HSRC National Survey 1999
South Africa, 1999
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ZAF_1999_HSRCNS_v01_M
Title
HSRC National Survey 1999
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Public Opinion Survey [ind/pos]
Abstract
This study was undertaken to investigate public attitudes on national priorities, social issues, political parties and the South African government’s service delivery programme. It also aimed to reflect the extent of and attitudes towards the transition from the previous apartheid system to a constitutional democracy. The survey was a project of the HSRC’s Public Opinion Analysis Programme, which aimed to provide regular and reliable data and analysis of national social priority issues.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Units of analysis in the survey were individuals 18 years and older.
Version
Version Description
v1.1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
Version Date
1999
Version Notes
Version 1 of the HSRC National Survey 1999 acquired from South Africa Data Archive (SADA) did not have value and variable labels.
In this version, version 1.1, values labels have been added by DataFirst on 17 February 2012.
In this version, version 1.1, values labels have been added by DataFirst on 17 February 2012.
Scope
Notes
The survey collected data on individuals, including gender, age, highest educational qualification, employment status, marital status, and population group, as well as household income data. Public opinion data collected included citizens' political affiliations, and their perceptions of democratic development, national priorities, the economy, government performance and service delivery, and gender and sociopolitical issues.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion [4.6] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is magisterial district
Universe
The survey covered all people in the country, 18 years and older.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Human Sciences Research Council |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The population was stratified according to nine socio-economic area types. The allocation was roughly proportional to the adjusted 1991 population census figures. Multistage cluster (probability) sampling was used to draw the respondents, using the adjusted 1991 population census figures as a sampling frame. Census enumerator areas and similar areas were used as the clusters in the penultimate sampling stage, from which an equal number of households were drawn. All the clusters were drawn from the final clusters with equal probability (systematically). The respondents were drawn at random from qualifying household members.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1999-03 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Fieldwork for the survey was undertaken by Markdata
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | info@data1st.org | http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | http://support.data1st.org/ |
Access conditions
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
Citation requirements
Human Sciences Research Council. HSRC National Survey 1999 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council [producer],1998. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012.
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_ZAF_1999_HSRCNS_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata Producer |
| University of Cape Town | Metadata Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2012-10-24
DDI Document version
Version 1