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Omnibus Survey 1995, Round 1

South Africa, 1995
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zaf-hsrc-os-1995-1-v1
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Human Sciences Research Council
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    Survey ID number

    zaf-hsrc-os-1995-1-v1

    Title

    Omnibus Survey 1995

    Subtitle

    Round 1

    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Public Opinion Survey

    Series Information

    Human Sciences Research Council. Omnibus Survey 1995, Round 1 [dataset]. Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) [producer],1995. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/bfkr-5432

    Abstract

    An omnibus survey is done quarterly and its purpose is to give clients an opportunity to participate in a national survey at low cost. A number of clients’ questions are combined into one questionnaire. This questionnaire is usually administered to probability sample of 2 200 respondents in the whole country (South Africa). The 1995 February omnibus consisted of two separate samples of 2 200 each – one sample having a blue questionnaire and the other sample having a green questionnaire. The HSRC conducted 2 Omnibus surveys in 1995. The February/March 1995 omnibus survey was undertaken over the period 27 February to 24 March 1995. The data from thus survey was available in May 1995. The fieldwork was done on a countrywide basis including all nine provinces.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Units of analysis in the survey included individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution

    Version Date

    1995

    Scope

    Notes

    The 1995 Omnibus survey conducted in February collected demographic data (sex, age, marital status, education, language, income, occupation, population group), as well as data on the following topics:

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    social behaviour and attitudes [13.6] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey had national coverage, including coverage of the 'homelands" of Ciskei and Venda.

    The lowest level of geographic aggregation for the data is Magisterial district.

    Geographic Unit

    The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is magisterial district

    Universe

    The universe included all household residents 18 years old or older

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Human Sciences Research Council

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    For the survey, the South African population of persons 18 years and older was stratified according to:
    Province (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Orange Free State, Natal/KwaZulu, Eastern Transvaal, PWV, North Western Province, Northern Transvaal)
    Socio-economic classification:
    Rural areas in former self-governing and TBVC states
    Squatter areas in former non-white urban (metro and non- metro areas)
    Hostels and hotels
    Former urban areas for coloureds
    Former urban areas for a Asians
    Former urban areas for blacks
    Former urban (non- metro) areas for whites
    Former urban (metro) areas for whites
    Rural areas, excluding the former self-governing and TBVC states

    The sample allocation to these strata was done roughly proportional to the adjusted 1991 populatio n census figures with a few exceptions, among which was to ensure a minimal provincial total of 120. Multistage stratified cluster (probability) sampling was used to draw the respondents with the adjusted 1991 population census figures as measure of size. Census enumerator areas and similar areas were used as the clusters in the pen-ultimate sampling stage, from which an equal number, viz. one or two by four households were drawn. All clusters were drawn with probability proportional to size, whilst households were drawn from the final clusters with equal probability (systematically). Respondents were drawn at random from qualifying household members. In addition, population of live-in domestic workers was sampled in relation to their residence in already drawn households.

    Weighting

    The sample design allocation per population group was not proportional to the population figures as given in the adjusted 1991 census figures as well as updated figures for certain areas such as the former TBVC states. The population total for each region and socioeconomic category was divided by the actual realisation in the particular cell. The figure derived is the pre-weight that was used. The data was weighted for the age group 18 years and older, in other words, the population that qualified as respondents.

    The aim of the factor weighting was to correct the disproportions which were incorporated in the sample design (minimum number of 120 respondents per province, over-sampled population of Asians) and the only weighting targets were stratification variables: ‘province’ and ‘socio-economic category’.

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1995-02-27 1995-03-24
    Data Collection Notes

    MarkData of the Human Sciences Research Council conducted the fieldwork for the 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

    Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions

    Citation requirements

    Human Sciences Research Council. Omnibus Survey 1995, Round 1 [dataset]. Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) [producer],1995. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/bfkr-5432

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    Copyright, Statistics South Africa

    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-os-1995-1-v1

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

    2012-02-03

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1

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