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Income and Expenditure Survey 1990

South Africa, 1990 - 1991
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zaf-css-ies-1990-v1.1
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Service (now Statistics South Africa)
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South African Income Survey Data
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-css-ies-1990-v1.1
    Title
    Income and Expenditure Survey 1990
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Income/Expenditure Survey [hh/ies]
    Series Information
    Central Statistical Service. Income and Expenditure Survey 1990 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Pretoria: Central Statistical Service [producer], 1992. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/jznt-0c26
    Abstract
    In 1990 the Central Statistical Service of South Africa sponsored a household expenditure survey in a sub-set of households in 12 major metro/urban areas in the country. The aim of the survey was to obtain data on income and expenditure patterns of South African households on which the Consumer Price Index (CPS) and various other economic indicators could be based. The survey was conducted by Markdata, the fieldwork arm of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). All population groups were enumerated but this dataset does not contain data files for the "white" population group.
    Kind of Data
    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis
    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description
    v1.1: Edited, anonymised dataset for licensed distribution
    Version Date
    2012
    Version Notes
    Version 1 of the IES 1990 was received from the Central Statistics Service (now Statistics South Africa) by Dr Peter Moll of the World Bank in 1992. This version was provided to DataFirst in 2012.
    Version 1.1 has variable labels added by DataFirst. Note there is no data file for the "white" population group, as this was not provided to DataFirst.

    Scope

    Notes

    This survey provides data on the household earnings and spending of South African households in the 12 largest urban areas in South Africa

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    consumption/consumer behaviour [1.1] CESSDA
    income, property and investment/saving [1.5] CESSDA
    Keywords
    income expenditure household

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    The IES 1990 only collected data on expenditure from the 12 largest urban areas in the country, leaving out buying patters in small towns and rural areas.
    Areas enumerated were: Cape Peninsula, Port Elizabeth- Uitenhage, East London, Kimberley, Pietermaritz burg, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Witwatersrand (excl Jhb), Klerksdorp, Vaal Triangle, Orange Free State-Gold Fields, Bloemfontein.
    Geographic Unit
    The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is magisterial district.
    Universe
    The survey covered all household members in the selected areas

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Central Statistical Service (now Statistics South Africa)

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires
    Two survey instruments were provided in the IES 1990: A detailed "long" questionnaire and a "short" questionnaire without detailed classification of expenditure items. The "short" questionnaire was completed by two out of three households enumerated. The "short" and "long" questionnaires are identified separately in the variable q_type. "Long" questionnaires are indicated as questionnaire = 1 and "short' questionnaires as questionnaire = 2.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1990 1991
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Markdata Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org
    Access conditions
    Licensed use files, available for non-commercial use only
    Citation requirements
    Central Statistical Service. Income and Expenditure Survey 1990 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Pretoria: Central Statistical Service [producer], 1992. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/jznt-0c26

    Contacts

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

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    ddi-zaf-ssa-ies-1990-v1
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
    Date of Metadata Production
    2020-04-29

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Version 4
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