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Migration Study in the Western Cape 2001

South Africa, 2001
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zaf-su-wcg-mswc-2001-v1
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    Survey ID number

    zaf-su-wcg-mswc-2001-v1

    Title

    Migration Study in the Western Cape 2001

    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]

    Series Information

    Stellenbosch University & Western Cape Government. Migration Study in the Western Cape 2002 [dataset]. Version 1. Stellenbosch & Cape Town: University of Stellenbosch & Western Cape Government [producers], 2002. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/pjyx-rf08

    Abstract

    The 2001 migration study was commissioned by the Department of Planning, Local Government and Housing of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, and managed by a steering committee comprising senior academics from the Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and the Western Cape together with provincial officials. The purpose of the study was to establish a reliable profile of migration into and within the Western Cape province, and to identify a method that could be employed by municipal officials for the systematic monitoring of future migration streams. Migration within the province was analysed along two dimensions: in terms of the three settlement categories: rural, small town and ‘metro’, and, spatially, in terms of migration between the five new ( i.e. 2001) District boundaries.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data

    Unit of Analysis

    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution

    Version Date

    2002

    Scope

    Notes

    The study examined the nature and scope of provincial out-migration, and in-migration from foreign African sending areas to the province, the influence of educational and health provincial state services on migration into the province, and the relationship between migration streams and the spread of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in the province. Questions were asked on: Household members, socio-economic status and social captial, housing and infrastructure, retirement, migration history of HOH and HoH attitudes to migration.

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    migration [14.3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Keywords
    migration western cape hiv aids housing

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey covered the Western Cape Province

    Geographic Unit

    The basic unit of spatial analysis in the survey is referred to as a settlement area and defined as a ‘named localised settled area’ (or farm). Migration is defined as a change of residence between (not within) settlement areas. In so far as possible, the boundaries of settlement categories have been defined to coincide with those of settlement areas. The distinction between 'rural' and 'urban' is based upon the classification of Enumerator Areas (EAs) as either urban or nonurban (assigned a 'NU' label). Maps showing residential units for the EAs (developed by Statistics SA for census purposes) were available for the province as a whole. Other geographic units identified in the survey were the new (2001) District Municipalities, of which there are five (together with Cape Town Unicity).

    Universe

    All residents of the Western Cape Province were included in the study

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Stellenbosch University
    Western Cape Government

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A sample survey of 2016 randomly-selected WC provincial residents was designed. First, a list of all Enumerator Areas (EAs) falling within the province (n=7203) was obtained from the Statistics South Africa (SSA) office in Cape Town. These EAs are available according to District (and Unicity). Secondly, using random selection techniques, EAs were selected in the six geographic Districts shown in the table (A.1) below. These were then listed, identified as settlement areas in terms of their urban places' former group area racial classification and rank-ordered so as to conform to the needs of the table below. Subsequently, for those entered into the table, EA maps were obtained from SSA and dwelling units shown on each map were selected on a random spatial basis. 32 dwellings in each EA were selected in this fashion. The survey research team subsequently visited each of these areas during the period July - October 2001. 1621 survey interviews were completed, in the dominant language of the neighbourhood (Afrikaans, Xhosa or English).

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    Questionnaires

    A questionnaire which had been applied in earlier migration studies was used as a point of departure to develop a questionnaire for the survey. This instrument focused on households and was designed so that the head of household (HoH) provides information about other members of the household as well as the migration history of the household (assumed to be the same as the migration history of the HoH respondent). Two separate datasets are
    generated by using such an instrument – one comprising household data and a second individual data. The questionnaire was designed to cover the following relevant issues: household member and socio-economicdata, housing and infrastructure, migration history of HOH, issues relating to social capital, retirement plans and potential for ‘moving on’, and HoH attitudes to migration.

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2001-07 2001-10
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Goldin Impact (mini-survey conducted prior to the main survey)
    Datadesk (main survey)

    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

    Stellenbosch University & Western Cape Government. Migration Study in the Western Cape 2002 [dataset]. Version 1. Stellenbosch & Cape Town: University of Stellenbosch & Western Cape Government [producers], 2002. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/pjyx-rf08

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    Copyright, University of Stellenbosch

    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-mswc-2001-v1

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

    2020-04-23

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 2

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