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Bureau of Market Research Survey 1985

South Africa, 1985
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zaf-bmr-bmrs-1985-v1
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Oct 12, 2012
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May 06, 2020
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data Collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    zaf-bmr-bmrs-1985-v1
    Title

    Bureau of Market Research Survey 1985
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Household Survey [hh]
    Series Information

    Bureau of Market Research. Bureau of Market Research Survey 1985 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Bureau of Market Research [producer], 1985. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/d9kv-vr16
    Abstract

    This survey (Bureau of Market Research 1985) is one of a series of suveys conducted by the Bureau of Market Research to gather information on the income and expenditure of "African", "Asian" and "Coloured" South Africans living in urban areas.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for licensed distribution
    Version Notes

    This version of the data from a series of surveys conducted by the Bureau of Market Research at the University of South Africa (UNISA) between 1975 and 1987 was obtained by DataFirst in 2012 from researchers at the World Bank.

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collected data on income and expenditure of "African", "Asian" and "Coloured" households in South Africa.
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    income, property and investment/saving [1.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    employment [3.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Universe

    The survey covered all household members

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Bureau of Market Research University of South Africa (UNISA)

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start
    1985

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za info@data1st.org
    Access conditions

    Public use files, available to all
    Citation requirements

    Bureau of Market Research. Bureau of Market Research Survey 1985 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Bureau of Market Research [producer], 1985. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/d9kv-vr16

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    Copyright 1985, Bureau of Market Research

    Contacts

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

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    ddi-zaf-datafirst-bmrs-1985-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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