OF THE POPULATION HAVE MEDICAL AID COVERAGE. Only highly urbanised provinces of Gauteng and WC have medical aid coverage rates higher than the average % of individuals who are members of medical aid schemes per province, 2017
- 28. OVERALL MORE THAN81% OF SA WAS SATISFIED* WITH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PROVISION. However the NW, WC and FS and NC had dissatisfaction ratings higher than the average 90%70%50%30%10%10%30%50%70%90% NW WC FS NC RSA GP MP KZN EC LP Level of satisfaction with public and health care 2017 27% 55% 6 7 9 5 12 12 9 9 70% 50% 30% 10% 10% 30% 50% 70% 90% NW WC FS NC RSA GP MP KZN EC LP Very Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Somewhat Satisfied % % % % % % % % (*satisfied includes somewhat or very satisfied categories)
- 29. PUBLIC FACILITIES STILLFIRST PORT OF CALL FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF SOUTH AFRICA. Only highly urbanised provinces of Gauteng and WC have medical aid coverage rates higher than the average Healthcare facility normally consulted by household when someone is ill Public Facilities 71,2% Private Facilities 27,4% Traditional healer 0,7% Other 0,4% Due to rounding numbers may not add up to 100%
- 30. AGRICULTURE Agriculture plays animportant role in the process of economic development and can contribute significantly to household food security.
- 31. 48,3% 58,7% 59,2% 48,4% 78,4% 75,1% 79,0% 81,9% 91,5% WC GP N W NC FS KZ N MP EC LP 2,8% 4,5% 8,7% 10,1% 16,9% 18,2% 25,4% 30,2% 41,2% WC GP NW NC FS KZN MP EC LPExtra Source ofFood Percentage distribution for agriculture as an extra source of food by province, 2017 Percentage of households involved in agricultural activities by province, 2017 NATIONALLY, MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS (78,5%) OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SECURE AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FOOD.
- 32. 8,2% 1,7% 8,2% 7,8% 2,5% 1,5% 2,7% 1,2% 1,7% WC GP N W NC FS KZ N MP EC LP 2,8% 4,5% 8,7% 10,1% 16,9% 18,2% 25,4% 30,2% 41,2% WC GP NW NC FS KZN MP EC LP 36,7% Percentage distribution foragriculture as a main source of income by province, 2017 Percentage of households involved in agricultural activities by province, 2017 NW, NC AND WC HAVE A HIGHER PROPORTION OF AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS UTILISING THE LAND AS A MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME. Main source of income
- 33. About a quarterof premature school leavers charged ‘lack of money’ for not studying. Family commitments cited by 18,5% of females and 0,3% of males. Participation rates at higher education institutions are low for black African and coloured students. Attendance almost universal at ages 7-15 years, 25,5% of persons aged 5–24 not attending educational institutions KEY HIGHLIGHTS: EDUCATION
- 34. While the percentageof households with weekly refuse removal is increasing slowly, large urban/rural differences in service levels forces the majority of rural households to rely on own refuse dumps Access to electricity has shown a slight decline since 2016, while the use of solid fuels for cooking continues (due to accessibility and affordability of wood and coal). Most prevalent in Limpopo (36%) Access to piped water in the dwelling, on-site or off-site has remained stable. Continued increase in percentage of households with access to improved sanitation (flush or VIP pit toilets), however, households that use shared facilities raised particular concerns, including poor hygiene and physical safety KEY HIGHLIGHTS: HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO SERVICES AND FACILITIES
- 35. ACCESS TO IMPROVEDSANITATION Nationally, HH access to improved sanitation increased from 61,7% in 2002 to 82,2% in 2017. REFUSE REMOVAL Increase weekly removal from 56,1% (2002) to 65,9% (2017). Large geographic disparity persists ELECTRICITY 76,7% (2002) to 84, 4% (2017), decline from 86% in 2015 BUCKET/NONE Percentage without toilet facilities, or buckets, improved from 12,6 % in 2002 to 3,1% in 2017 SOLID FUEL COOKING 32,6% of Limpopo households still use wood / coal for cooking Quick facts from the General Household Survey 2017 ACCESS TO WATER % of households with access to piped water increased from 78,4% in 2004 to 85,5% in 2017.
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