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Crime and Community Action 1996-1997

South Africa, 1996 - 1997
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zaf-idasa-cca-1996-1997-v1
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IDASA Public Opinion Service
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    Survey ID number

    zaf-idasa-cca-1996-1997-v1

    Title

    Crime and Community Action 1996-1997

    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Public Opinion Survey

    Series Information

    Institute for Democracy in South Africa. Crime and Community Action 1996-1997 [dataset].Version 1. Cape Town: IDASA Public Opinion Service [producer], 1997. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/1ak7-nj74

    Abstract

    In response to the establishment and controversial actions of the organisation "People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD)", during 1996 and 1997 IDASA's Public Opinion Service undertook a two- year study of citizen action against crime on the Cape flats. The study focuses principally on the dynamics which led to the rise of PAGAD in the Western Cape. It examines people’s perceptions of crime, their evaluations of the police and courts and their willingness to co-operate with these institutions. It also examined the attitudes of people to the law and to PAGAD, as well as their willingness to take various forms of legal and illegal collective action to combat crime.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data

    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution

    Version Date

    1997

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collects background data on respondents, including age, gender, occupation, highest level of education, monthly household income, religion, and language. Public opinion data collected includes types of crime in the respondents' neighbourhoods, perceptions of crime and safety, experience of crime, and views on criminals, police, and courts.

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    crime [5.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Keywords
    Crime Gangsterism Community Action

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey covers selected suburbs in Cape Town

    Geographic Unit

    The lowest level of geographic aggregation in the survey is suburb

    Universe

    All people 18 years and older living in households in selected suburbs in the "Cape Flats" area of Cape Town

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    IDASA Public Opinion Service

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    1996-08 1997-04 Cycle 1
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Research Surveys
    Data Collection Notes

    Telephone interviews were used for data collection. Simple random sampling was used in this study. Based on the information provided by Telkom, the estimate of telephone ownership ranged from 67% to 93% of households in the designated areas and this was used for sampling purposes.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town http://support.data1st.org support@data1st.org
    Access conditions

    Public use files, available to all

    Citation requirements

    Institute for Democracy in South Africa. Crime and Community Action 1996-1997 [dataset].Version 1. Cape Town: IDASA Public Opinion Service [producer], 1997. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/1ak7-nj74

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    Copyright, IDASA Public Opinion Service

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org http://support.data1st.org/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    ddi-zaf-datafirst-cca-1996-1997-v1

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2020-04-06

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 3

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