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Demographic and Health Survey 1987, South Africa

South Africa, 1987
Statistics South Africa
Human Sciences Research Council
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Identification

Survey ID Number
zaf-hsrc-dhs-1987-v1
Title
Demographic and Health Survey 1987, South Africa
Subtitle
South Africa
Country
Name Country code
South Africa zaf
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
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, representative of the main lifestyles in every participating state or region were selected.
Weighting
There is no weighting in the data.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
1987 1987
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation
Human Sciences Research Council HSRC

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
Structured interview schedule/questionnaire.

Access policy

Access authority
Name URL
South African Data Archive http://www.nrf.ac.za/sada
Contacts
Name Email URL
DataFirst Helpdesk support@data1st.org http://www.support.data1st.org/helpdesk
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
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

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-dhs-1987-v1
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
Date of Metadata Production
2020-06-03
DDI Document version
Version 6