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People's Security Survey 2001, South Africa

South Africa, 2001
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Reference ID
zaf-ilo-pss-2001-v1
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International Labour Organisation
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • survey_instrument
  • Data Collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    zaf-ilo-pss-2001-v1
    Title

    People's Security Survey 2001
    Subtitle

    South Africa
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
    Abstract

    The PSS is one of a series of People's Security Surveys run in several countries by the InFocus Programme on Socio-Economic Security of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The survey tracks seven forms of work-related security which define decent work to examine vulnerability and risk in the working environment in South Africa. Background data is also collected on household vulnerability, representation security and social justice

    Between 2000 and 2003, these surveys were conducted in 15 countries and in 2005 these were conducted in three countries: Namibia, Mozambique and Sri Lanka. Because the survey instrument was being developed during that time, and for budgetary reasons, the samples and survey design varied. In some countries, a national representative survey was conducted; in others, representative samples were drawn only from selected regions or from urban areas only.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Units of analysis in the survey include households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
    Version Date

    2003

    Scope

    Notes

    The surveys examine both objective and subjective elements of people's security. The questions probe the following:

    The socio-economic situation of the respondent and her/his household
    People's perceptions of insecurity and security
    Sources of socio economic insecurity for different social and demographic groups
    Actual knowledge with regard to policies
    Perceptions with regard to policies relating to socio economic security
    Coping mechanisms
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    social welfare policy [15.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    social welfare systems/structures [15.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey covered Cape Town, and Durban and Matatiele in Kwazulu-Natal.
    Geographic Unit

    The data is at the level of the 2 metros and the rural area studied only.
    Universe

    The universe of the survey was household members aged 15-64

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    International Labour Organisation

    survey_instrument

    Questionnaires

    Section A of the questionnaire is the household roster, providing data on household members
    Section B of the questionnaire collects data on basic security of households, including security related to food, clothing, health and the financial resources of the household.
    Section C of the questionnaire collects data on Labour market security
    Section D of the questionnaire collects data on Employment security
    Section E of the questionnaire collects data on Job security
    Section F of the questionnaire collects data on Skill security
    Section G of the questionnaire collects data on Work security
    Section H of the questionnaire collects data on Income security
    Section I of the questionnaire collects data on Representation security
    Section J of the questionnaire collects data on Social justice

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2001-11-15 2001-12-06
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Research Surveys
    Data Collection Notes

    The South African People's Security Project was undertaken in November 2001, by Research Surveys, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Fieldwork took place between 15 November and 6 December 2001.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name URL
    International Labour Organisation (ILO) http://www.ilo.org/dyn/sesame/pss.pss_files
    Access conditions

    Public use files, accessible to all
    Citation requirements

    International Labour Organisation. People's Security Survey: South Africa, 2001 [dataset]. Version 1. Geneva: International Labour Organisation [producer and distributor], 2003.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    Copyright, International Labour Organisation

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Manager, DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    ddi-zaf-datafirst-pss-2001-v1
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-03-05

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1
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