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Survey of Jewish South Africans 2005

South Africa, 2005
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zaf-kcjs-sjsa-2005-v1.1
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Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research
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Aug 26, 2013
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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-kcjs-sjsa-2005-v1.1
    Title

    Survey of Jewish South Africans 2005
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Household Survey [hh]
    Series Information

    Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Cape Town. Survey of Jewish South Africans 2005 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Cape Town: Kaplan Centre [producer], 2006. Cape Town. DataFirst [distributor], 2010. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/dbav-em75
    Abstract

    The survey was undertaken in 2005 and conducted face-to-face interviews with a sample of 1 000 adults from Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg, where ninety percent of the country's Jewish population reside.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis

    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1.1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
    Version Date

    2006
    Version Notes

    Version 1 of the dataset was provided to DataFirst by the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town. Version 1.1 is this dataset, with data files merged and variable labels added by DataFirst and a number of variables recoded for ease of use.

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collected background data on Jewish households, including: citizenship, education levels, home language, home ownership, marital status, migration history, and number of children. Data on political and social attitudes of respondents was also collected. Collection of data specifically related to being Jewish in South Africa was the main purpose of the survey. This included data on: Childrens' enrollment in Jewish schools and the respondent's attitudes to these schools; attitudes to Israel, religious beliefs, practices and experiences; attitudes to and experiences of anti-semitism, the Jewish community and Jewish organisations.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey covered selected Jewish households in Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg
    Geographic Unit

    The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province.
    Universe

    The target population of the survey consists of Jewish South Africans.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research University of Cape Town

    survey_instrument

    Questionnaires

    A single questionnaire was used for the study

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start
    2005
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Shirley Bruk Research

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za support@data1st.org
    Access conditions

    CC-BY attribution-only license
    Citation requirements

    Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Cape Town. Survey of Jewish South Africans 2005 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Cape Town: Kaplan Centre [producer], 2006. Cape Town. DataFirst [distributor], 2010. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/dbav-em75

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    (c) 2005, University of Cape Town

    Contacts

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

    Metadata production

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

    2021-03-26

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 3
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