Graduate Destination Survey 2012

South Africa, 2012

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Variables:	178

Variables

u_number

mode

campus

weight1

weight2

weight1_s

Scaled weight 1

gender

yob

age_r1

Age during 2010

age_r2

Age during 2010

age_r3

Age during 2010

race

Population group

race_r1

Population group

race_r2

Population group

nation

q_type

Qualification type

q_type_r1

Qualification type

q_type_r2

Qualification type

q_type_r3

Qualification type

q_type_r4

Qualification type

cesm

CESM (Twenty categories)

cesm_r1

CESM (Six categories)

cesm_r2

CESM (Four categories)

gpa

Undergraduate: Grade Point Average

gpa_r1

Undergraduate: Grade Point Average

bursary_n

bursary_o

maths

maths_r1

Maths in Matric/Grade12

maths_r2

symbol_m

s_m_r1

s_m_r2

science

Physical science level

science_r1

Physical science in Matric/Grade12

science_r2

Physical science level

symbol_s

Physical science symbol

s_s_r1

Physical science symbol

s_s_r2

Physical science symbol

q1_1

Q1.1: Where did you mostly live while attending high school?

q1_1_1

Q1.1.1 In which province did you mostly live while attending high school?

q1_1_2

Q1.1.2 What type of high school did you mostly attend?

q1_1_2r1

Q1.1.2 What type of high school did you mostly attend?

q1_1_3

Q1.1.3 In what type of area was your high school located?

q1_1_3r1

Q1.1.3 In what type of area was your high school located?

q2_1

Q2.1 While studying towards the qualification you obtained in 2010, were you mos

q2_1_1

Q2.1.1 While studying towards the qualification you obtained in 2010, did you pa

q2_1_1_1a

Faculty/academic societies

q2_1_1_1b

q2_1_1_1c

Cultural organisations

q2_1_1_1d

Religious organisations

q2_1_1_1e

Student governance

q2_1_1_1f

Residence committees

q2_1_1_1g

Tutor/teaching assistant

q2_1_1_1h

Research/laboratory assistant

q2_1_1_1i

q2_1_2

Q2.1.2: While studying towards the qualification you obtained in 2010, did you r

q2_1_2_r1

Q2.1.2: While studying towards the qualification you obtained in 2010, did you r

q2_1_2_1a

q2_1_2_1b

Personal discussions with a lecturer

q2_1_2_1c

Personal discussions with a career counsellor

q2_1_2_1d

Visits to career expos

q2_1_2_1e

Visits to or talks by private companies

q2_1_2_1f

Work experience with private companies

q2_1_2_1g

Information on further studies

q2_1_2_1h

q2_1_3

Q2.1.3: While studying towards the qualification you obtained in 2010, did you u

q2_1_3_1

Q2.1.3.1: For approximately how many months did you undertake your internship or

q2_2

Q2.2: Did you or your parent/guardian work for the university from which you obt

q2_2_1a

q2_2_1b

Funds or loans from my parents/guardians

q2_2_1c

Funds or loans from other family members or acquaintances

q2_2_1d

Funds or loans from my employer

q2_2_1e

NSFAS bursary/loan

q2_2_1f

q2_2_1g

A bursary or scholarship from my university

q2_2_1h

A private bursary or scholarship

q2_2_1i

q2_2_1j

q2_3

Q2.3: In which field did you graduate in 2010?

q2_4

Q2.4: Did you obtain a master’s or doctoral qualification in 2010?

q2_4_1

Q2.4.1: What type of qualification did you obtain in 2010?

q2_4_2a

For personal fulfilment

q2_4_2b

To improve my chances of getting a job as I have yet to find one

q2_4_2c

To enable me to do my current job better

q2_4_2d

To enable me to make more money or get promoted in my current job

q2_4_2e

To enable me to get a better or higher paying job in the same field

q2_4_2f

To enable me to change careers to a different field

q2_4_2g

To enable me to become a researcher or an academic

q2_4_2h

q2_5

Q2.5: By which month in 2010 did you complete your studies?

q3_1_f

Q3.1: What was the highest level of education that your mother/female guardian h

q3_1_fr1

Q3.1: What was the highest level of education that your mother/female guardian h

q3_1_m

Q3.1: What was the highest level of education that your father/male guardian had

q3_1_mr1

Q3.1: What was the highest level of education that your father/male guardian had

q3_2

Q3.2: Do you have any siblings?

q3_2_1

Q3.2.1: Did any of your siblings obtain a degree, diploma or certificate from a

q3_2_1_r1

Q3.2.1: Did any of your siblings obtain a degree, diploma or certificate from a

q3_3

Q3.3: What was your employment status just before you started studying towards t

q3_3_r1

Q3.3: What was your employment status just before you started studying towards t

q3_3_1

Q3.3.1: When did you start the job you had just before you started studying towa

q3_3_2

Q3.3.2: On the 1st of September 2012, did you still have the same job you had ju

q3_3_2_1

Q3.3.2.1: When did you end the job you had just before you started studying towa

q3_3_3

Q3.3.3: On what basis were you employed in the job you had just before you start

q3_3_4

Q3.3.4: Were you employed fulltime or part time in the job you had just before y

q3_4

Q3.4: What was your employment status on the 1st of September 2012?

