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Cape Area Study 2005

South Africa, 2005
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zaf-cssr-cas-2005-v1
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Centre for Social Science Research
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2005
  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-cssr-cas-2005-v1
    Title
    Cape Area Study 2005
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Household Survey [hh]
    Series Information
    Centre for Social Science Research. Cape Area Study [dataset]. Version 1.Cape Town: CSSR [producer], 2005. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/j1fr-c905
    Abstract
    The 2005 Cape Area Study is a survey of aspects of diversity and inequality in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The survey is modelled on the Detroit Area Study, conducted over an extended period by the University of Michigan in the US.
    Kind of Data
    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis
    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description
    Version 1
    Version Date
    2005

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collected data on household characteristics (type, material, rooms, sanitation type) and demographic and other characteristics of household members (population group, age, gender, relationship to the respondent, education, employment situation, income). Data on the respondent's attitudes to and participation in the following was also collected: Politics and civil society, family, education, race and culture,

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    The Cape Town Metropolitan Area
    Universe
    The survey covered a sample of households and household members in Cape Town

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Centre for Social Science Research University of Cape Town
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure
    Sampling for CAS 2005 was designed to generate a representative sample of 1200 adults spread across metropolitan Cape Town. A two-stage cluster sample design was used. First, a sample of seventy 'enumerator areas' (EAs) was selected. Secondly, a sample of about 1820 households was selected in these EAs. Anticipated different response rates in different kinds of areas required oversampling in some areas.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires
    Module A of the questionnaire collected basic data on dwelling characteristics and population group of the selected respondent.
    Module B collected data on the values and social attitudes of the respondent
    Module C collected data on the respondent's political attitudes and political participation
    Module D collected data on the respondent's attitudes to and involvement with family and civil society
    Module E collected data on the respondent's attitudes to education
    Module F collected data on the respondent's attitudes to issues of race and culture
    Module G is the household roster, collecting data on household members, including age, gender, relationship to the respondent, levels of education, employment situation and income. Data on dwellings (rooms, access to sanitation) was also collected in this module, plus migration data and detailed employment data for household members.
    Module H collected health data.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2005-04 2005-06

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town support@data1st.org
    Access conditions
    Public use files, available to all
    Citation requirements
    Centre for Social Science Research. Cape Area Study [dataset]. Version 1.Cape Town: CSSR [producer], 2005. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/j1fr-c905

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk support@data1st.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    ddi-zaf-datafirst-cas-2005-v1
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata creator
    Date of Metadata Production
    2020-04-29

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Version 3
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