KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study 2004
Wave 3 secure data

South Africa, 2004 - 2005

Reference ID

zaf-sds-kidssd-2004-v1.1

Producer(s)

School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Food Policy Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Identification

Survey ID number

zaf-sds-kidssd-2004-v1.1

Title

KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study 2004

Subtitle

Wave 3 secure data

Abbreviation or Acronym

KIDSSD 2004

Country

Name	Country code
South Africa	zaf

Study type

Household Survey [hh]

Abstract

The 1993 Project for Statistics on Living Standards and Development was an integrated household survey similar in design to a World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey. The main component was a comprehensive household questionnaire that collected a broad array of information on the socio-economic condition of households. Households in Kwazulu-Natal province were re-surveyed from March to June 1998 for the Kwazulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study. Combining these two survey datasets has yielded a panel (or longitudinal) dataset in which the same individuals and households have been interviewed at two points in time, 1993 and 1998. These are the first two waves of the KIDS panel study. The third wave of the KIDS study, conducted in 2004, re-interviewed households contacted in 1993 and 1998. The institutions collaborating on the 2004 KIDS study included the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Unit of Analysis

Other

Version

Version Description

v1.1: Edited, partially-anonymised dataset for use in DataFirst's Secure Research Data Centre

Version Date

2007

Version Notes

The restricted access version of KIDS 2004 has household gps coordinates included in the data. For this reason, the data may only be used in DataFirst's Secure Research Data Centre. Apply for access to the Centre at http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/services/secure-data-services or email support@data1st.org

Scope

Notes

In the 2004 wave of the Kwazulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study new questions were added to the questionnaire. These included a section on the Child Support Grant, a module on recent deaths of household members, and a module with learning tests for children between the ages of seven and nine. The 2004 version also added a section on the work history of those aged between 24 and 30 at the time of interview. In 2004 the community questionnaire included new sections on local social networks in addition to sections on local economic activity, infrastructure, and prices.

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION [14]	CESSDA
consumption/consumer behaviour [1.1]	CESSDA
economic conditions and indicators [1.2]	CESSDA
income, property and investment/saving [1.5]	CESSDA
rural economics [1.6]	CESSDA
employment [3.1]	CESSDA
childbearing, family planning and abortion [8.2]	CESSDA
general health [8.4]	CESSDA
health care and medical treatment [8.5]	CESSDA
health policy [8.6]	CESSDA
nutrition [8.7]	CESSDA
housing [10.1]	CESSDA
children [12.1]	CESSDA
elderly [12.2]	CESSDA
social and occupational mobility [12.8]	CESSDA
social conditions and indicators [13.8]	CESSDA
compulsory and pre-school education [6.2]	CESSDA
post-compulsory education [6.5]	CESSDA
vocational education [6.7]	CESSDA
specific social services: use and provision [15.3]	CESSDA
fertility [14.2]	CESSDA
morbidity and mortality [14.4]	CESSDA

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

The survey covered households in KwaZulu-Natal Province, on the east coast of South Africa.

Geographic Unit

The secure (restricted-access) data from the Kwazulu Natal Income Dynamics Study wave 3 (2004) has household GPS coordinates for the community surveyed.

Universe

The Kwazulu Natal Income Dynamics Study 2004 covered all household members.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name
School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
International Food Policy Research Institute
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name	Abbreviation	Role
UK Department of International Development	DIFD	Funder
South African National Research Foundation	NRF	Funder
Norwegian Research Council	NRC	Funder
United States Agency for International Development	USAID	Funder

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

In the 2004 wave of the KIDS, due to the aging of the core members and the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, the study was extended in a complementary way to track and interview the households of the children of the core or the next generation. These are sons and daughters of core members older than 18, who have established a "new" household since 1993 (labeled as "K"). By establishing a new household we mean that these children are now living away from their own parents with their own children, or with the children of their partner. Using the next generation to keep track of family "dynasties" provides a way of refreshing the panel and establishing a generational transition. In addition, due to our interest in the impact on children of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the 2004 wave followed foster children to their new households. This group is defined as children aged less than 18 years old of core and next generation household members who no longer live with their parents i.e. no longer live in core or next generation households (labeled as "N"). As described in Appendix A, different questionnaire modules were administered in the core, next generation, and foster child households.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The 2004 wave of KIDS included a section on the Child Support Grant, a module on recent deaths of household members, and a module with learning tests for children between the ages of seven and nine. The 2004 version also added a section on the work history of those aged between 24 and 30 at the time of interview. The household questionnaire was necessarily quite involved and, to ensure data quality, survey enumerators were trained for over two weeks. Training included practice interviewing on non-sample households in the field and separate anthropometric training. The questionnaire took an average of three hours to complete and repeat visits were often required to avoid respondent fatigue. Finally, in all three waves of KIDS, community surveys were taken through interviews with key informants in each of the survey clusters. In 2004 the community questionnaire included new sections on local social networks in addition to sections on local economic activity, infrastructure, and prices.

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End	Cycle
2004-03	2005-01	Wave 3

Data Collection Mode

Face-to-face [f2f]

access_policy

Access authority

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

Access conditions

Secure Research Data Centre access https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/services/secure-data-services

Citation requirements

International Food Policy Research Institute, University of Natal-Durban, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kwazulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study (KIDS) 2004, Secure data. [dataset]. Version 1.1. Washington, Durban, Wisconsin: IFPRI, UND, UWM [producers], 2007. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/WKVK-4636

Contacts

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

Metadata production

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
DataFirst	University of Cape Town	Metadata Producer

Date of Metadata Production

2018-07-24

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 5

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