q3_4_r1

Q3.4: What was your employment status on the 1st of September 2012?

q3_4_r1chaid

Q3.4: What was your employment status on the 1st of September 2012?

q3_4_r2

Q3.4: What was your employment status on the 1st of September 2012?

q3_4_r3

Q3.4: What was your employment status on the 1st of September 2012?

q3_4_1

Q3.4.1: When did you start the job you had on the 1st of September 2012?

q3_4_1_1

Q3.4.1.1 What was your employment status mostly between graduating and starting

q3_4_1_1_1

Q3.4.1.1.1: How many different jobs did you have between graduating and starting

q3_4_2

Q3.4.2: In which sector did you work in the job you had on the 1st of September

q3_4_2r1

Q3.4.2: In which sector did you work in the job you had on the 1st of September

q3_4_2_1

Q3.4.2.1: Did you work as a scientist or researcher in the job you had on the 1s

q3_4_2_2

Q3.4.2.2: In what type of institution did you work in the job you had on the 1st

q3_4_2_2_1

Q3.4.2.2.1: What type of position did you have in the job you had on the 1st of

q3_4_3

Q3.4.3 What was your occupation in the job you had on the 1st of September 2012?

q3_4_4

Q3.4.4: On what basis were you employed in the job you had on the 1st of Septemb

q3_4_5

Q3.4.5: Were you employed fulltime or part time in the job you had on the 1st of

q3_4_6

Q3.4.6: What was the primary method of finding the job you had on the 1st of Sep

q3_4_7

Q3.4.7 What was the main reason for you being self-employed in the job you had o

q3_4_8

Q3.4.8: What kind of work did you do when you were self-employed in the job you

q3_4_9

Q3.4.9: In the job you had on the 1st of September 2012, how many people did you

q3_4_10a

Was the job that you did on the 1st of September 2012 related to the field in wh

q3_4_10b

Were you able to apply what you learnt in your 2010 qualification in the job you

q3_4_10c

Were you satisfied with your 2010 qualification in relation to the job you had o

q3_4_11a

A promotion to a higher rank, position or level

q3_4_11b

q3_4_11c

Increased benefits

q3_4_11d

Increased tasks and responsibilities

q3_4_11e

q3_4_11f

None of the above

q3_4_12

Q3.4.12: Since when have you been looking for work given your current unemployme

q3_4_12r1

Q3.4.12: Since when have you been looking for work given your current unemployme

q3_4_13a

I approached a lecturer

q3_4_13b

I approached my university’s career office

q3_4_13c

I have offered to work for free

q3_4_13d

I sent my CV or asked for jobs directly

q3_4_13e

I responded to job ads in the printed media

q3_4_13f

I responded to job ads on employment websites

q3_4_13g

I responded to job ads on company websites

q3_4_13h

I responded to job ads in the Government Gazette

q3_4_13i

I placed ads or flyers advertising my services on notice boards or in post-boxes

q3_4_13j

I walked from door-to-door asking for work

q3_4_13k

I approached one of the Department of Labour’s employment centres

q3_4_13l

I approached recruitment agencies or labour brokers

q3_4_13m

I approached family or friends personally

q3_4_13n

I used social networks

q3_4_13o

q4_1

Q4.1: Were you registered for and studying towards another qualification at a un

q4_1_1

Q4.1.1 Were you registered at a South African or foreign university on the 1st o

q4_1_2

Q4.1.2: What qualification were you registered for on the 1st of September 2012?

q4_1_3

Q4.1.3 In which field were you studying on the 1st of September 2012?

q4_1_4

Q4.1.4 Were you registered for another qualification at a university between you

q4_1_4_1

Q4.1.4.1 Were you registered at a South African or foreign university between yo

q4_1_4_2

Q4.1.4.2 What qualification were you registered for between your graduation in 2

q4_1_4_3

Q4.1.4.3 In which field were you studying between your graduation in 2010 and th

q4_1_4_4

Q4.1.4.4 Did you complete this qualification by the 1st of September 2012?

q4_1_5a

For personal fulfilment

q4_1_5b

To improve my chances of getting a job as I have yet to find one

q4_1_5c

To enable me to do my current job better

q4_1_5d

To enable me to make more money or get promoted in my current job

q4_1_5e

To enable me to get a better or higher paying job in the same field

q4_1_5f

To enable me to change careers to a different field

q4_1_5g

To enable me to become a researcher or an academic

q4_1_5h

Someone else me wanted me to study further

q4_1_5i

q4_1_6

Q4.1.6: On a scale of 1 to 5, with “1” being “not at all” and “5” being “to a la

q5_1

Q5.1: Apart from any qualification you may currently be registered for; do you t

q5_2

Q5.2: Where did you live on the 1st of September 2012?

q5_2_1

Q5.2.1: In which province did you live on the 1st of September 2012?

q5_2_1_1

Q5.2.1.1: Do you think you will move to the Western Cape in the near future?

q5_2_1_2

Q5.2.1.2: Do you think you will move from the Western Cape in the near future?

q5_2_2

Q5.2.2 Do you think you will leave South Africa in the near future?

q5_2_2_1

Q5.2.2.1 Please indicate the continent/region to which you intend moving to:

filter__

nation = 1 & q5_2 = 1 (FILTER)

Total: 178

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