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Current Population Survey 1980

South Africa, 1980
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Reference ID
zaf-ds-cps-1980-v1
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics
Collections
South African Population Censuses and Surveys
Metadata
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Aug 02, 2012
Last modified
May 06, 2020
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-ds-cps-1980-v1
    Title
    Current Population Survey 1980
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Household Survey [hh]
    Series Information
    Department of Statistics South Africa. Current Population Survey 1980 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Department of Statistics [producer], 1982. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/ynb9-5690
    Abstract
    The Current Population Survey (CPS) was initiated by the South African Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa) in October 1977 to collect data on the "African" and "coloured" labour force in South Africa, excluding the Transkei and Bophuthatswana. The CPS draws data from a sample of nearly 10 000 dwellings.
    Kind of Data
    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis
    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description
    v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
    Version Notes
    This version, version 1 of the Current Population Survey 1980 was obtained by DataFirst in July 2012.

    Scope

    Notes

    The Current Population Survey collected labour market data for "African" and "Coloured" South Africans. Data was collected on employment and unemployment (including reasons for not working), occupation, industry and income (salary/wage data only).

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    employment [3.1] CESSDA
    unemployment [3.5] CESSDA

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    The survey had national coverage
    Geographic Unit
    The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the CPS data is town
    Universe
    The survey covered "African" and "Coloured" households in South Africa

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Department of Statistics Government of South Africa

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start
    1980-10
    Time periods
    Start date
    1980-10

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org
    Access conditions
    Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
    Citation requirements
    Department of Statistics South Africa. Current Population Survey 1980 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Department of Statistics [producer], 1982. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/ynb9-5690

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk support@data1st.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    ddi-zaf-datafirst-cps-1980-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 2
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