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World Values Survey South Africa 1982-2013

South Africa, 1982 - 2013
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zaf-wvsa-wvssa-1982-2013-v1
Producer(s)
World Values Survey Association,
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-wvsa-wvssa-1982-2013-v1
    Title
    World Values Survey South Africa 1982-2013
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Public Opinion Survey [ind/pos]
    Abstract
    The World Values Survey (WVS) network is a worldwide network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life. The WVS and EVS (European Values Study) show pervasive changes in what people want out of life and what they believe. In order to monitor these changes, the EVS/WVS network has executed six waves of surveys, from 1981 to 2014. Representative national samples of each society's public are interviewed, using a standardized questionnaire that measures changing values. The countries included in these surveys cover the full range from very poor countries to very rich ones, from authoritarian systems to liberal democracies, covering all major cultural zones. These surveys provide valuable information about a crucial component of social change: the values, beliefs and motivations of ordinary citizens.
    Kind of Data
    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis
    Units of analysis in the survey are individuals

    Version

    Version Description
    v1: Edited, anonymised data access from the World Values Survey website
    Version Notes
    This is a merged dataset of the South African component of the World Values Survey waves 1 to 6, undertaken in 1982, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2006 and 2013.

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey covers opinions on religion, gender roles, work motivations, democracy, good governance, social capital, political participation, tolerance of other groups, environmental protection and subjective wellbeing.

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    religion and values [13.5] CESSDA

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    The survey had national coverage of each country
    Geographic Unit
    The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province
    Universe
    The population of interest was all adults (18+) in South Africa

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    World Values Survey Association

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure
    Markinor stratified the sample by region, sex and community size. From sample-point level, the respondent selection was done randomly according to a selection grid used by Markinor (the first two pages of the master questionnaire).

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    1982 1990 Wave 1 (1981-1984)
    1996 2001 Wave 3 (1994-1999)
    2006 2013 Wave 5 (2005-2007)
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Markinor

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name URL
    World Values Survey Association
    Access conditions
    These data files are available without restrictions, provided
    a) that they are used for non-profit purposes; and
    b) correct citations are provided and sent to the World Values Survey Associations for each publication of results based in part or entirely on these data files. This citation will be made freely available; and
    c) the data files themselves are not redistributed.
    Citation requirements
    World Values Survey South Africa, 1982-2013 [dataset]. Version 1 of the merged dataset. World Values Survey Association [producer and distributor], 2015.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright
    Copyright, World Values Survey Association

    Contacts

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

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    ddi-zaf-datafirst-wvssa-1982-2006-v1
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
    Date of Metadata Production
    2017-05-18

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Version 1
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