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Demographic and Health Survey 1987
South Africa

South Africa, 1987
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zaf-hsrc-dhs-1987-v1
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Human Sciences Research Council
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • survey_instrument
  • Data Collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    zaf-hsrc-dhs-1987-v1
    Title

    Demographic and Health Survey 1987
    Subtitle

    South Africa
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    DHS 1987
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Demographic and Health Survey
    Series Information

    Human Sciences Research Council [HSRC], Demographic and Health Survey 1987, South Africa [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: HSRC [producer],1987. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/090x-7e53
    Abstract

    The Demographic and Health Survey is mainly concerned with the determination of fertility, infant mortality rates and closely related issues. Questions surrounding respondent’s background, reproduction, contraception, health and breastfeeding, marriage, fertility preferences, and husband’s background and woman’s work were asked. This study consists of two datasets, one household dataset and the other an individual dataset, the respondent being a female of reproductive age that has already given birth or who is married or exposed to pregnancy. Females qualifying for the individual interview schedule were chosen from the responses to household (cover) questionnaire.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis

    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description

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

    1987

    Scope

    Notes

    The DHS collected data from women respondents on their place of residence, age, education level, religion and language, type of dwelling, reproduction, maternal health and breastfeeding, contraception, marriage, fertility, women's employment and husband's background

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey had national coverage
    Geographic Unit

    The lowest geographical unit is Magisterial District
    Universe

    The universe of the survey was female housheold members aged 12 to 49, who had given birth or were pregnant, or had been/were married or in a "steady" relationship.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Human Sciences Research Council

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Random samples of clusters of households, were selected, representative of the main lifestyles in every participating region.
    Weighting

    There is no weighting in the data.

    survey_instrument

    Questionnaires

    The DHS collected data with a structured interview schedule/questionnaire.

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1987 1987
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face
    Data Collectors
    Name Abbreviation
    Human Sciences Research Council HSRC

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name URL
    South African Data Archive http://www.nrf.ac.za/sada
    Access conditions

    Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
    Citation requirements

    Human Sciences Research Council [HSRC], Demographic and Health Survey 1987, South Africa [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: HSRC [producer],1987. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/090x-7e53

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk support@data1st.org http://www.support.data1st.org/helpdesk

    Metadata production

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

    2020-06-03

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 6
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