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Omnibus Survey 1995, Round 2

South Africa, 1995
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zaf-hsrc-os-1995-2-v1
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Human Sciences Research Council
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  • Identification
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  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
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  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-hsrc-os-1995-2-v1
    Title
    Omnibus Survey 1995
    Subtitle
    Round 2
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Public Opinion Survey
    Series Information
    Human Sciences Research Council. Omnibus Survey 1995, Round 2 [dataset]. HSRC [producer],1995. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/ctet-ke06
    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 HSRC undertook 2 Omnibus surveys in 1995 - in February and September. The September 1995 omnibus survey was undertaken over the period 04 September to 06 October 1995. The data from this survey was available in December 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

    Scope

    Notes

    The 1995 Omnibus survey conducted in October collected demographic data (sex, age, marital status, education, language, income, occupation, population group), as well as data on the following topics: The economy, quality of life, local elections, the police services, non-South Africans living in the country, crime and victimization, and perceptions of the government

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    social behaviour and attitudes [13.6] CESSDA

    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
    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
    1995-09-04 1995-10-06
    Data Collection Notes
    MarkData of the Human Sciences Research Council conducted the fieldwork for the survey

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org
    Access conditions
    Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
    Citation requirements
    Human Sciences Research Council. Omnibus Survey 1995, Round 2 [dataset]. HSRC [producer],1995. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/ctet-ke06

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright
    Copyright, Statistics South Africa

    Contacts

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

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    ddi-zaf-datafirst-os-1995-2-v1
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
    Date of Metadata Production
    1994

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Version 1
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