Internal Migration in South Africa 1999-2000

South Africa, 1999 - 2000

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zaf-cenpops-imsa-1999-2000-v1

Producer(s)

Centre for Population Studies (CENPOPS), Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC)

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Identification

Survey ID number

zaf-cenpops-imsa-1999-2000-v1

Title

Internal Migration in South Africa 1999-2000

Country

Name	Country code
South Africa	zaf

Study type

Household Survey [hh]

Series Information

Centre for Population Studies, Sociology Department, University of Pretoria. Internal Migration of South Africa 1999-2000 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Centre for Population Studies [producer], 2001. Pretoria: South African Data Archive [distributor], 2003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/dnz7-k842

Abstract

In 1997 the Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC) of Brown University undertook a series of comparative training and research projects in three countries - Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Guatemala. The projects were concerned with the training of planners and researchers in procedures for collecting and analyzing information on migration and its relation to development, women's status, health, and reproduction. Recognizing the importance of migration in South Africa and the pressing need for increasing the number of qualified researchers capable of focussing on this topic, in 1998 the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provided additional funds to add South Africa to the project. The Centre for Population Studies (CENPOPS) at Pretoria University was given responsibility for the project, working in cooperation with scholars from PSTC at Brown University. The focus of the South African project was on the country's black population. Migration is defined in the survey as movement from one district to another or, if movement is within a district, between a rural and an urban area.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data

Unit of Analysis

Households and individuals

Version

Version Description

v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution

Version Date

2000

Scope

Notes

The survey collected data on characteristics of rural locations included in the sampled areas, household characteristics and data on the migration status of household members.

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
migration [14.3]	CESSDA

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 the African South African population 18 years or older.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
Centre for Population Studies (CENPOPS)	University of Pretoria
Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC)	Brown University, USA

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name	Role
Human Sciences Research Council	Funder
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	Funder

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

For this study, a national sample of the African South African population 18 years or older was drawn. South Africa was stratified into three primary strata: (a) metropolitan areas, (b) other urban areas and (c) rural areas. Samples were then drawn independently from each of the three types of localities. Initially, in each of the three locality types, 800 respondents were to be drawn, resulting in a total sample size of 2,400. The 800 respondents in each stratum were to be drawn from 20 randomly selected Primary Sampling Units (PSUs), either a "transitional local council" (TLC) or a "transitional rural council" (TRC) in the following way: Four Enumerator Areas (EAs) would be randomly selected in each PSU. From each selected EA 10 households would be randomly selected, and finally, one adult respondent would be selected randomly in each household. It was later decided to draw 11 households in each EA, instead of 10, to ensure that there would be sufficient room to deal with refusals and non-responses.

Weighting

Since the allocation of sample elements was not done proportionally, it was necessary to introduce unequal weights to the sample elements in order for the sample to be a true representation of the population.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

was designed to gather information through a national sample survey at several levels: the community, the household, and the individual. To do so, three different questionnaires were developed to be used in the field surveys.

(i) A household questionnaire designed to obtain a household roster, information about the household as a unit, and information related to the migration status of the various household members;
(ii) An individual questionnaire designed to elicit information about a selected migrant or non-migrant adult member of the household, and
(iii) A community questionnaire designed to obtain information on the characteristics of rural locations included in the sampled areas.

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
1999-11	2000-03

Data Collection Notes

Data was gathered between September 1999 and March 2000 by a team of 13 coordinators and 36 fieldworkers. Fieldwork took place in 56 areas that included 232 enumerator areas around the country.

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Access authority

Name	URL
South African Data Archive (SADA)

Access conditions

Public use files, available to all

Citation requirements

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Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email	URL
DataFirst Helpdesk	University of Cape Town	support@data1st.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

ddi-zaf-datafirst-imsa-1999-2000-v1.1

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
DataFirst	University of Cape Town	Metadata Producer

Date of Metadata Production

2020-04-15

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 3

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